scan files very quickly because of its structure in the database and because it uses a

 

multi-threaded process. More than one process can be used at a time to scan the files.

 

 

G

 

generic element

An element is considered to be generic if the management server can detect the

 

element but it cannot obtain additional information about the element during Get the

 

Topology or Discovery Data Collection.

global reporting

A global reporting view contains information in the database that can be used for

view

 

global reports.

Global Reporter

A management server that has global reporting enabled.

server

 

 

H

 

hard zone

A hard zone is created by assigning a domain/port to a zone. Any device attached to

 

the port is automatically in the zone.

host persistent

A system SCSI target ID assigned permanently to an element. The host binding is

binding

 

implemented on the host bus adapter (HBA), resulting in the HBA being tied to a

 

certain LUN.

 

 

I

 

initiator WWN

The Worldwide Name (WWN) of a host bus adapter's port. The WWN differentiates

 

the port from others.

inode file

An inode file stores information about a file, excluding the file’s data.

 

 

M

 

Managed Application

Licenses (MALs) Managed application licenses (MALs) are the number of detected instances of Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, SQL Server, Caché, and Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise.

managed object A hardware or software system component that is represented as an instance of the CIM class. Information about managed objects is supplied by data and event providers, as well as by the CIM Object Manager.

Managed Access

Points (MAPs) Manage access points (MAPs) are the sum of all storage access ports of all hardware elements that the management server manages.

materialized view A materialized view is a snapshot of data, from the database, created from a query.

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