enterprise system
Refers to a controller-attached environment. Compare to open system.
Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON)
A set of IBM products and services that provide a dynamically connected environment within an
enterprise. The ESCON channel connection allows a tape controller to communicate directly with a
System z host processor.
EOB
End-of-block.
EOD
End-of-data.
EOF
End-of-file.
EOT
End-of-tape.
EPO
Emergency power off.
EPROM
Erasable programmable read only memory.
A type of memory chip that can retain its contents without electricity. Unlike a programmable read
only memory (PROM) which can be programmed only once, the EPROM can be erased by ultraviolet
light and reprogrammed.
equipment check
An asynchronous indication of a malfunction.
EREP
Environmental recording, editing, and printing.
error log
A data set or file in a product or system where error information is stored for later access.
errpt
Error report.
ESCON
Enterprise Systems Connection.
ESD
Electrostatic discharge.
F
F
Designation for a drive type that is fibre-network capable.
fabric
The term that is used to describe a routing structure that receives addressed information and routes it
to its appropriate destination. The set of cascaded switches is commonly called a fabric.
factory setting
Setting with which the product is sent from the factory.
failover
Capability of a component, device, or network to automatically switch to a backup component, device,
or network when a fault is encountered. This capability helps maintain availability.
fault symptom code (FSC)
A hexadecimal code that is generated by the drive or the controller microcode in response to a
detected subsystem error.
FC
Feature code.
Fibre Channel.
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