HP Tape Library Interface Manager Software - Manual (Page 127)

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A
adapter A printed circuit assembly that translates data between the FC host processor's
internal bus and a different bus, such as SCSI.
address See SCSI Addressing.
addressing mode Used to create a mapping table that maps devices on the SCSI bus to Fibre
Channel logical units.
AL_PA Arbitrated Loop Physical Address. A unique one-byte valid value, derived and
used in an Arbitrated Loop Topology as defined in ANSI specification FC_AL
ver 4.5.
ANSI An acronym for the American National Standards Institute, the coordinating
organization for voluntary standards in the United States.
arbitrated loop
topology
Fibre Channel topology that provides a low-cost solution to attach multiple
communicating ports in a loop without switches.
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
auto-assigned
mapping
A menu item. The auto-addressing option creates a mapping table using
devices discovered upon powering up or resetting the Interface Manager, that
is not otherwise retained.
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