Glossary
This glossary includes terms for the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller.
This glossary includes selected terms and definitions from A Dictionary of Storage
Networking Terminology (http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary),
copyrighted 2001 by the Storage Networking Industry Association, 2570 West El
Camino Real, Suite 304, Mountain View, California 94040-1313. Definitions derived
from this book have the symbol (S) after the definition.
The following cross-references are used in this glossary:
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expanded form of the term contains the full definition.
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See
also
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Contrast with
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meaning.
Numerics
2145 A hardware machine type for the IBM System Storage SAN Volume
Controller. Models of the SAN Volume Controller are expressed as the
number 2145 followed by ″-xxx″, such as 2145-8G4. Hardware models for
the 2145 include 2145-4F2, 2145-8F2, 2145-8F4, and 2145-8G4.
A
access mode
One of three different modes in which a logical unit (LU) in a disk
controller system can operate. See also image mode, managed space mode, and
unconfigured mode.
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
A protocol that dynamically maps an IP address to a network adapter
address in a local area network.
agent code
An open-systems standard that interprets Common Information Model
(CIM) requests and responses as they transfer between the client
application and the device.
application server
A host that is attached to the storage area network (SAN) and that runs
applications.
ARP See Address Resolution Protocol.
array An ordered collection, or group, of physical storage devices that are used
to define logical volumes or devices.
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