Introduction; Terms Used In The Document - Dell PowerVault NX3600 Administrator's Manual

Introduction

The Dell FluidFS network attached storage (NAS) solution is a high-availability storage solution. The solution aggregates
multiple NAS controllers in a cluster and presents them to UNIX, Linux, and Microsoft Windows clients as one virtual file
server.

Terms Used In The Document

Term
Backup Power Supply
Client access VIP
NAS appliance
Controller (NAS controller or nodes)
Data Management Application (DMA)
Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage
Manager (MDSM)
Enterprise Manager
Fluid File System (FluidFS)
Host Port Identifier
LAN or client network (primary network)
NAS storage pool
NAS volume (NAS container or virtual
volume)
NAS replication
NAS replication partners
Description
Provides back up battery power in the event of a power loss.
Virtual IP addresses that clients use to access CIFS shares and NFS
exports hosted by the FluidFS NAS solution. The FluidFS NAS solution
supports multiple client access Virtual IPs (VIPs).
Two NAS controllers that are configured as pair in a FluidFS NAS
clustered system. Cache data is mirrored between the paired NAS
controllers within the appliance.
The two primary components of a NAS appliance, each of which
functions as a separate member in the FluidFS NAS cluster.
Also known as the Backup Application Server.
The management software that ships with the MD Series array.
Multi system management software required for managing FluidFS with
Storage Center.
High-performance, scalable file system software installed on NAS
controllers.
Unique ID used to identify hosts in a network.
The network through which clients access NAS shares or exports. The
FluidFS NAS solution is connected to customer's IT environment and its
NAS clients using this network. It is also the network used by the storage
administrator to manage the NAS solution.
The NAS storage pool is a virtualized storage layer on top of the virtual
disks. The size of the NAS storage pool is the sum of all virtual disks
made available to the FluidFS NAS cluster.
A virtualized volume that consumes storage space in the NAS storage
pool. Administrators can create CIFS shares and NFS exports on a NAS
volume and share them with authorized users. A FluidFS NAS solution
supports multiple NAS volumes.
Replication between two FluidFS NAS solutions or between two NAS
volumes.
FluidFS NAS solutions participating in a replication activity.
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