Hardware manual

Glossary–1
Glossary
This glossary defines the storage technology terminology that is specific to EqualLogic. If a term has unique
meaning in the context of hardware or of a specific software application, that context is indicated.
See The SNIA Dictionary (http://www.snia.or
g/education/dictionary/) for definitions of any industry-standard
storage terms used in this manual.
.bcd
(Auto-Snapshot Manager) The file extension u
sed by ASM to identify a Smart Copy backup document.
.pvss
(Auto-Snapshot Manager) The file extension for a backup
do
cument relating to a mounted Smart Copy Set
(post-VSS).
access control list (ACL)
A list of permissions attached to an object suc
h as a storage volume. See access control record.
access control record
Means by which you restrict/control access to a PS Series volume. To
ensure that only authorized computers and
users can access a PS Series volume (iSCSI target), use access control records. You can restrict volume access by
using any combination of specific IP addresses, iSCSI initiators, or CHAP user name and password (secret).
access credentials
Identity information that is checked against access control records. A computer must match the credentials
specified in an
access control record in order to connect to a volume. See access control record.
actions pane
(Auto-Snapshot Manager) The part of the ASM GUI main window that itemizes operations
(actions). When you
select a node in the Console tree, available operations for that node appear in the Actions Pane.
active control module
(hardware) In a dual control module array, the control module that is actively serving I/O on
a network. If it ceases
to function, it fails over to the secondary control module. See secondary control module.
application component
(Auto-Snapshot Manager) Any part of an application that AS
M supports for Smart Copy operations.
application component (node)
(Auto-Snapshot Manager) Objects in the ASM console tree tha
t
represent components of software applications,
such as SQL Server or Microsoft Exchange.
applications
(Auto-Snapshot Manager) Installed applications for which a VSS writer
is available, such as Microsoft Exchange
or SQL Server.
applications master node
(Auto-Snapshot Manager) The location of applications and
their components in the ASM console tree.
apply logs
(Auto-Snapshot Manager) An ASM option that enables you to
apply database transaction logs manually to a
restored database.