
I/O module (IOM)
See
controller module
and
expansion module
.
IP
Internet Protocol.
IQN
ISCSI Qualified Name.
iSCSI
Internet Small Computer System Interface.
iSNS
Internet Storage Name Service.
JBOD
Just a Bunch of Disks. A drive enclosure that is directly attached to a
host.
jumbo frame
In an iSCSI network, a frame that can contain 9000 bytes for large data
transfers. A normal frame can contain 1500 bytes.
Kbyte (KB)
Kilobyte. Equivalent to 1000 bytes for data storage and statistics, or
1024 bytes for memory.
LAN
See
local area network (LAN)
.
leftover drive
A disk drive that contains metadata but is no longer part of a virtual
disk.
local area network
(LAN)
A communications infrastructure designed to use dedicated wiring over
a limited distance (typically a diameter of less than five kilometers) to
connect to a large number of intercommunicating nodes. Ethernet and
token ring are the two most popular LAN technologies. (SNIA)
logical unit number
(LUN)
The SCSI identifier of a logical unit within a target. (SNIA)
For example, a LUN identifies the mapping between a storage system
volume and a port on a switch or HBA/NIC.
loop address
Indicates the unique ID of a node in FC loop topology. A loop address
is sometimes referred to as a Loop ID.
loop topology
See
Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL)
.
LUN
See
logical unit number (LUN)
.
Management
Controller (MC)
The processor (located in a controller module) that is primarily
responsible for human-computer interface and computer-computer
interface functions, and interacts with the Storage Controller.