Glossary
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SFF Small form factor. A type of 2.5 inch drive.
shelf See enclosure.
small form
factor
See SFF.
SMI-S Storage Management Initiative - Specification. The SNIA standard that enables interoperable
management of storage networks and storage devices.
The interpretation of CIM for storage. It provides a consistent definition and structure of data,
using object-oriented techniques.
SNIA Storage Networking Industry Association. An association regarding storage networking
technology and applications.
SSD Solid state drive
SSH Secure Shell. A network protocol for secure data communication.
Storage
Controller
See SC.
Storage
Management
Initiative -
Specification
See SMI-S.
Storage
Networking
Industry
Association
See SNIA.
storage system A RAID chassis with at least one connected expansion chassis. Product documentation and
interfaces use the terms storage system and system interchangeably.
ULP Unified LUN Presentation. A RAID controller feature that enables a host to access mapped
volumes through either controller’s host ports. ULP incorporates ALUA extensions.
Unified LUN
Presentation
See ULP.
Uninterruptible
Power Source
See UPS.
UPS Uninterruptible Power Source.
vdisk A virtual drive comprised of the capacity of one or more physical drives. The number of drives
that a vdisk can contain is determined by its RAID level.
virtual disk See vdisk.
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