Glossary
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Failover
When an
In an active/passive configuration, the term failover usually refers to failing traffic from the primary paths to the secondary paths, which usually requires that the secondary paths be made active.
Front-side Path
A path between the host (HBA) and the SANbox SSP.
GUI
Graphical User Interface
In Use Path
A path that is currently being used for I/O traffic.
Inactive Boot Set
The boot set that is not in use in a running system.
Initiator
See Initiator Device.
Initiator Device
A device that contains one or more initiator ports.
Initiator Port
A Fibre Channel port capable of issuing SCSI commands.
Invalid Boot Set
A boot set that is empty or otherwise does not contain a usable system image.
LUN
Logical Unit Number, a numeric identifier for a virtual disk exposed through a particular target.
Maintenance Mode Image
Software component that implements basic system maintenance functions for the SANbox SSP, including system update capability.
Passive Path
A path that must have some operation performed on it to make it Active. See also Active/Active RAID, Active/Passive RAID, Active Path, and Secondary Path.
Patch File
Incremental update to an existing system image.
Physical disk
A SCSI disk device that can be discovered and managed by SANbox SSP.
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Primary Path
For an active/passive device, a path belonging to the set of paths that are active by default. See also Active/Passive RAID, Active Path, and Secondary Path.
