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Glossary
The terms defined here are important to installing and maintaining a
storage system.
A
ALPA (arbitrated loop
physical address)
An 8-bit address that uniquely identifies an SP (or other device) on an
FC-AL loop.
bind
In the context of a disk-array storage system, the procedure by which
you hardware-format one or more disk modules into one LUN
(logical unit) — usually as one of several types of RAID group.
C
cache
See
storage-system caching
.
D
DAE (disk-array
enclosure)
A storage device that includes an enclosure, disk modules, LCCs,
cooling modules, and power supplies. The 2-gigabit disk-array
enclosures ((DAE2 and DAE2P) ) supported in CX700 systems can
hold 0-15 disks.
direct attach storage
(DAS)
A direct attach storage system consists of disk-array storage systems
that connect directly (not via a switch) to host servers.
DPE (disk processor
enclosure)
A type of storage device that includes SPs, power supplies, cooling
modules, and disks in a single enclosure. In most cases, a DPE can
support its own integrated disks and one or more DAEs. Each DAE is
Summary of Contents for CLARiiON CX700
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