Glossary
access path
A logical path configured to enable access to storage volumes from servers.
active mode
The state where a managed server is performing operations.
Managed servers must be in active mode in order to use Auto-Recovery.
Move managed servers to maintenance mode in order to perform backup or restoration of system images, or collection or deployment
of cloning images.
active server
A physical server that is currently operating.
admin client
A terminal (PC) connected to an admin server, which is used to operate the GUI.
admin LAN
A LAN used to manage resources from admin servers.
It connects managed servers, storage, and network devices.
admin server
A server used to operate the manager software of Resource Orchestrator.
affinity group
A grouping of the storage volumes allocated to servers. A function of ETERNUS.
Equivalent to the LUN mapping of EMC.
agent
The section (program) of Resource Orchestrator that operates on managed servers.
aggregate
A unit for managing storage created through the aggregation of a RAID group.
Aggregates can contain multiple FlexVols.
alias name
A name set for each ETERNUS LUN to distinguish the different ETERNUS LUNs.
Auto Deploy
A function for deploying VMware ESXi 5.0 to servers using the PXE boot mechanism.
Automatic Storage Layering
A function that optimizes performance and cost by automatically rearranging data in storage units based on the frequency of access.
Auto-Recovery
A function which continues operations by automatically switching over the system image of a failed server to a spare server and
restarting it in the event of server failure.
This function can be used when managed servers are in a local boot configuration, SAN boot configuration, or a configuration such
as iSCSI boot where booting is performed from a disk on a network.
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