Glossary – HP EVA Array iSCSI Connectivity Option User Manual

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Glossary

CHAP

Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol.

An authentication technique for confirming the identity of one computer to

another.

direct connect

A utility used to connect a server or mpx100/100b FC port directly to the EVA

FC port without a the need for a Fibre Channel switch.

fabric connect

A utility used to connect a server or mpx100/100b FC port to a Fibre Channel

switch to access the EVA FC ports.

GbE

Gigabit Ethernet

Packet-based signaling technology that transmits data at throughput speeds of

up to 1000 megabits per second (Mbps), or1 Gigabit per second (Gbps).

high availability

A system structure that keeps resources available when certain system

components in the system fail.

Initiator

A device that starts an iSCSI transaction by issuing a command to another

device (the iSCSI target).

IP

Internet Protocol

The standard Internet protocol for moving packets of information from one

computer to another. Commonly combined with TCP in the phrase TCP/IP.

IP SAN

A Storage Area Network (SAN) created using the Internet SCSI (iSCSI) protocol

to connect servers and storage over a Gigabit Ethernet network.

IQN

iSCSI Qualified Name

A name format for iSCSI that uniquely identifies every device in the world. For

example: iqn.5886.com.acme.tapedrive.sn-a12345678.

iSCSI

Internet SCSI.

An IP-based standard for linking data storage devices over a network and

transferring data by carrying SCSI commands over IP networks.

iSCSI CRC

iSCSI cyclic redundancy check.

A shortened cyclic code check used for error detection.

iSNS

Internet Storage Name Service

A protocol designed to facilitate the automated discovery, management, and

configuration of iSCSI and Fibre Channel devices on a TCP/IP network.

mpx100/100b

Serves as the iSCSI data transport that transfers data to and from the server

and the storage system.

SCSI

small computer system interface.

A parallel interface standard used to attach peripheral devices to computers.

Switch

An IP network communications device that routes packets (messages or

fragments of messages) between nodes across virtual circuits.

teaming

The concept of multiple network adapters working together as a single network

adapter.

See also virtual network adapter.

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