CLARiiON storage group
In an EMC CLARiiON storage array, a set of addressable units (LUNs) defined so
that an operator can perform one LUN masking operation for the entire set of
LUNs rather than separately for each LUN. Contrast with storage group.
cluster
A set of hosts (each termed a node) that share a set of disks and are connected by
a set of redundant heartbeat networks. A cluster can have from one to 32 member
systems, or nodes. Also called VCS cluster. Specific to virtualization, one or more
virtualization servers.
cluster communication
Communication between clusters using either of the two core communication
protocols defined by Veritas Cluster Server: GAB and LLT. The communication
takes place by means of heartbeat signals sent between systems or fast
kernel-to-kernel broadcasts.
collector
A measurement representing a specific state or numerical value for objects in the
storage network. The Alarm Service uses collectors to monitor and correlate status
and performance information, using several different processes. The Alert Manager
uses information gathered by collectors to trigger policy actions such as SMTP
mail, console alerts, commands, and logging. See also policy.
Command Central
Configuration Utility
A program, used in earlier releases of the SANPoint Control and CommandCentral
Storage products, that scanned the storage network in order to identify potential
configuration problems before installation. The program is no longer supported.
CommandCentral
Storage
A product offering designed to maximize the return on an enterprise’s storage
technology investment by providing tools with which a storage administrator can
make the storage network or SAN operate as effectively as possible.
CommandCentral
Storage Agent Push
Install Utility
A Windows-based utility with which you can install an agent that enables the
collection of data through a variety of explorers. Using the Agent Push Install
Utility, you can manage installs, upgrades, and uninstalls for multiple
Windows-based managed hosts from one central location.
CommandCentral
Storage Alarm Service
A Server component (Windows service/UNIX daemon) that retrieves and correlates
SNMP and other data and sends alerts to the CommandCentral Storage Alert
Manager for further processing using defined policies. The Alarm Service has a
command-line interface—
vxascmd
—with which you can connect to an Alarm
Service server to obtain server and object information and perform various Alarm
Service commands and queries.
CommandCentral
Storage Alert Manager
A Server component that manages policies associated with objects on the storage
network. A policy associates certain sets of conditions with storage resources and
defines actions to be taken when these conditions are detected. The Alert Manager
is seamlessly integrated with the CommandCentral Storage product so that Console
users can monitor, define, and modify policies.
CommandCentral
Storage Console
A graphical user interface that displays reports and other information for users
of the CommandCentral Storage product through a standard Web browser. The
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