Intel SSR212PP manual Installing a Fibre Channel Storage System, Terminology, Also be a server

Installing a Fibre Channel Storage System

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This procedure describes the process of connecting an SSR212PP-Series Fibre Channel storage system (SSR212PPf or SSR212PP2f) to a Microsoft Windows¤ or Linux server in one of these methods:

through one or two Fibre Channel switches.

directly.

Terminology

host	A computer that is or will be connected to an SSR212PP-Series storage
	system. This computer is called either a management host or a server,
	depending on how it is or will be connected to the storage system.

management host

A host from which you manage SSR212PP-Series storage systems. It must be on the same LAN as the storage system management ports. A management host may also be a server.

server	A host that is already or will be connected directly to the Fibre Channel
	ports on an SSR212PP-Series storage system. A management host may
	also be a server.

existing server The server that is already configured for and connected to an SSR212PP- Series storage system.

new server A server that is not already connected to or set up for an SSR212PP- Series storage system.

existing HBA The host bus adapter (HBA) that is already installed in a server.

new HBA The HBA that was not already installed in the server.

existing storage system

An SSR212PP-Series storage system that is already connected to a server and configured for storage.

new storage system

A storage system that is not connected to a server or configured for storage. It is just as it was shipped to you.

field-replaceable unit (FRU)

A storage system component that you can add to your storage system or replace in your storage system at your site. Examples of FRUs are disks, power supplies, memory cards, and power supplies.

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