Terms Used In The Document - Dell PowerVault NX3500 Administrator's Manual

Terms Used in the Document

Table 1-1. PowerVault NAS System Terms
Term
Backup Power
Supply
Client access VIP
Controller (NAS
controller or nodes)
Controller pair
Data Management
Application (DMA)
Dell PowerVault
Modular Disk
Storage Manager
(MDSM)
Fluid File System
Host Port Identifier Unique ID used to identify hosts in a network.
Internal network A
(peer connection)
Internal network B
(internal
management or
IPMI)
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).
NAS appliance installed with the Dell Fluid File System
(FluidFS) software.
Two NAS controllers that are configured as pair in a
PowerVault NAS clustered system. Cache data is mirrored
between the paired NAS controllers.
Also known as the Backup Application Server.
The management software that ships with the PowerVault
MD32x0i or MD36x0i array.
High-performance, scalable file system software installed on
NAS controllers.
The PowerVault NX3500's internal network consists of two
independent Gigabit Ethernet ports. The internal network is
the infrastructure for PowerVault NX3500 clustering,
including the heartbeat monitor, data transfer, and mirroring
information between the controllers.
The PowerVault NX3500 internal management network (also
known as internal network b) connects both controllers. All
administrative related functions and controller reboots are
performed on this network.
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