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GB Gigabyte. A unit of measurement defining either:
• A data transfer rate.
•
A storage or memory capacity of 1,073,741,824 (2
30
) bytes.
See also GBps .
Gbps Gigabits per second. A measurement of the rate at which the transfer of bits of
data occurs. Nominally, a Gb is a transfer rate of 1,000,000,000 (10
9
) bits
per second.
See also Gb .
GBps Gigabytes per second. A measurement of the rate at which the transfer of bytes
of data occurs. A GBps is a transfer rate of 1,000,000,000 (10
9
) bytes per
second.
See also GB .
Giga (G)
The notation to represent 10
9
or 1 billion (1,000,000,000).
gigabaud
An encoded bit transmission rate of one billion (10
9
) bits per second.
gigabit See Gb .
gigabit per second See Gbps .
graphical user
interface See GUI .
GUI Graphical User Interface. Software that displays the status of a storage system
and allows its user to control the storage system.
HBA Host Bus Adapter.
See also FCA .
host A computer that runs user applications and uses (or can potentially use) one or
more virtual disks created and presented by the controller pair.
Host Bus Adapter See FCA .
host computer See host .
host link indicator The HSV Controller display that indicates the status of the storage system Fibre
Channel links.
host ports A connection point to one or more hosts through a Fibre Channel fabric. A host
is a computer that runs user applications and that uses (or can potentially use)
one or more of the virtual disks that are created and presented by the controller
pair.
host-side ports See host ports .
hot-pluggable A method of element replacement whereby the complete system remains
operational during element removal or insertion. Replacement does not interrupt
data transfers to other elements.
hub A communications infrastructure device to which nodes on a multi-point bus or
loop are physically connected. It is used to improve the manageability of physical
cables.
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