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scan files very quickly because of its structure in the database and because it uses a
multi-threaded process. More than one process can be used at a time to scan the files.
D
device This documentation set defines a device as a piece of hardware in the storage
network.
EMC uses the term device to refer to a volume on one of its storage systems.
E
element An element is anything on the network that can be detected by the management
server, such as hosts and switches.
element created in
Chargeback
Manager
An element created in Chargeback Manager is a type of generic element. When you
create a record for an element in Chargeback Manager, the element appears as a
generic element in the topology.
G
generic element An element is considered to be generic if the management server can detect the
element but it cannot obtain additional information about the element during Get the
Topology or Discovery Data Collection/Get Details.
global reporting
view A global reporting view contains information in the database that can be used for
global reports.
Global Reporter
server A management server that has global reporting enabled.
H
hard zone A hard zone is created by assigning a domain/port to a zone. Any device attached to
the port is automatically in the zone.
host persistent
binding A system SCSI target ID assigned permanently to an element. The host binding is
implemented on the host bus adapter (HBA), resulting in the HBA being tied to a
certain LUN.
I
initiator WWN The Worldwide Name (WWN) of a host bus adapter's port. The WWN differentiates