HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array owner's guide (AE002-96029, October 2006)

P-P Point-to-point.
PS Power supply.
RS Russellstoll
®, a brand of electrical plugs and receptacles manufactured by Thomas &
Betts Corporation.
RAID Redundant array of independent disks.
RAID group See “array group.”
RAID level A RAID Level is one of the ways that disk drives are grouped
together to improve performance, data availability/reliability
or both. RAID levels are defined from RAID0 to RAID6. HP
StorageWorks Disk Arrays in the XP product family support
RAID1, RAID5 and RAID6. Not all of these RAID levels are
supported by all XP family members. Consult the owner’s guide
or your HP representative for the details of which RAID levels
are supported by your specificXPdiskarray.
RAM Random access memory.
RM HP StorageWorks RA ID Mana ger XP, a command line interface
for managing XP arrays.
R-SIM Remote service information message.
R/W, r/w Read/write.
script file A file containing a shell script.
SCSI Small computer system interface.
shell script A command sequenc e executed by a UNIX shell.
sidefile An area of cache used to store the data sequence number,
record lo cation, record length, and queued control information.
SIM Service information message.
SMI-S Storage Management Initiative Specification.
SMS System managed storage.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol.
SSID Storage subsystem identification.
ST C HP Storage Technology Center.
SVP Service processor, which is the PC built into the disk controller.
The SVP provides a direct interface into the disk array. SVP use
is reser ved for HP suppor t representatives only.
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