Logical path for accessing storage from a server node. It is constructed by defining the host, Fibre Channel switch, storage, binding, and zoning settings.
Client terminal that is operated by administrators and displays the GUI window. Here, the server node that installed the Client.
Server unit that the manager is installed. It collects and sets information on devices that has to do with storage system connected to LAN.
AffinityGroup or zone defined for ETERNUS disk array units or GR series
It is the unit in which logical volumes in storage are grouped. This function makes it easy to define a set of volumes on a server nodet.
Agent installed on a server node for managing Fibre Channel HBAs and multipath control software. It reads Fibre Channel HBA information, edits configuration information files such as sd.conf/fcaw.conf/pfca.conf, diagnoses access paths, and monitors for faults and posts fault information involving multipath disk control according to access path setting commands from this software product on the server node.
Server node HBA function. This function defines the correspondence between information of storage Fibre Channel ports (connection destinations) and special server node files. A storage area that allows precise access from a server node can be defined.
Bridge device convert SCSI to FC. The FC interface of the library device of LT120 and LT130 is managed as a built-in bridge according to the library device type in this software product.
Adapter card mounted on the storage side and used as an interface with server node HBAs and Fibre Channel switches.
Function connecting Fibre Channel switches physically, using fibre cable. This function automatically enables the Fibre Channel switches to communicate with one another, thereby enabling access through the Fibre Channel switches by the name server function.
Client connects with the Manager and functions as GUI (screen control part). One manager can connect two or more clients simultaneously.
Fibre Channel service classes. Classes 2 and 3 are currently general classes. The classes differ in whether confirmation of frame distribution must be given.
Driver that controls the multipath by using MPIO.
Part of a device shown in detail in the Correlation window. The entire device is called a unit.
ETERNUS8000, ETERNUS6000, ETERNUS4000, ETERNUS3000, and ETERNUS2000 storage management software.
Multipath disk control driver for ETERNUS8000, ETERNUS6000, ETERNUS4000, ETERNUS3000, and ETERNUS2000. This is a successor to the GRMPD driver.
ETERNUS8000, ETERNUS6000, ETERNUS4000, ETERNUS3000, ETERNUS2000
Fujitsu's series of highly reliable disk storage systems providing excellent performance.
Agent of ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser, which is a storage resource management software.
Topology where the Fibre Channel interface is used. In this topology, concurrent communication can be executed among multiple nodes, using Fibre Channel switches.
A network of Fibre Channels that is formed by Fibre Channel switches in a cascading connection. A fabric can also consist of a single Fibre Channel switch that is not in a cascading connection.
FC-AL (Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop)
Topology where the Fibre Channel interface is used. In this topology, concurrent communication can be executed among multiple nodes, using Fibre Channel hubs. Currently, the topology is mostly used for one-to-one connections. NL and L ports are used.
Interface for serial data transfer. This interface features high-speed transfers and long-distance transmission with a server node.
Dedicated hub for Fibre Channel. Operating in the FC-AL topology, the hub operates in a mode in which Fibre Channel node devices are connected in a loop.
Switch using Fibre Channel. This switch enables concurrent communication with multiple Fibre Channel nodes. Operating in the Fabric topology, the switch is higher performance and reliable than the Fibre Channel hub.
Fabric (Fibre Channel switch) port connected to an NL port.
Fabric (Fibre Channel switch) port connected to an N port.
Abbreviation of GigaBit Interface Converter. It is used as a module of a Fibre Channel port, such as a Fibre Channel switch or HBA.
Fujitsu's software for improving data integrity by mirroring disk devices.
Robust multivolume file system providing increased data availability. Fujitsu's file system is fully compatible with UFS that is a standard API of UNIX.
Storage management software of ETERNUS3000 series GR710, GR720, GR730, GR740.
Generic name for a series of highly reliable Fujitsu disk array devices (GR720, GR730, GR740, GR820, GR840) providing excellent performance.
