Quantum sdlt 220 Guía Del Usuario
Glossary
SDLT 220 and SDLT 320 Product Manual
G-6
March 2004
81-85002-01
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GB
Gigabyte. A unit of measure equal to 1000 Megabytes (MB) or
1,000,000,000 bytes.
1,000,000,000 bytes.
GSLink
Global Storage Link. This SDLT feature allows you to quickly
diagnose the integrity of the drive using an infrared (wireless)
communication connector located on the front panel of the tape
drive.
diagnose the integrity of the drive using an infrared (wireless)
communication connector located on the front panel of the tape
drive.
Head
The tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to create and
read back the magnetic patterns on the tape. Also known as the
read/write head.
read back the magnetic patterns on the tape. Also known as the
read/write head.
HiFN
An ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) for the SDLT
that handles data compression.
that handles data compression.
HIM
Host Interface Module. This board is one of two boards that
make up the EIM. The HIM implements the interface between
the host system and the drive.
make up the EIM. The HIM implements the interface between
the host system and the drive.
HRE
Hard Read Error.
HVD
High Voltage Differential. HVD transceivers are high-powered
and as such, cannot be integrated into a controller chip, requiring
separate external transceivers.
and as such, cannot be integrated into a controller chip, requiring
separate external transceivers.
HWE
Hard Write Error.
Hz
Hertz. A measure of frequency (cycles per second).