Dell DR4000 Glossary page 5

Glossary
ACPI
active control module
active Controller
active space
actual space
advanced configuration
and power interface
(ACPI)
agent
agentless persona
ambient temperature
array member
array serial number
ASM/ME
ASM/VE
Asset Management
Appliance
asset tag
Assigned Disks
assignment mode
async/asynchronous
replication
See advanced configuration and power interface.
For Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays in a dual-control module array, the control module that
is actively servicing I/O on a network. If it ceases to function, it fails over to the secondary
control module. See secondary control module.
The Dell AIM Controller that is actively managing the Dell AIM environment.
In Dell Compellent Storage Center, the amount of space that is used by a volume, excluding
replays. This amount does not include RAID overhead. See Replay.
In Dell Compellent Storage Center, the amount of active space plus replay space for a
volume. See active space, Replay space.
A standard interface for enabling the operating system to direct configuration and power
management.
In the Dell AIM environment (VMRacks based on Red Hat Xen and Microsoft Hyper-V, plus
personas), the optional software installed on elements that the Controller uses to manage
the elements and configure their networking properties.
A Dell AIM persona that does not have the Dell AIM agent installed.
The temperature of the area or room where the system is located.
A Dell EqualLogic PS Series array configured into a PS Series group. Groups can have
several members.
In the Dell EqualLogic PS Series array environment, a unique Dell EqualLogic PS Series array
identification string that is encoded in the array's hardware. See service tag.
See Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition.
See Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition.
A Dell KACE appliance-based asset management solution for IT professionals that tracks
software and license compliance. It automates the management of inventory, software
assets, versions, upgrades, and computers through a web-based dashboard.
An individual code assigned to a system, usually by an administrator, for security or tracking
purposes.
In Dell Compellent Storage Center, physical storage media assigned to a disk folder in order
to become managed and used for storing volumes and replays. See disk folder, Storage
Pool.
A mechanism to control how personas and VMRacks are assigned to hosts based on the
availability of HBAs in the host. See HBA.
The process of writing data to local storage then queuing that data for storage on a remote
SAN. If the local SAN fails before a write is delivered, it is possible that the replication will
fail. See replication, synchronous replication, remote instant replay.
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