object
A single, unique addressable entity on a storage network. It is possible for objects
to be present within objects. For example, while a tape array is an object, each
individual tape drive within the array is also an object. A host is an object, and
the HBA inside the host is also an object. Each object has one or more attributes
and can be a member of one or more zones.
object dependency
group
A class or collection of storage objects, such as volumes and file systems, having
dependencies on a specific application. Object dependency groups are defined
automatically in CommandCentral Storage. See also generic group, group.
OID (object ID)
A key which uniquely identifies a discovered object in the CommandCentral Storage
database. OIDs are represented in XML files as hexadecimal strings with a
maximum length of 128 characters. Also called object reference.
object view
A graphical display showing storage resources and information about them.
OS handle
See device handle.
out-of-band
A type of communication protocol other than the Fibre Channel management
protocol, such as SNMP or a vendor-specific proprietary protocol. Contrast with
in-band.
path
The route through which a host accesses data on a storage medium such as a disk
in an array. The path consists of an HBA (host bus adapter) on the host, a SCSI or
Fibre Channel connector, and a controller on the disk or disk array.
physical fabric
The physical components of a fabric, including all switches and all other SAN
objects. You can configure one or more virtual fabrics—each one isolated from
the others—based on the hardware components in the physical fabric.
policy
A set of rules, or configuration settings, that are applied across a number of objects
in the storage network. You establish policies to help you monitor and manage
the network. Each policy associates certain sets of conditions with storage
resources and defines actions to be taken when these conditions are detected. See
also collector.
Policy Service
See CommandCentral Storage Alert Manager.
port
A connection through which a device is attached to an I/O bus or to the storage
network, or the representation of this physical connection to the link hardware.
port bundle
See bundle.
primary server
See server.
provisioning
The set of activities by which a user allocates storage to hosts and applications,
for example creating LUNs in an array, setting up zoning between a host and an
array, and giving the server access to the storage. CommandCentral Storage
provides a set of tools, such as the LUN Masking wizard and the Zone Builder,
that assist the provisioning process.
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