Software Configuration; Basic Concepts; Configuration Workflow - UNIVIEW IPSAN Series Quick Manual

3 Software Configuration

3.1 Basic Concepts

Basic Concept
Management
workstation
WEB
VMS
RAID Group
RAID LUN
Logical resource
Initiator
Target
Management
port
Service port

3.2 Configuration Workflow

To complete most basic configurations, perform the following operations on the web
client:
Indicates the PC where the console is installed.
WEB client
VMS (Video Management Server)
Indicates a logical entity consists of multiple physical hard
disks.
The logical entity is used to form the RAID of a specified level
and provide physical resources for RAID Logical Unit Numbers
(LUNs).
Compared with a LUN, a RAID LUN indicates a smaller logical
entity created in a RAID group.
After a RAID LUN is created in a RAID group, the RAID LUN
directly inherits the RAID level of the RAID group.
Indicates a logical entity that is created on a RAID LUN for direct
access from a client.
A client can access a logical resource after it is created on basis
of a RAID LUN and assigned to a target.
Indicates an entity that initiates an Internet Small Computer
System Port (iSCSI) request.
Indicates an entity that responds to an iSCSI request. An
initiator can initiate a request to a target only after it is
associated with the target.
1000 Mbit/s port for device configuration and management.
1000 Mbit/s port for data transfer.
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