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Abbreviations

ABLE : Adaptive Battery Life Extender
ACE : Access Control Entry
ACL : Access Control List
ACS : Automated Cartridge System
AES : Advanced Encryption Standard
AGC : Automatic Gain Control
AIT : Advanced Intelligent Tape
AME : Advanced Metal Evaporated
AMP : Advanced Metal Particle
API : Application Programming Interface
ARM : Automated Resource Management
ASA : Advanced SCSI Architecture
ASIC : Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ATA : AT Attachment
ATAPI : AT Attachment Packet Interface
ATL : Automated Tape Library
ATM : Asynchronous Tranfer Mode
ATOMM : Advanced super Thin-layer and high-Output Metal Media
BER : Bit Error Rate
BPI : Bit per Inch
CAS : Content Addressed Storage
CAV : Constant Angular Velocity
CCS : Continuous Composite Servo
CD-E : Compact Disc Erasable
CD-I : Compact Disc Interactive
CD-R : Compact Disc Recordable
CD-RO : Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
CD-RW : Compact Disc ReWritable
CD-WO : Compact Disc Write Once Read Many
CD-XA : Compact Disc eXtended Architecture
CDP : Continuous Data Protection
CDR : Clock and Data Recovery
CHS : Cylinder Head Sector
CIFS : Commmon Internet File System
CIM : Common Information Model
CIS : Card Information Structure
CKD : Count-Key-Data
CLV : Constant Linear Velocity
COW : Copy On Write
CRC : Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRU : Customer Replaceable Unit
CSS : Contact Start Stop
DAR : Direct Access Recovery
DAS : Direct Attached Storage
DASD : Direct Access Storage Device
DAT : Digital Audio Tape
DCT : Discrete Track Recording
DDS : Digital Data Storage
DES : Data Encryption Standard
DFSMS : Data Facility System Managed Storage
DLC : Diamond Like Carbon
DLM : Data Lifecycle Management
DLT : Digital Linear Tape
DMA : Direct Memory Access
DMR : Differential Mirror Resynchonization
DPO : Data Path Offload
DRAW : Direct Read After Write
DSMR : Dual Stripe Magneto-Resistive
DSP : Digital Signal Processor
DTDS : Disaster Tolerant Disk System
DVD : Digital Versatile (or Video) Disc
DVR : Digital Video Recorder
ECC : Error Correction Code
ECMA : European Computer Manufacturers Association
EDC : Error Detection Code
EEPRO : Electronically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EESA : Enterprise Extensions S.M.A.R.T. Accessed
EEZ : Early Exit from Landing Zone
EIDE : Enhanced IDE
EOF : End Of Frame
ERM : Enterprise Resource Management
eSATA : external Serial-AT Attachment
ESCON : Enterprise System CONnection
ESDI : Enhanced Small Device Interface
ESRM : Enterprise Storage Resource Management
EVA : Enterprise Virtual Array
FAN : File Area Network
FAS : Fabric-Attached Storage
FAT : File Allocation Table
FATA : Fibre Attached Technology Adapted
FBA : Fixed-Block Architecture
FC : Fiber Channel
FC-AL : Fiber Channel-Arbitrated Loop
FC-SA : Fiber Channel-Serial-AT Attachment
FCAV : Fibre Channel Audio Video
FCI : Flux Change per Inch
FCIP : Fiber Channel over Internet Protocol
FCP : Fibre Channel Protocol
FCVI : Fibre Channel Virtual Interface
FD : Floppy Disk
FDB : Fluid Dynamic Bearing (motors)
FDD : Floppy Disk Drive
FDDI : Fiber Distributed Data Interface.
FH : Full Height
FICON : Fiber Channel CONnectivity
FRAM : Ferroelectric Random Access Memory
FRDS : Failure Resistant Disk System
FRU : Field Replacement Unit
FTDS : Failure Tolerant Disk System
FTP : File Transfer Protocol
FTPI : Flux Transition Per Inch
Gb : Gigabit
GB : GigaByte
GBIC : GigaBit Interface Converter
GCR : Group Code Recording
GMR : Giant Magnetoresistive Head
GUI : Graphic User Interface
HAMR : Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording
HBA : Host Bus Adapter
HD : Hard Disk
HDA : Head-Disk Assembly
HDD : Hard Disk Drive
HFS : Hierarchical File System
HGA : Head Gimbal Assembly
HH : Half Height
HiPPI : High Performance Parallel Interface
HSA : Head Stack Assembly
HSM : Hierarchical Storage Management
HVD : High Voltage Differential
I/O : Input/Output
I20 : Intelligent Input/Output
IDE : Intelligent/Integrated Device/Drive Electronics
IDEMA : International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association
IETF : Internet Engineering Task Force
iFCP : internet Fibre Channel Protocol
ILM : Information Lifecycle Management
ILS : Integrated Lead Suspension
IMA : iSCSI Management API
IMR : Incremental Mirror Resynchonization
IP : Internet Protocol
IP SA : IP Storage Area Network
IPI : Intelligent Peripheral Interface
IRQ : Interrupt Request
ISA : Industry Standard Architecture
