3PAR InForm® OS 2.2.4 Concepts Guide (320-200085 Rev B, March 2009)

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Glossary
InForm OS Version 2.2.4 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide
Glossary
3PAR Domains
A 3PAR feature that is used to create distinct
domains with domain-specific users and objects
in an InServ Storage Server.
3PAR Recovery Manager
A 3PAR data protection solution that has been
enhanced to provide fast and efficient Oracle®
backups and restores.
3PAR Remote Copy
The 3PAR product used to create remote copies
of virtual volumes.
3PAR System Tuner
The 3PAR utility used to identify overused
chunklets and perform load balancing.
3PAR Thin Provisioning
A 3PAR product that allows the user to allocate
only the physical resources that are actually
needed while presenting an arbitrarily large
volume that can have its physical resources
allocated on demand.
3PAR Virtual Copy
The 3PAR product used to create copy-on-write
snapshots (virtual copies) of virtual volumes.
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Access Guard
3PAR software component that provides volume
security at logical and physical levels. Access
Guard is part of the InForm Software Suite.
active VLUN
The connection of a virtual volume and a LUN for
a particular host on a particular port. An active
VLUN is created when a VLUN template is
applied to the current system state. See also
VLUN template.
admin space
See snapshot administration space.
admin volume
The base volume that is used by the system to
store administration data such as the system
event log. The admin volume is created as part of
the storage server installation and setup process.
administration space
See snapshot administration space.
AL_PA
See arbitrated loop physical address.