HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual
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path
A path is created by associating a port, a target, and a LUN ID with one or more LDEVs. Also
known as a LUN.
port
A physical connection that allows data to pass between a host and the disk array. The number
of ports on a disk array depends on the number of supported I/O slots and the number of ports
available per I/O adapter. The P9000 and XP family of disk arrays supports Fibre Channel (FC)
ports and other port types. Ports are named by port group and port letter, such as CL1-A. CL1 is
the group; A is the port letter.
PSUE
Pair suspended-error.
PSUS
Pair suspended-split.
RAID Manager
The CLI configuration and replication tool for the P9000 or XP disk array that system administrators
can use to enter RAID Manager commands from open-system hosts to perform Continuous Access,
Business Copy, Database Validator, and Data Retention operations, as well as provisioning
commands on logical devices.
RCU
Remote control unit.
Remote Web
Console
A browser-based program installed on the SVP that allows you to configure and manage the disk
array.
RM
HP StorageWorks RAID Manager.
S-VOL
Secondary or remote volume. The copy volume that receives the data from the primary volume.
SIM
Service information message.
SMPL
Simplex.
SVP
Service processor. A computer built into a disk array. The SVP, used only by an HP service
representative, provides a direct interface to the disk array.
synchronous
Describes computing models that perform tasks in chronological order without interruption. In
synchronous replication, the source waits for data to be copied at the destination before
acknowledging that it has been written at the source.
takeover
The process in which a remote standby disk array takes over processing from the previously active
local disk array.
V-VOL
Virtual Volume.
VOL, vol
Volume.
volume
Volume on disk. An accessible storage area on disk, either physical or virtual.
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