
OPERATION
AND
APPLICATION
UNILINK HOST
ADAPTER2–5
USER MANUAL
HIU
Establishes communications
Uses memory for:
Macro Buffers
between the host computer
and the secondary devices.
(Dynamically allocated)
Host–to–Secondary Statistics
Figure 2–4 Host Interface Unit Function
Part
of the statistics
memory area is used for a Secondary Log. As commands are
issued
to
connect and disconnect secondaries, the specified secondary address is
added
or deleted from the Secondary Log and a network request is queued into
the
Network Manager
.
In the background, the adapter is continuously collecting statistics on the
number of commands processed, transactions completed on the network, and
other items. Commands to retrieve these statistics do not require network
transactions,
but return the information from the appropriate statistical area.
The following operating modes include the HIU function.
Master Host Interface Unit (MHIU)
Host Interface Unit (HIU)
Master Host Interface Unit/Emulate Host Adapter (MHIU/EHA)
Host Interface Unit/Emulate Host Adapter (HIU/EHA)
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