Adaptec 5325302057 User Manual page 219

Term
initiator
IP address
IP SAN
IQN
iSCSI
iSCSI initiator
iSCSI Storage
iSCSI Storage
Appliance
iSCSI Storage Host
iSCSI target
iSNS
job
Definition
See iSCSI initiator.
Internet Protocol address. A unique number that devices use to
identify and communicate with each other on a computer network
that uses the IP standard.
Internet Protocol Storage Area Network. A collection of iSCSI
initiators and targets grouped together into a network.
iSCSI Qualified Name. A unique identifier used to differentiate
iSCSI targets and iSCSI initiators from each other. An IQN
consists of a date code, the domain name (reversed) of the
organization creating the iSCSI name, and (optionally) other
unique information as required. Example:
iqn.2006-08.com.adaptec:example.target.xyz
SCSI command blocks encapsulated in Ethernet packets and
transferred over an IP network (IP SAN).
Hardware or software that runs on a host and initiates IO to an
iSCSI target. An iSCSI initiator encapsulates SCSI commands
and data requests into iSCSI packets for transfer across the IP
SAN. See also iSCSI target.
Storage that is created, managed, and accessed over an IP SAN.
Also one branch of the Enterprise View tree in Adaptec Storage
Manager.
A Snap Server 700i Series. The iSCSI initiators on your network
access the iSCSI targets you create on your iSCSI Storage
Appliance. See also GuardianOS-powered Snap Server.
A system running one of these OSs that has or will have storage
provisioned to it automatically: Windows Server 2003 (all
versions), Windows Small Business Server 2003, Windows Data
Center 2003.
Storage device (in this instance, a logical device on the iSCSI
Storage Appliance) that receives iSCSI requests from iSCSI
initiators and sends iSCSI responses in return. See also iSCSI
initiator.
Internet Storage Name Service. A protocol that helps automate
the discovery, management, and configuration of iSCSI devices
on a TCP/IP network.
A multi-step task that's performed by Adaptec Storage Manager,
such as creating or deleting a volume or a creating snapshot. See
also Job Manager.
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