Users Guide

46 Glossary
NAS Solution
A configuration that consists of at least one PowerVault NX1950 storage system
with a PowerVault MD3000 storage array connected via SAS and Ethernet.
NIC
Network Interface Card
Node
A PowerVault NX1950 storage system that can be a member of a cluster
configuration.
PCI
Peripheral Component Interface
PERC 5/i
PowerEdge Raid Controller (Internal)
RAM
Random Access Memory
SAN
Storage Area Network
SAS
Serial Attached SCSI
SAS 5/E
Dell Host Bus Adapter for Serial Attached SCSI
VDS
Virtual Disk Service
VSS
Volume Shadow Copy Service