HP XP7 Storage - Manual (Page 180)

Available Ports table
Description Item
Port identifier. Port ID
Attribute of the port indicating I/O flow. Attribute
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Initiator: Issues I/O commands to a target port when I/O is executed between storage
systems with Continuous Access Synchronous, and so on.
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Target: Receives I/O commands from a host.
•
RCU Target: Receives I/O commands from an initiator when I/O is executed between
storage systems with Continuous Access Synchronous, and so on.
• External: Issues I/O commands to a target port of an external storage system with
External Storage.
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