Multipath disk control driver for the ETERNUS8000, ETERNUS6000, ETERNUS4000, ETERNUS3000 and GR series. It is an extended version of the MPLB driver. The instance name is MPLB.
An operating system running on virtual machines.
Hard disk driver software of a server node.
This software controls disk array devices, serving as the sd driver. In the Solaris OS, an optimal recovery environment can be set up for a GR series connected in the Solaris OS.
Adapter card used as an interface with storage port and Fibre Channel switch CAs mounted in a server node
See "Hard disk driver (HDDV)".
Definition for associating an HBA in a server node set for a CA port on the storage side with an accessible area within storage. This function assigns a logical volume in a storage device presented to a host (HBA), and serves as a security function inside a storage device.
In the ETERNUS6000 disk array devices, GR710, GR720, GR730, and GR740, ETERNUSmgr/GRmgr can be used to define the correspondence between zones and WWPNs of server nodes that can access individual zones. This software product sets such definitions automatically by using the access path setting function.
Host affinity in the F649x, Spectris, or Platinum series is set from the CE maintenance tool FST.
The operating system where the virtualization software that executes virtual machines runs.
Name of a Fibre Channel HBA vendor.
One of the formats for device special files used by the HP-UX operating system. The "Legacy" indicates that this is the format for device special files that were used with versions of HP-UX prior to HP-UX 11iv3, as opposed to "persistent DSF", which is the format that was introduced with HP-UX 11iv3.
Format for legacy DSFs: /dev/[r]dsk/cXtYdZ[sN]
Logical unit defined under a channel adapter in a storage device.
Function that maps Logical Volume numbers managed in ETERNUS8000, ETERNUS6000, ETERNUS4000, ETERNUS3000, ETERNUS2000, GR710, GR720, GR730, and GR740 storage devices to the number for the CA port (the Volume number:LUN number that is displayed in the host).
Central management part of this software product, which has a database for fault management.
See "Multipath disk control".
The multipath disk control mechanism on the Windows operating system. This is supported from Windows Server 2003. The actual control is performed by a driver known as the "DSM" driver, which is provided by storage vendors.
See "Multipath disk control load balance option".
It is standard DSM on the Windows operating system. This is supported from Windows Server 2008.
Failover driver software performing multipath disk control. This software sets multiple physical access paths for each logical path to avoid to stop access to a disk array device clue to a fault occurring in one of the physical access paths.
Multipath disk control load balance option
Driver software performing multipath disks control for a server node. In addition to the failover function of multipath disk control, load balancing (path load distribution) and the multipath function (for two to eight paths) are provided by this software; it is highly reliable, providing excellent operability and improved performance, and it is suitable for servers operating in a SAN.
A control mechanism for multipath disks for the HP-UX operating system. The native multipath function was introduced with HP-UX 11iv3.
Ports in the FC-AL topology where ports are not connected with Fibre Channel switches.
Ports in the FC-AL topology where ports are connected with Fibre Channel switches.
Ports used in the Fabric topology (Fibre Channel switch environment) or the point-to-point connection with Fibre Channel environment.
One of the formats for device special files used by the HP-UX operating system. This format was introduced with HP-UX 11iv3.
Format for persistent DSFs: /dev/[r]disk/diskX[_pY]
One method of storage affinity (binding) of a server node HBA. The correspondence between PIDs of storage Fibre Channel ports, which are connection destinations, and special server node files can be defined.
Topology where the Fibre Channel interface is used. It is the topology for one-to-one connections of N ports. Currently, FC-AL one-to-one connections are mainly used.
Zoning of accessible areas for a Fibre Channel switch. An access path is set by specifying the port number of the Fibre Channel switch from the server node HBA connected to a port and storage CA.
Function for reading disk array in advance. This function is effective for improving performance.
A control mechanism for multipath disks that is provided by the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) for the HP-UX operating system. PV-LINK was introduced with HP-UX 10.0.
An abbreviation for "RAID Offload Engine", which is responsible for encryption processing and parity generation processing for RAID5 and RAID6.
Fujitsu's software for improving data durability by mirroring disk devices.
