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SCSI
SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface) is a collection of ANSI standards that define IO buses primarily
intended for connecting storage devices to servers.
Server
Servers define connectivity to the Storage Center. They allow you to associate your server name to the
hardware connectivity presented by the server for easy identification.
Single Redundancy
See Redundancy
SMB
Server Message Block
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) defines a message format and forwarding procedure to enable
messages to be sent between hosts on the Internet.
Snapshot
See Replay.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an Internet-standard Layer-7 (application layer) protocol
for collecting information from and configuring network devices such as servers, hubs, switches, and routers
on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. SNMP can be used to collect information about network statistics from
these devices and to relay this information to a central management console to monitor network health, trap
errors, perform diagnostics, and generate reports.
SOIP
Storage Over Internet Protocol, San Jose-based Nishan Systems term for linking SCSI and FC storage
interfaces with IP and Ethernet network interfaces
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
Standard Datapage Size
For Storage Center, a standard datapage size is 2 MB.
Storage Area Network
See SAN
Storage Center™
A complete storage solution that provides unified physical storage and storage management.
Storage Center Architecture integrates multiple disk technologies with multiple interfaces and controllers.