MSA 2040 SMU Reference Guide

Glossary 185
serial electrically
erasable
programmable ROM
See SEEPROM.
Service Location
Protocol
See SLP.
SES SCSI Enclosure Services. The protocol that allows the initiator to communicate with the
enclosure using SCSI commands.
SFCB Small Footprint CIM Broker.
SFF Small form factor. A type of disk drive.
SHA Secure Hash Algorithm. A cryptographic hash function.
SLP Service Location Protocol. Enables computers and other devices to find services in a local
area network without prior configuration.
Small Footprint CIM
Broker
See SFCB.
small form factor See SFF.
SMART Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. A monitoring system for disk drives that
monitors reliability indicators for the purpose of anticipating disk failures and reporting
those potential failures.
SMI-S Storage Management Initiative - Specification. The SNIA standard that enables
interoperable management of storage networks and storage devices.
The interpretation of CIM for storage. It provides a consistent definition and structure of
data, using object-oriented techniques.
SMU Storage Management Utility. The web application that is embedded in each controller
module and is the primary management interface for the storage system.
snap pool A volume that stores data that is specific to snapshots of an associated master volume,
including copy-on-write data and data written explicitly to the snapshots. A snap pool
cannot be mapped.
snapshot A “virtual” volume that preserves the state of a master volume’s data as it existed when the
snapshot was created. Data associated with a snapshot is recorded in both the master
volume and in its associated snap pool. A snapshot can be mapped and written to. The
capability to create snapshots is a licensed feature. A base of 64 snapshots is included with
all 2040 systems without an additional license. Snapshots that can be mapped to hosts are
counted against the snapshot-license limit, whereas transient and unmappable snapshots
are not.
SNIA Storage Networking Industry Association. An association regarding storage networking
technology and applications.
SRA Storage Replication Adapter. A host-based software component that allows VMware’s Site
Recovery Manager to manage the storage-system firmware’s disaster recovery management
(DRM) features, automating disaster-recovery failover and failback tasks. The SRA uses the
CLI XML API to control the storage system. See also DRM.
SSD Solid-state drive.
SSH Secure Shell. A network protocol for secure data communication.
SSL Secure Sockets Layer. A cryptographic protocol that provides security over the internet.
Storage Controller See SC.
Storage Management
Initiative - Specification
See SMI-S.
Storage Management
Utility
See SMU.
Storage Networking
Industry Association
See SNIA.