I/O card
The I/O card (ENC) is installed in a DBX. It provides interface functions
for the controller box or drive box.
I/O module
The I/O module (ENC) is installed in a DBS/DBSD/DBL/DBLD/DBF/DBW. It
provides interface functions for the controller box or drive box.
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. A non-profit professional
association best known for developing standards for the computer and
electronics industry. In particular, the IEEE 802 standards for local-area
networks are widely followed.
IOPS
I/Os per second
iSCSI
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
iSCSI initiator
iSCSI-specific software installed on the host server that controls
communications between the host server and the storage system.
iSNS
Internet Storage Naming Service. An automated discovery, management,
and configuration tool used by some iSCSI devices. iSNS eliminates the
need to manually configure each individual storage system with a specific
list of initiators and target IP addresses. Instead, iSNS automatically
discovers, manages, and configures all iSCSI devices in your
environment.
L
LAN
See local area network.
load
In UNIX computing, the system load is a measure of the amount of work
that a computer system is doing.
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