Dell Compellent Series 30 - Manual (Page 65)

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Server
Dedicated computers that handle network tasks. Servers employ load balancing and
caching appliances at the front end to give users the illusion that they are accessing a
single server instead of smaller servers grouped together. Servers connect to the Storage
Center SAN to provide enterprise-level storage capacity and manageability.
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) defines a message format and forwarding procedure
to enable messages to be sent between hosts on the Internet.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an Internet-standard Layer-7 (application
layer) protocol for collecting information from and configuring network devices such as
servers, hubs, switches, and routers on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. SNMP can be
used to collect information about network statistics from these devices and to relay this
information to a central management console to monitor network health, trap errors,
perform diagnostics, and generate reports.
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
SSN
System Serial Number
Storage Area Network
See SAN.
Storage Center™
A complete storage solution that provides unified physical storage and storage
management. Storage Center Architecture integrates multiple disk technologies with
multiple interfaces and controllers.
Storage Clustering
Storage Center software that provides automatic controller failover through multiple
controllers in an active-active configuration. Fully mirrored, battery backup cache provides
automatic restart in the event of a controller failure.
Storage Interface (back end)
Refers to the interface of the Storage Center controller to the enclosure.
Storage Pool
An undifferentiated pool of available disk space from which Storage Center draws creates
volumes.