HP StorageWorks P9000 Mainframe Host Attachment and Operations Guide: P9500 Disk Array (AV400-96332, January 2011)

PA Physical address.
path A path is created by associating a port, a target, and a LUN ID with one or more LDEVs. Also
known as a LUN.
PiT Point-in-time.
port A physical connection that allows data to pass between a host and a disk array.
PP Program product.
R-SIM Remote service information message.
RAMAC IBM computer with moving head hard disk.
RSCN Registered state-change notification.
SAN Storage area network. A network of storage devices available to one or more servers.
SIM Service information message.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. A widely used network monitoring and control protocol.
Data is passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting
activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, and so on) to the workstation console used
to oversee the network. The agents return information contained in a MIB (Management Information
Base), which is a data structure that defines what is obtainable from the device and what can be
controlled (turned off, on, and so on).
SSID Subsystem identifier; storage system identifier.
SVP Service processor. A computer built into a disk array. The SVP, used only by an HP service
representative, provides a direct interface to the disk array.
SVS Storage Virtualization System, an appliance that manages multiple disk array storage systems.
TID Target ID.
TPF Transaction processing facility.
VOLID Volume ID.
volume Volume on disk. An accessible storage area on disk, either physical or virtual.
VSC Volume size customization. Also known as CVS.
VTOC Volume table of contents.
WWN World Wide Name. A unique identifier assigned to a Fibre Channel device.
WWPN World wide port name.
zHPF High Performance FICON software for z/OS.
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