| CommandCentral Glossary 37 |
CLARiiON storage group | In an EMC CLARiiON storage array, a set of addressable units (LUNs) defined so |
| that an operator can perform one LUN masking operation for the entire set of |
| LUNs rather than separately for each LUN. Contrast with storage group. |
cluster | A set of hosts (each termed a node) that share a set of disks and are connected by |
| a set of redundant heartbeat networks. A cluster can have from one to 32 member |
| systems, or nodes. Also called VCS cluster. Specific to virtualization, one or more |
| virtualization servers. |
cluster communication | Communication between clusters using either of the two core communication |
| protocols defined by Veritas Cluster Server: GAB and LLT. The communication |
| takes place by means of heartbeat signals sent between systems or fast |
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collector | A measurement representing a specific state or numerical value for objects in the |
| storage network. The Alarm Service uses collectors to monitor and correlate status |
| and performance information, using several different processes. The Alert Manager |
| uses information gathered by collectors to trigger policy actions such as SMTP |
| mail, console alerts, commands, and logging. See also policy. |
Command Central | A program, used in earlier releases of the SANPoint Control and CommandCentral |
Configuration Utility | Storage products, that scanned the storage network in order to identify potential |
| configuration problems before installation. The program is no longer supported. |
CommandCentral | A product offering designed to maximize the return on an enterprise’s storage |
Storage | technology investment by providing tools with which a storage administrator can |
| make the storage network or SAN operate as effectively as possible. |
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CommandCentral | A Server component (Windows service/UNIX daemon) that retrieves and correlates |
Storage Alarm Service | SNMP and other data and sends alerts to the CommandCentral Storage Alert |
| Manager for further processing using defined policies. The Alarm Service has a |
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| Service server to obtain server and object information and perform various Alarm |
| Service commands and queries. |
CommandCentral | A Server component that manages policies associated with objects on the storage |
Storage Alert Manager | network. A policy associates certain sets of conditions with storage resources and |
| defines actions to be taken when these conditions are detected. The Alert Manager |
| is seamlessly integrated with the CommandCentral Storage product so that Console |
| users can monitor, define, and modify policies. |
CommandCentral | A graphical user interface that displays reports and other information for users |
Storage Console | of the CommandCentral Storage product through a standard Web browser. The |