Robust multivolume file system providing increased data availability. Fujitsu's file system is fully compatible with UFS and the standard API of UNIX.
Abbreviation of Storage Area Network. This network is used for server node-storage connection. In a broad sense, it refers to implementation of storage centralization and data sharing among hosts of different types, and it includes implementation of integrated management of storage.
Server unit that the Agent is installed. It controls the information on platform software such as HBA and Multipath control driver etc. on the server unit using storage and communicates with the Manager.
Storage device compliant with the SMIS standard
SMIS, SMI-S (Storage Management Initiative Specification)
Interface standard for SAN management advocated by SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association)
Secondary storage devices that is stored in a case. It is sometimes called simply "storage".
Storage affinity (LUN mapping/binding)
Definitions set in a server node HBA. These are definitions of the correspondence between storage CAs and paths on the server node side to be allocated to the storage CA. The Fibre Channel adapter (HBA) has this function.
In the Solaris OS, as many storage devices can be related to Solaris OS special files in a SAN as required by defining the correspondence between storage CA WWPNs and special file tX (target) in Fibre Channel HBA setting files, such as sd.conf, fcaw.conf, fjpfca.conf, lpfc.conf, and lpfs.conf.
Manager automatically defines the setting files when an access path is set.
Software offered by Fujitsu for construction of clusters with products of PRIMEPOWER, the GP7000F family, and the GP7000S family.
Function for virtualizing and allocating storage resources, thus enabling reduction of the storage physical capacity.
Physical disk pool created by the Thin Provisioning function.
ID set for each SCSI bus port.
In systems using SCSI or FC-AL, this ID is generally set for each device. In an environment of Solaris OS Fabric connection, its value can be defined using software from the OS. (WWPN binding)
Generic name of the entire device. For greater detail, parts in a unit are called elements.
Information created by this software product according to information about WWPNs, excluding WWPNs of storage HBAs and server node CAs, where the WWPNs are used for connections to Fibre Channel switch ports. Devices in a SAN environment not managed by this software product can be identified. The information is manually embedded for individual HBAs and CAs.
A virtual computer that is created by virtualization software.
Refers to either a virtual machine or a guest OS.
Refers to either the virtualization software that executes virtual machines or the computer where the virtualization software runs.
Common name set for a Fibre Channel port of a node. The node definition varies depending on the manufacturer. A device is defined in some cases, and an adapter is defined in others. WWNN is also called node WWN.
One method of storage affinity (binding) of a server node HBA. The correspondence between WWNNs of storage Fibre Channel ports (connection destinations) and special server node files can be defined.
Zoning of accessible areas for a Fibre Channel switch. An access path is set by specifying the WWNN of a server node HBA and WWNN of a storage CA. This setting disables access through the Fibre Channel switch to every Fibre Channel port whose WWNN is not defined.
Unique name set for each Fibre Channel port (HBA, CA, Fibre Channel switch port, etc.). It is a IEEE MAC global address. A WWPN is used as an ID during Fibre Channel port login because no two Fibre Channel ports have the same WWPN. It is also called port WWN.
One method of storage affinity (binding) of a server node HBA. The correspondence between WWPNs of storage Fibre Channel ports (connection destinations) and special server node files can be defined.
Zoning of accessible areas for a Fibre Channel switch. An access path is set by specifying the WWPN of a server node HBA and WWPN of a storage CA. This setting disables access through the Fibre Channel switch to every Fibre Channel port whose WWPN is not defined. In access path settings of this software product, access paths of Fibre Channel switches are controlled with WWPN zoning.
For the ETERNUS3000 series and GR series, management is enabled in units of zones, each including multiple logical units in individual storage systems. A zone can be defined so that multiple server node HBAs can access it. This is called the host affinity function.
Fibre Channel ports connected to a Fibre Channel switch are grouped into zones. Access within individuals zones is restricted to implement security in Fibre Channel. There are several zoning types, including WWPN zoning, WWNN zoning, and port zoning.
Setting on the device side for implementing the zoning function.
