Host Bus Adapter

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
HBA
Pronunciation
/hoʊst bəs əˈdæptər/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Hardware

Examples in Context

  1. Initiators may be provided as an on-board component on the motherboard or as an add-on host bus adapter.
  2. On a write, the DIF is generated by the host bus adapter ( HBA ), based on the block data and logical block address.
  3. Reserve : This command is issued by a host bus adapter to obtain or maintain ownership of a SCSI device.
  4. The ANSI T10 standard provides a way to check the integrity of data read and written from the host bus adapter to the disk and back through the SAN fabric.
  5. Release : This command is issued by the owning host bus adapter when a disk resource is taken offline; it frees a SCSI device for another host bus adapter to reserve.

Other meanings of HBA

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