Data Replication Manager Windows-Based Server with Single Host Bus Adapter - Application Notes

Glossary

20 Application Notes – Data Replication Manager Windows-Based Server with Single Host Bus Adapter

SCSI Small Computer System Interface. A processor-independent,

standard protocol for system-level interfacing between a computer

and intelligent devices, including hard drives, floppy disks,

CD-ROMs, printers, scanners, and others.

single-mode fiber

(SMF)

Optical fiber that is designed for the transmission of a single ray or

mode of light. Used for long distance signal transmission.

SNMP trap Simple Network Management Protocol, an industry standard. The

storage system can be configured to report event information to

specified computers using SNMP.

An SNMP trap is a short message sent to SNMP-enabled hosts,

notifying them that an event has occurred on the storage system.

speed of light through

fiber

Approximately 200,000 kilometers per second or 5 microseconds to

traverse one kilometer.

subnet mask Also known as address mask. An IP network that can be reached

through a single IP address. All the members of the subnet share the

mask value. Members of the subnet can then be referenced more

easily. A subnetwork is a network that is part of another network,

connected through a gateway, bridge, or router.

SWCC An acronym for StorageWorks Command Console.

synchronous mode A mode of operation of the remote copy set where the data is written

simultaneously to the cache of the local subsystem and the cache of

the remote subsystem. The I/O completion status is not sent until all

members of the remote copy set are updated.