FRU
Glossary-6
FRU
Field replaceable unit.
FSC
Fault symptom code.
full duplex
A communication protocol that enables signals to be transmitted and received
simultaneously.
gateway
A 32-bit, or 4-byte, number in dotted decimal format (typically written as four
numbers separated by periods, such as 107.4.1.3 or 84.2.1.111) that is applied to an IP
Address to identify router interface.
Gb
Gigabit, equal to 10
9
bits.
Gbps
Gigabits per second.
gigabyte (GB)
One billion (10
9
) bytes. When referring to disk and tape capacity, one GB equals
1,000,000,000 bytes.
When referring to memory capacity, one GB equals 1,073,741,824 in decimal notation
or 2
30
bytes.
gripper
The portion of the hand assembly that grasps the cartridge.
hand assembly
A part of the library robot whose function is to grasp cartridges and move them
between storage slots and drives. A camera on the hand assembly reads cartridge
volume labels.
hardware
All or part of the physical components of an information processing system, such as
computers or peripheral devices. (T) (A)
host
The primary computer on a network with which other computers interact.
host bus adapter (HBA)
A circuit installed in a multi-platform host or device that interfaces between the device
and the bus.
host interface
An interface between a network and host computer. (T)
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