Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronyms–1
Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM Installation Planning Guide
Acronyms and
Abbreviations
A
ampere
ASTM
American Society for Testing Materials
BED
back-end director
BS
basic (power) supply
BTU
British Thermal unit
°C
degrees Celsius
ca
cache
CHA
channel adapter (another name for front-end director)
dB(A)
decibel (A-weighted)
DKA
disk adapter (another name for back-end director)
DKC
disk controller
DKU
disk unit
ESD
electrostatic discharge
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FED
front-end director
g
acceleration of gravity (9.8 m/s
2
) (unit used for vibration and
shock)
GB
Convention for Storage Capacity Values
)
HDS
Hitachi Data Systems
Hz
Hertz
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
in.
inch(es)
KB
Convention for Storage Capacity Values
)
Kcal
kilocalorie
kg
kilogram
km
kilometer
kVA
kilovolt-ampere