IBM Magstar MP 3570 C Series, Информация по обслуживанию

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equipment check. An asynchronous indication of a
malfunction.
EREP. Environmental recording, editing, and printing.
Error log. A dataset or file in a product or system
where error information is stored for later access.
ESD. Electrostatic discharge.
F
fault symptom code (FSC). A hexadecimal code
generated by the drive or the control unit microcode in
response to a detected subsystem error.
FC. Feature code.
FCC. Federal communications commission.
FE. Field engineer, customer engineer, or service
representative.
FID. FRU identifier (may be more than one FRU). For
additional information, see “FID Entry Point” on
page START-12.
field replaceable unit (FRU). An assembly that is
replaced in its entirety when any one of its components
fails.
FID entry point. A place in the START section that
lists all the FID numbers and suggested directions to
the service representative to accomplish a repair.
file. A named set of records stored or processed as a
unit. Also referred to as a dataset.
file protection. The processes and procedures
established in an information system that are designed
to inhibit unauthorized access to, contamination of, or
deletion of a file.
FLASH EEPROM. An electrically erasable
programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) that can
be updated.
FMR. Field microcode replacement.
format. The arrangement or layout of data on a data
medium.
formatter. Part of a magnetic tape subsystem that
performs data conversion, speed matching, encoding,
first level error recovery, and interfaces to one or more
tape drives.
FP. File protect.
frayed. Damaged as if by an abrasive substance.
FRU. Field replaceable unit.
FSC. Fault symptom code.
FSI. Fault symptom index.
functional microcode. Microcode that is resident in
the machine during normal customer operation.
G
g. Gram.
gnd. Ground.
H
hertz (Hz). Unit of frequency. One hertz equals one
cycle per second.
hex. Hexadecimal.
Hz. Hertz (cycles per second).
I
ID. Identifier.
identifier (ID). (1) In programming languages, a
lexical unit that names a language object; for example,
the names of variables, arrays, records, labels, or
procedures. An identifier usually consists of a letter
optionally followed by letters, digits, or other characters.
(2) One or more characters used to identify or name
data element and possibly to indicate certain properties
of that data element. (3) A sequence of bits or
characters that identifies a program, device, or system
to another program, device, or system.
IDRC. Improved Data Recording Capability.
IML. Initial microprogram load.
Improved Data Recording Format. An improved data
recording mode that can increase the effective data
capacity and the effective data rate when enabled and
invoked.
initial microprogram load (IML). The action of
loading a microprogram from an external storage to
writable control storage.
initiator. The component that executes a command.
The initiator can be the host system or the tape control
unit.
INST. Installation.
GLOSSARY
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