Glossary - Dell EqualLogic FS7610 Series Installation And Setup Manual

Glossary

Understanding terminology related to a NAS cluster
will help you successfully deploy, manage, and
maintain your unified storage environment.
Dell FluidFS
High-performance, scalable file system that is
configured on storage space.
group
See PS Series group.
group IP address
Highly available IP address that iSCSI initiators use to
access iSCSI targets hosted by a PS Series group.
IPMI
Intelligent Platform Management Interface.
NAS controller
One of a pair of hardware components running file
sharing software, and integrated into a NAS appliance
(for example, an FS7610).
NAS container
Virtual container that consumes space in the NAS
reserve. Administrators can create CIFS shares and
NFS exports on a NAS container and share them with
authorized users. A NAS cluster supports multiple
NAS containers.
NAS appliance
Dell hardware that contains two controllers that must
be paired together when configured into a NAS
cluster. After an appliance is configured, it becomes a
NAS member.
NAS member
A NAS appliance that has been configured into a NAS
cluster. The NAS member contains two NAS
controllers that must be managed as a pair.
NAS reserve
Storage pool space on a PS Series group allocated to a
NAS cluster for storing internal data and user data
configured with Dell FluidFS.
NAS cluster
Provides highly available and scalable NAS storage by
using a PS Series group and at least one EqualLogic
NAS appliance, configured and managed through
Group Manager.
NAS cluster IP address
Highly available IP address that clients use to access
.
CIFS shares and NFS exports hosted by a NAS
cluster
NAS cluster management IP address
IP address used for internal operations between NAS
members and the PS Series group.
PS Series group
One or more PS Series storage arrays configured on a
network, accessed through a single IP address and
managed as a single system.
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