port A physical connection that allows data to pass between a host and a disk array.
R-SIM Remote service information message.
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).
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.
VCS VERITAS Cluster Server.
volume On the XP array, a volume is a uniquely identified virtual storage device composed of a control
unit (CU) component and a logical device (LDEV) component separated by a colon. For example
00:00 and 01:00 are two uniquely identified volumes; one is identified as CU = 00 and LDEV
= 00, and the other as CU = 01 and LDEV = 00; they are two unique separate virtual storage
devices within the array.
VSC Volume size customization. Also known as CVS.
WWN World Wide Name. A unique identifier assigned to a Fibre Channel device.
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