Appendix A: SimpliVity terminology
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Term
Definition
OmniStack Virtual
Controller
A
virtual machine
dedicated to the
OmniStack host
that runs the
OmniStack
software
. This software in turn communicates with the
OmniStack Accelerator
card inside the host. (Previously referred to as an OmniCube Virtual
Controller.)
SimpliVity Arbiter
The SimpliVity software that facilitates communication between
OmniStack
hosts
in a
Federation
and enables failover and recovery operations. The
Arbiter casts a tie-breaking vote in
datacenter
or
cluster
failure scenarios that
include an even number of
OmniStack hosts
. This arbitration ensures the
resiliency of the
Federation
. (Previously referred to as an OmniCube Arbiter.)
virtual machine
A virtualized (software) computer environment that runs a
guest operating
system
and associated application software. Multiple virtual machines can
operate concurrently on the same physical
host
machine.