Glossary
ac power supply
A power supply designed to produce dc power from an ac input.
air separation panel
A small baffle that mounts just above the upper-most shelf in a cabinet to prevent
heated cabinet air from being drawn down between the cabinet door and the
shelf.
American National Standards Institute
See
ANSI
.
ANSI
American National Standards Institute. An organization that develops and
publishes electronic and mechanical standards.
blower
An airflow device mounted in a StorageWorks shelf.
cabinet
The enclosure portion of the SH043-series cabinet, including the exterior panels
and the doors. This term may also be used to refer to an enclosure configured
with internal storage components.
cable distribution unit
See
CDU
.
CDU
Cable distribution unit. The power entry device for StorageWorks SH043-series
cabinets. The unit provides the connections necessary to distribute ac power to
cabinet shelves and fans.
chassis rail
A slide rail used to support the TZLX-series tape drive within the cabinet.
controller
A hardware/software device that manages peripheral device communications on
behalf of a host system.
data center cabinet
A generic reference to the large cabinets, such as the SW800-series, in which
StorageWorks components can be mounted.
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