Table 1-1. PowerVault NAS System Terms (continued)

Term

Description

 

 

LAN or client

The network through which clients access NAS shares or exports.

network (primary

The PowerVault NAS system is connected to customer’s IT

network)

environment and its NAS clients using this network.

NAS storage pool

Virtual disks created on the PowerVault MD32x0i or MD36x0i

 

storage arrays dedicated to the PowerVault NX3500 system.

NAS volume (NAS

A virtualized volume that consumes storage space in the NAS

container or virtual

storage pool. Administrators can create CIFS shares and NFS

volume)

exports on a NAS volume and share them with authorized users.

 

A PowerVault NAS system supports multiple NAS volumes.

NAS replication

Replication between two PowerVault NAS systems or between

 

two NAS volumes.

NAS replication

PowerVault NAS systems participating in a replication activity.

partners

 

Network Data

Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) used for

Management

backup and restore.

Protocol

 

Peer controller

The peer NAS controller with which a specific NAS controller

 

is paired in a PowerVault NAS system.

Power module

One of the battery units in a BPS.

(battery unit)

 

PowerVault

Refers to the PowerVault MD3200i, MD3220i, MD3600i,

MD3xx0i

MD3620i iSCSI storage solutions.

PowerVault NAS

The setup wizard used to initially discover and configure a

Configuration

PowerVault NAS system. This utility is only used for the initial

Utility (NASCU)

setup.

NAS Manager

The web-based user interface, which is part of the PowerVault

 

NX3500 software, used to manage the PowerVault NAS system.

PowerVault NAS

A fully configured, highly-available and scalable NAS

system

appliance, providing NAS (CIFS and/or NFS) services, which

 

is comprised of a pair of NAS controllers, a BPS, a PowerVault

 

storage subsystem, and the NAS Manager.

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Introduction

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Dell NX3500 manual LAN or client

NX3500 specifications

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