HP VA7410 manual Glossary, Abbreviation Description

Chapter 4

Peripherals and Accessories

Glossary

Abbreviation	Description
Bps	Bits per second
BE	Back End
CLUI	Command Line User Interface
Cluster	For the purposes of this document, a cluster is a configuration using two or more servers with failover capability. For
	HP-UX based configurations, this means running ServiceGuard. Windows-based cluster configurations incorporate the
	following characteristics: ·Windows Enterprise Edition for NT 4.0; Windows Advanced Server; Data Center Server for
	Windows 2000 (currently not released and not defined-this is an issue)
Cluster-Aware	Application is aware of cluster environment, informs the user a cluster exists, and provides additional cluster information
Cluster-Safe	Application does not prevent a MSCS cluster certification and does not create loss of data in a MSCS cluster environment
Cluster-Supported	Application is a transferable resource in a cluster; i.e., if a node in a cluster is taken off-line, the application will failover
	automatically to another cluster node.
Data Center	Version of Windows 2000 OS that allows clustering of up to four servers.
DR	Design Release
ESI	Enhanced Serial Interface
ESN	Enterprise Storage Network
Fabric Login	The name given to the initialization protocol for a device on the Storage Area Network (SAN) fabric with which it is
	“logged” into the SAN fabric. The act of “logging” provides the fabric with the required information about the device so
	that the device can be accessed and allows the device to access any other “fabric” device on the fabric.
FE	Front End
Fsam	Federated Storage Area Management
GB	Gigabyte(s)
GBIC	Gigabyte Interface Connector; plugged into the VA7100 controller to provide the optical interface to the host.
Gbit	Gigabit(s) (Note: HP standard says do not abbreviate as Gb.)
GB/s	Gigabits per second
GHz	Gigahertz
GLM	Gigabyte Link Module; generally associated with the HBA and the optical connection.
GUI	Graphical User Interface
HBA	Host Bus Adapter
HCL	Hardware Compatibility List
Heterogeneous	Dissimilar, differing in structure and quality
JBOD	Storage/RAID Device (just a bunch of disks)
I/O	Input/Output
k	Kilo (prefix meaning 1,024)
K	Kilo (prefix meaning 1,024)
Kbit	Kilobit (1,024 bits) (Note: HP standard says do not abbreviate as Kb.)
KB	Kilobyte (1,024 bytes)
Kbps	Kilobytes per second
LUN	Logical Unit Number (virtual disk)
Mbit	Megabit
Mb/s	Megabits per second
MB	Megabyte(s)
MB/s	Megabytes per second
Windows MSCS	Windows software that coordinates two servers and directs the other server to take over when one fails.
Multi-path aware	Ability to have knowledge of multiple paths to the storage device.
Multi-path driver	Device driver that masks multiple access paths to a physical device. Ability to switch between paths.
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disk
Remote Management Capability	Ability to launch management software from a remote location.
RG	Redundancy Group
SAN	Storage Area Network
SCSI	Small Computer Standard Interface
SDM	Storage Device Management
SES	SCSI Enclosure Services
ServiceGuard	HP-UX software that coordinates two servers and directs the other server to take over when one fails.
SFF	Small Form Factor
VA	Virtual Array
VAP	Virtual Array Controller
WHQL	Windows Hardware Quality Lab
WWN	World Wide Name
Windows MSCS	Microsoft Cluster Server - Windows software that coordinates two servers and directs the other server to take over
	when one fails.

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