ERC
error reporting communications
ESCON
Enterprise System Connection
EXG
external volume group
ext.
external
external application
A software module that is used by a storage system but runs on a separate platform.
external port
A fibre-channel port that is configured to be connected to an external storage system
for Universal Volume Manager operations.
external volume
A logical volume whose data resides on drives that are physically located outside the
Hitachi storage system.
F
failback
The process of switching operations from the secondary path or host back to the
primary path or host, after the primary path or host has recovered from failure. See
also failover.
failover
The process of switching operations from the primary path or host to a secondary path
or host when the primary path or host fails.
FC
fibre channel
FICON
Fibre Connectivity
free capacity
The amount of storage space (in bytes) that is available for use by the host system(s).
FSW
fibre switch
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