Dell PowerEdge T710 User Manual

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FAT

See File Allocation Table.

Fault Domain

Within the Dell Compellent Storage Center environment, a Fault Domain identifies a failover
set. In Virtual Port mode, all front-end ports can be part of the one fault domain. In Legacy
Mode, each primary and reserved port creates one fault domain.

See Fibre Channel.

See Front End Network.

Fibre Channel (FC)

A high-speed interconnect used to connect servers to controllers and back-end disk
enclosures. FC components include HBAs, hubs, switches, and cabling. The term FC also
refers to a high-speed, fully duplexed serial communication protocol permitting data transfer
rates of up to 10 Gigabit per second.

File Allocation Table
(FAT)

The file system structure used by MS-DOS to organize and keep track of file storage. The
Microsoft Windows operating systems can optionally use a FAT file system structure.

File Transfer Protocol
(FTP)

An application layer protocol used to transfer bulk-data files between machines or hosts.

Front End Network (FE) The component in the Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN flow of data writes (server to

switch to controller to disks) that initiates data writes. In general, servers (or switches) are
the front end of the controller. However, a Storage Center system that is replicating data to a
remote system is the front end of the remote system. See back end.

FTP

See File Transfer Protocol.

See Gigabyte(s).

Gigabyte(s) (GB)

1024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes. However, when referring to hard-drive capacity; the
term is usually rounded to 1,000,000,000 bytes.

group

See PS Series group.

HBA

See Host Bus Adapter.

HIT/LE

See Host Integration Tools for Linux.

HIT/ME

See Host Integration Tools for Windows.

HIT/VM

See Host Integration Tools for VMware.

host

In the Dell AIM environment, a host may be a physical server (rack-mounted or blade) or
virtual machine. In the Dell AIM SDK, a superclass that includes blade servers, rack-
mounted servers, and virtual machines (VMs).

host adapter

A controller that implements communication between the system's bus and the peripheral
device, typically a storage device.

Host Bus Adapter (HBA) A device, typically an add-on card, that connects a server to a SAN (Storage Area Network).

Each HBA is uniquely identified on the SAN by its WWPN (World Wide Port Number).
Common HBA types include Fiber Channel and iSCSI.

Host Integration Tools
for Linux (HIT/LE)

A suite of tools that integrate ESX systems with Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays. It
includes the Auto Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition (ASM/VE), EqualLogic Datastore
Manager, and EqualLogic Virtual Desktop Deployment Utility.

Host Integration Tools
for Windows (HIT/ME)

A suite of applications that enable you to configure and manage an array. It includes ASM/
ME, DSM (Multipath I/O Device Specific Module), and RSW (Remote Setup Wizard).