production server | Exchange 2003 server. |
plex | A Microsoft term denoting a full copy of data that has been split off from the |
| original and is no longer being updated. Synonymous with “split mirror.” |
production LUN | The volume containing the active application database. Known to Business |
| Copy as a |
Primary volume. Typically the volume where application data is stored. | |
RAID | Redundant array of independent disks. |
recovery LUN | The volume containing the data copies used for recovery. Known to Business |
| Copy as an |
recovery server | FRS server. The server where copies of the production database are |
| managed. |
SAN fabric | The Fibre Channel hardware and cabling that connects servers to storage |
| devices in a Storage Area Network (SAN) is referred to as a “fabric.” A fabric |
| switch provides |
| storage in the fabric. |
shadow copy | A Microsoft term describing a |
| original volume continues to change as the process continues, but the shadow |
| copy of the volume remains constant. |
SMA | Storage Management Appliance. A PC built into the EVA Disk Array. The |
| SMA provides a direct interface into the disk array. Some EVA arrays do not |
| have an SMA but use a Command View server instead. |
snapclone | An HP EVA disk array term denoting a full copy of a volume that becomes |
| immediately usable by an application. Created much faster than ordinary |
| clones by taking a snapshot and updating to a full copy in the background. |
snapshot | A generic term meaning a static |
| used for backup. |
SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol. |
Glossary | 83 |