Dell PowerVault NX3610 User Manual - Page 11

Introduction, Terms Used In The Document

Get Dell PowerVault NX3610 PDF manuals and user guides View all Dell PowerVault NX3610 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 11 highlights

1 Introduction The Dell FluidFS network attached storage (NAS) solution is a high-availability storage solution. The solution aggregates multiple NAS controllers in a cluster and presents them to UNIX, Linux, and Microsoft Windows clients as one virtual file server. Terms Used In The Document Term Backup Power Supply Client access VIP NAS appliance Controller (NAS controller or nodes) Data Management Application (DMA) Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) Enterprise Manager Fluid File System (FluidFS) Host Port Identifier LAN or client network (primary network) NAS storage pool NAS volume (NAS container or virtual volume) NAS replication NAS replication partners Description Provides back up battery power in the event of a power loss. Virtual IP addresses that clients use to access CIFS shares and NFS exports hosted by the FluidFS NAS solution. The FluidFS NAS solution supports multiple client access Virtual IPs (VIPs). Two NAS controllers that are configured as pair in a FluidFS NAS clustered system. Cache data is mirrored between the paired NAS controllers within the appliance. The two primary components of a NAS appliance, each of which functions as a separate member in the FluidFS NAS cluster. Also known as the Backup Application Server. The management software that ships with the MD Series array. Multi system management software required for managing FluidFS with Storage Center. High-performance, scalable file system software installed on NAS controllers. Unique ID used to identify hosts in a network. The network through which clients access NAS shares or exports. The FluidFS NAS solution is connected to customer's IT environment and its NAS clients using this network. It is also the network used by the storage administrator to manage the NAS solution. The NAS storage pool is a virtualized storage layer on top of the virtual disks. The size of the NAS storage pool is the sum of all virtual disks made available to the FluidFS NAS cluster. A virtualized volume that consumes storage space in the NAS storage pool. Administrators can create CIFS shares and NFS exports on a NAS volume and share them with authorized users. A FluidFS NAS solution supports multiple NAS volumes. Replication between two FluidFS NAS solutions or between two NAS volumes. FluidFS NAS solutions participating in a replication activity. 11

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
1
Introduction
The Dell FluidFS network attached storage (NAS) solution is a high-availability storage solution. The solution aggregates
multiple NAS controllers in a cluster and presents them to UNIX, Linux, and Microsoft Windows clients as one virtual file
server.
Terms Used In The Document
Term
Description
Backup Power Supply
Provides back up battery power in the event of a power loss.
Client access VIP
Virtual IP addresses that clients use to access CIFS shares and NFS
exports hosted by the FluidFS NAS solution. The FluidFS NAS solution
supports multiple client access Virtual IPs (VIPs).
NAS appliance
Two NAS controllers that are configured as pair in a FluidFS NAS
clustered system. Cache data is mirrored between the paired NAS
controllers within the appliance.
Controller (NAS controller or nodes)
The two primary components of a NAS appliance, each of which
functions as a separate member in the FluidFS NAS cluster.
Data Management Application (DMA)
Also known as the Backup Application Server.
Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage
Manager (MDSM)
The management software that ships with the MD Series array.
Enterprise Manager
Multi system management software required for managing FluidFS with
Storage Center.
Fluid File System (FluidFS)
High-performance, scalable file system software installed on NAS
controllers.
Host Port Identifier
Unique ID used to identify hosts in a network.
LAN or client network (primary network)
The network through which clients access NAS shares or exports. The
FluidFS NAS solution is connected to customer’s IT environment and its
NAS clients using this network. It is also the network used by the storage
administrator to manage the NAS solution.
NAS storage pool
The NAS storage pool is a virtualized storage layer on top of the virtual
disks. The size of the NAS storage pool is the sum of all virtual disks
made available to the FluidFS NAS cluster.
NAS volume (NAS container or virtual
volume)
A virtualized volume that consumes storage space in the NAS storage
pool. Administrators can create CIFS shares and NFS exports on a NAS
volume and share them with authorized users. A FluidFS NAS solution
supports multiple NAS volumes.
NAS replication
Replication between two FluidFS NAS solutions or between two NAS
volumes.
NAS replication partners
FluidFS NAS solutions participating in a replication activity.
11