Logical Storage; Logical Unit Number; Volume Groups; File Volumes - HP StorageWorks 8000 - NAS User Manual

Logical Storage

The NAS 8000 lets you set up your storage into these logical divisions.

Logical Unit Number

A logical unit number (LUN) is a logical aggregation of the space on one or more
physical drives. The NAS 8000 supports a maximum of 127 LUNs.

Volume Groups

A volume group is the aggregation of one or more LUNs. Volume groups combine
the space from LUNs and make the space accessible to the file system for creating
file volumes and directories, which can then be made accessible to users.

File Volumes

A volume group is divided into one or more file volumes. File volumes are the
basic unit of logical storage for a file system on the HP NAS 8000. File volumes
can be further subdivided into individual directories.

Directories

Directories let you organize information. Directories contain files or other
persistent data structures in a file system that contains information about other
files. Directories are usually organized hierarchically and may contain both files
and other directories, and are used to organize collections of files for applications
or convenience.

Snapshots

A snapshot is a read-only picture of a file volume at a specific point in time that
provides almost instantaneous access to the previous snapshot version of a file.
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