Compaq ProLiant 6400R Compaq Parallel Database Cluster Model PDC/05000 for Ora - Page 219

Glossary 3 Interconnect Integrated Distributed Lock Manager IP Address LAN Large LUN utility Load balancing Multiple redundant Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loops Multiple redundant Fibre Channel Fabrics NIC Node NTFS A physical connection between cluster nodes that transmits intra-cluster communication, e.g. the cluster heartbeat. The Compaq Parallel Database Cluster interconnect is dedicated to servicing requests only between cluster nodes. An Oracle software component that coordinates database locks among cluster nodes. Sometimes abbreviated as IDLM. Internet Protocol Address. An address assigned to a network interface card, which computer entities use to locate and communicate with each other. IP addresses can be statically or dynamically assigned. Local Area Network. The Compaq StorageWorks Large LUN utility allows PDC/O5000 cluster nodes to access up to 256 LUNs among each storage subsystem's four array controller ports (up to 64 LUNs for each array controller port). To balance the amount of work (processing) undertaken by each node in a cluster. The addition of a new redundant Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) to a PDC cluster for the purposes of increasing the amount of shared storage space available to the nodes and improving the cluster's I/O performance. The addition of a new redundant Fibre Channel Fabric to a PDC cluster for the purposes of increasing the amount of shared storage space available to the nodes and improving the cluster's I/O performance. Network Interface Controller. A board that allows a computer to be connected with a network, and works with the network operating system to control the flow of information over the network. An individual server in a cluster. New Technology File System. A file organization system by which data is stored and accessed in a Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system.