Adaptec 5325302057 - Snap Server 750i NAS, User Manual

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Glossary 213
initiator See iSCSI initiator.
IP address Internet Protocol address. A unique number that devices use to
identify and communicate with each other on a computer network
that uses the IP standard.
IP SAN Internet Protocol Storage Area Network. A collection of iSCSI
initiators and targets grouped together into a network.
IQN iSCSI Qualified Name. A unique identifier used to differentiate
iSCSI targets and iSCSI initiators from each other. An IQN
consists of a date code, the domain name (reversed) of the
organization creating the iSCSI name, and (optionally) other
unique information as required. Example:
iqn.2006-08.com.adaptec:example.target.xyz
iSCSI SCSI command blocks encapsulated in Ethernet packets and
transferred over an IP network (IP SAN).
iSCSI initiator Hardware or software that runs on a host and initiates IO to an
iSCSI target. An iSCSI initiator encapsulates SCSI commands
and data requests into iSCSI packets for transfer across the IP
SAN.
See also iSCSI target.
iSCSI Storage Storage that is created, managed, and accessed over an IP SAN.
Also one branch of the Enterprise View tree in Adaptec Storage
Manager.
iSCSI Storage
Appliance A Snap Server 700i Series. The iSCSI initiators on your network
access the iSCSI targets you create on your iSCSI Storage
Appliance.
See also GuardianOS-powered Snap Server.
iSCSI Storage Host A system running one of these OSs that has or will have storage
provisioned to it automatically: Windows Server 2003 (all
versions), Windows Small Business Server 2003, Windows Data
Center 2003.
iSCSI target Storage device (in this instance, a logical device on the iSCSI
Storage Appliance) that receives iSCSI requests from iSCSI
initiators and sends iSCSI responses in return.
See also iSCSI
initiator.
iSNS Internet Storage Name Service. A protocol that helps automate
the discovery, management, and configuration of iSCSI devices
on a TCP/IP network.
job A multi-step task that’s performed by Adaptec Storage Manager,
such as creating or deleting a volume or a creating snapshot.
See
also Job Manager.
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