Dell PowerVault TL2000 User Manual page 271

computer. (2) To transfer data from a computer to a
connected device, such as a workstation or
microcomputer.
DRAM. Dynamic random-access memory.
drive, magnetic tape. A mechanism for moving
magnetic tape and controlling its movement.
Drive Not Configured. This message occurs during
the first boot after a factory settings restore is executed.
This is not a real issue since it takes the library a while
to configure.
DRV. Drive.
DSE. Data security erase.
DSP. Digital signal processor.
E
EBCDIC. Extended binary-coded decimal interchange
code.
EC. Edge connector. Engineering change.
ECC. Error correction code.
EEPROM. Electrically erasable programmable
read-only memory.
EIA. Electronics Industries Association.
EIA unit. A unit of measure, established by the
Electronic Industries Association, equal to 44.45
millimeters (1.75 inches).
eject. To remove or force out from within.
electronic mail. Correspondence in the form of
messages transmitted between user terminals over a
computer network.
e-mail. See electronic mail.
EPO. Emergency power off.
EPROM. Erasable programmable read only memory.
EQC . Equipment check.
equipment check. An asynchronous indication of a
malfunction.
Error log. A dataset or file in a product or system
where error information is stored for later access.
ESD. Electrostatic discharge.
F
fault symptom code (FSC). A hexadecimal code
generated by the drive or the control unit microcode in
response to a detected subsystem error.
FC. Feature code.
FCC. Federal communications commission.
fiducial. A target used for teaching a physical location
to a robot.
field replaceable unit (FRU). An assembly that is
replaced in its entirety when any one of its components
fails.
file. A named set of records stored or processed as a
unit. Also referred to as a dataset.
file protection. The processes and procedures
established in an information system that are designed
to inhibit unauthorized access to, contamination of, or
deletion of a file.
file transfer protocol (FTP). In the Internet suite of
protocols, an application layer protocol that uses TCP
and Telnet services to transfer bulk-data files between
machines or hosts.
firmware. Proprietary code that is usually delivered as
microcode as part of an operating system. Firmware is
more efficient than software loaded from an alterable
medium and more adaptable to change than pure
hardware circuitry. An example of firmware is the Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) in read-only memory
(ROM) on a PC motherboard.
FLASH EEPROM. An electrically erasable
programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) that can
be updated.
FMR. Field microcode replacement.
format. The arrangement or layout of data on a data
medium.
formatter. Part of a magnetic tape subsystem that
performs data conversion, speed matching, encoding,
first level error recovery, and interfaces to one or more
tape drives.
FP. File protect.
frayed. Damaged as if by an abrasive substance.
FRU. Field replaceable unit.
FSC. Fault symptom code.
FSI. Fault symptom index.
functional microcode. Microcode that is resident in
the machine during normal customer operation.
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