SimpliVity OmniStack Installation And Maintenance Manual page 63

Term
OmniStack Virtual
Controller
SimpliVity Arbiter
virtual machine
Appendix A: SimpliVity terminology
Definition
A virtual machine dedicated to the OmniStack host that runs the OmniStack
software. This software in turn communicates with the OmniStack Accelerator
card inside the host. (Previously referred to as an OmniCube Virtual
Controller.)
The SimpliVity software that facilitates communication between OmniStack
hosts in a Federation and enables failover and recovery operations. The
Arbiter casts a tie-breaking vote in datacenter or cluster failure scenarios that
include an even number of OmniStack hosts. This arbitration ensures the
resiliency of the Federation. (Previously referred to as an OmniCube Arbiter.)
A virtualized (software) computer environment that runs a guest operating
system and associated application software. Multiple virtual machines can
operate concurrently on the same physical host machine.
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