I O Adapter

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
IOA
Pronunciation
/aɪ oʊ əˈdæptər/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. An I / O adapter that connects a host I / O bus to a computer's memory system.
  2. One example includes the movement of a PCI I / O adapter between multiple partitions that require the adapter.
  3. Now that the dynamic LPAR tools are installed and the services are running, the HMC can be used to make dynamic changes to the CPU or I / O adapter slot resources.
  4. These events include PCI I / O adapter slot changes.
  5. It can also help you determine the physical volume with the highest utilization and whether or not the drive or I / O adapter is causing the bottleneck.

Other meanings of IOA