ISO : International Standards Organization
ISV : Independant Software Vendor
JBOD : Just a Bunch Of Disks
JEIDA : Japan Electronics Industry Development Association
KB : KiloByte
LBA : Logical Block Addressing
LDM : Logical Disk Manager
LED : Light-Emmitting Diode
LP : Low Profile
LTO : Linear Tape Open
LUN : Logical Unit Number
LVD : Low Voltage Differential
MAID : Massive Array of Idle Disks
Mb : Megabit
MB : MegaByte
Mbps : Megabit per second
MBps : Megabyte per second
MCBF : Mean Cycle Between Failures
MEMS : Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems
MFM : Multiple Frequency Modulation
MIC : Memory In Cassette
MIG : Metal in Gap
MO : Magneto-Optical
MR : Magneto-Resistive
MRAM : Magnetic Random-Access Memory
MRX : MagnetoResistive eXtended head
MSBF : Mean Swap Between Failures
MTBF : Mean Time Between Failures
MTDA : Mean Time until loss of DAta
MTDL : Mean Time until Data Loss
MTTF : Mean Time To Failure
MTTR : Mean Time To Repair
MTU : Maximum Transfer Unit
NAS : Network-Attached Storage
NCQ : Native Command Queuing
NCTP : Next Compatible Tape Product
NDMP : Network Data Management Protocol
NFR : Near Field Recording
NFS : Network File System
NGIO : Next Generation I/O
NIC : Network Interface Card
NRZ : Non-Return-to-Zero
NTFS : NT File System (for Windows)
NVRAM : Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
O-ROM : Optical-Read Only Memory
ODD : Optical Digital Disk
ODM : Original Design Manufacturer
ODM : Original Design Manufacturer
OEM : Original Equipment Manufacturer
OOD : Object Oriented Device
OPU : Optical Pick-up Unit
OSD : Object-based Storage Device
OSTA : Optical Storage Technology Association
P-ROM : Partial-Read Only Memory
PB : PetaByte
PCB : Printed Circuit Board
PCBA : Printed Circuit Board Assembly
PCI : Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCM : Plug-Compatible Manufacturer or Pulse Code Modulation
PCMCI : Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PE : Phase Encoding
PFA : Predictive Failure Analysis
PIO : Programmed Input/Output
PMR : Perpendicular Magnetic Recording
POH : Power On Hours
POR : Power On Reset
PPRC : Peer-to-Peer Remote Copy
PRDF : PRML with Digital Filter
PRML : Partial Response Maximum Likelihood
PVR : Personal Video Recorder
PVR : Personal Video Recorder
QIC : Quarter-Inch Cartridge
QoS : Quality of Service
RAID : Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
RAIN : Redundant Array of Independent Nodes
RAIT : Redundant Array of Independent Tape drive
RAM : Random Access Memory
RDMA : Remote Direct Memory Access
RLL : Run Length Limited
ROI : Return On Investment
ROM : Read-Only Memory
RPM : Revolutions Per Minute
RPO : Recovery Point Objective
RTO : Recovery Time Objective
RVSN : Recorded Volume Serial Number
SAM : SCSI Architecture Model
SAN : Storage Area Networks
SAS : SAN Attached Storage.
SAS : Serial-Attached SCSI
SASI : Shugart Associates Standard Interface
SATA : Serial-AT Attachment
SCA : Single Connector Attachment
SCAM : SCSI Configure AutoMatically
SCSI : Small Computer Systems Interface
SDX : Storage Data Acceleration
SLA : Service Level Agreement
SLED : Single Large Expensive Disk
SMART : Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
SMD : Small Module Device
SMI : Storage Management Initiative
SMI-S : Storage Management Initiative Specification
SN : Storage Networks
SNMP : Simple Network Management Protocol
SNR : Signal-to-Noise Ratio
SONET : Synchronous Optical NETwork
SPI : SCSI Parallel Interface
SPOF : Single Point Of Failure
SRM : Storage Resource Management
SSA : Serial Storage Architecture
SSD : Solid State Disk
SSID : iSCSI Session IDentifier
SSP : Storage Service Provider
SSP : Serial SCSI Protocol
Tb : Terabit
TB : TeraByte
TCO : Total Cost of Ownership
TCP : Transmission Control Protocol
TCQ : Tagged Command Queuing
TFI : Thin-Film Inductive
TLER : Time-Limited Error Recovery
TMR : Tunnel Magneto Resistance
TOE : TCP/IP Offload Engine
TPC : Third Party Copy
TPI : Track Per Inch
UDMA : Ultra Direct Memory Access
USB : Universal Serial Bus
VAD : Value-Added Distributor
VAR : Value-Added Reseller
VBA : Virtual Block Address
VCM : Voice Coil Motor
VI : Virtual Interface
VIA : Virtual Interface Architecture
VLAN : Virlual Local Area Network
VOD : Video On Demand
VTL : Virtual Tape Library
WAFS : Wide Area File Services
WAN : Wide Area Network
WORM : Write Once Read Many
ZBR : Zone Bit Recording
ZCAV : Zone Constant Angular Velocity

 


 

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