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Fault Manage-
ment Code
See FMC.
Fibre C hann el
drive enclosure
Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop. The American Na tional Standards Institute’s
(ANSI) document that specifies arbitrated loop topology operation.
FC HBA Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter. An interchangeable term for Fibre Channel
adapter.
See also FCA.
FCA Fibre Channel Adapter. An adapter used to connect the host server to the
fabric. Also called a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) or a Fibre Channel Host Bus
Adapter (FC HBA).
See also FC HBA.
FCC Federal Communications Commission. The federal agency responsible for
establishing standards and approving electronic devices within the United States.
FCP Fibre Channel Protocol. The mapping of SCSI-3 operations to Fibre Channel.
fiber The o ptical media used to implement Fibre Channel.
fiber optics The technology where light is transmitted through gla
ss or plastic (optical)
threads (fibers) for data communication or signaling
purposes.
fiber optic cable A transmission medium designed to transmit digital signals in the form of pulses
of light. Fiber optic cable is noted for its properties of electrical isolation and
resistance to electrostatic contamination.
fibre The international spelling that refers to the Fibre Channel standards for optical
media.
Fibre Channel A data transfer architecture designed for mass storage d evices and other
peripheral devices that require very high bandwidth.
Fibre C hann el
adapter
See FCA.
Fibre C hann el
Loop Switch
An enclosure that provides twelve-port central interconnect for Fibre Channel
Arbitrated Loops following the ANSI Fibre Channel drive enclosure standard.
field replaceable
unit
See FRU.
flush The act of writing dirty da ta from cache to a storage m edia
FMC Fault Management Code. The HP Command View EVA display of the Enterprise
Storage System error condition information.
form factor A storage industr y dimensional standard for 3.5inch (89 mm) and 5.25inch
(133mm)highstoragedevices. Deviceheightsarespecified as low-profile
(1inch or 25.4 mm), half-height (1.6inch or 41 mm), and full-height (5.25inch
or 133 mm) .
FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array. A p rogrammable device with a n internal array
of logic blocks surrounded by a ring of programmable I/O blocks connected
together through a programmable interconnect.
frequency ThenumberofcyclesthatoccurinonesecondexpressedinHer
tz (H z). Thus, 1
Hz is equivalent to one cycle per second.
FRU Field Replaceable Unit. A hardware element that c an be replaced in the field.
This t ype of replacement c an require special training, tools, or techniques.
Therefore, FRU procedures are usually performed only by an Authorized Service
Representative.
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