Other Information You May Need; Terms Used In The Document - Dell PowerVault NX3500 Administrator's Manual

Other Information You May Need

Document
Getting Started Guide Provides an overview of system features, setting up your
Hardware Owner's
Manual
Rack Installation
Instructions
Online Help

Terms Used in the Document

Table 1-1. PowerVault NAS System Terms
Term
Backup Power
Supply (BPS)
Client access VIP
Controller (NAS
controller or nodes)
Controller pair
Data Management
Application (DMA)
Description
solution, and technical specifications. This document is
shipped with your system and is also available at
support.dell.com/manuals.
Provides information about solution features and describes
how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system
components. This document is available at
support.dell.com/manuals.
Describes how to install your system into a rack. This
document is shipped with your rack solution and is also
available at support.dell.com/manuals.
Provides information about configuring and managing the
NAS Manager. The online help is integrated with the system
and can be accessed from the NAS Manager.
Description
Provides back up battery power in the event of a power loss.
Virtual IP addresses that clients use to access CIFS shares and
NFS exports hosted by a PowerVault NAS system. The
PowerVault NAS system supports multiple client access
Virtual IPs (VIPs).
Server appliance installed with the PowerVault NX3500 Dell
Scalable File System software.
Two NAS controllers that are configured as pair in a
PowerVault NAS clustered system. Cache data is mirrored
between the paired NAS controllers.
Data Management Application is also known as a Backup
Application Server.
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