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Glossary
AAffinity : An association between a relation point in the file system and a
stripe group. It allows the user to direct data to specific primary
disks by writing to the affinities associated relation point.
CClean Media The operation of logically removing old file versions from a
piece of media. This is a database operation that removes
knowledge of managed files that have been updated or removed.
A piece of media that contains nothing but removed files will not
be considered blank until it is cleaned.
Configuration Wizard A tool for setting up a basic environment for the
management of data, both on disk and on removable media (tape
or disk). It appears the first time the administrator connects to the
browser after installing StorNext.
DData Storage Manager (DSM) One of several components that make up
StorNext. The DSM corresponds to the StorNext File System.
Drive Pool A grouping of drives for use in storing and retrieving data.
FFibre Channel (FC) A high speed data transfer architecture.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) The protocol used on the Internet for
sending files.