HP Intelligent Infrastructure Analyzer Software - Manual (Page 62)

SNIA’s Storage
Management
Initiative
Specification Is a storage standard developed and maintained by the Storage Networking Industry Association
(SNIA). SMI-S defines CIM management profiles for storage systems. The complete SMI
Specification is categorized in profiles and subprofiles. A profile describes the behavioral aspects
of an autonomous, self-contained management domain. SMI-S includes profiles for Arrays,
Switches, Storage Virtualizers, Volume Management and many other domains.
Storage Area
Network A dedicated network that provides access to consolidated, block level data storage. SANs are
primarily used to make storage devices, such as disk arrays, tape libraries, and optical jukeboxes,
accessible to servers so that the devices appear like locally attached devices to the operating
system.
Storage device A storage system consisting of one or more storage controllers and the disk drives they manage.
Topology An interconnection scheme that allows multiple servers and storage devices to communicate.
Arbitrated loop and switched fabric are examples of Fibre Channel topologies.
WWN World Wide Name. A unique Fibre Channel identifier consisting of a 16-character hexadecimal
number. A WWN is required for each Fibre Channel communication port.
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