Glossary - Fujitsu MAS3367FC Product/Maintenance Manual

CCS
Common Command Set
This is the standard form of SCSI logical specifications stipulated by the
operations subcommittee of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
which stipulates functions which a direct access device (magnetic disk, etc.)
should support.
CDB
Command Descriptor Block
A series of data which describes commands related to input/output operations,
sent from the initiator to the target.
Command
This is a command to a target to perform an input/output operation, and it is
described as the CDB.
FC Device
The general name given to a device which is connected to the FC bus
(input/output device, I/O controller, host adapter, etc.).
Initiator (INIT)
This is a SCSI device which initiates input and output operations on the SCSI bus.
In this manual, initiator has been abbreviated to "INIT."
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface
The standardized input/output interface of the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI). [Standard No.: ANSI X3. 131-1986]
Sense Code
This is a 1-byte code displayed in the sense data and is information which
specifies the type of error that was detected.
Sense Data
When several items of error information are included in a command's completion
status, this is information generated by the target for reporting detailed
information on that status.
Sense Key
This is a 4-bit code displayed in the sense data. It contains information for
classifying the type of error that was detected.
Status
This is 1 byte of information reported to the initiator by the target device when
execution of each command is completed, which displays the command's
completion state.
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