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array virtual port Alogical—or, asit iscommonlycalled, "virtual"—portdefinedfor somearray types
thatsupport SMI-S1.0.2andearlier. Whenanarrayvirtual port(orAVP) isdefined,
the array can support LUN masking with multiple, heterogeneous hosts through
a single physical array port. Depending on the array vendor, array virtual ports
may also be known as host storage domains, array host groups, access groups,
and affinity groups. See also storage view.
attribute A property of an object that describes something about the object—such as its
World Wide Name. The number and kind of attributes displayed for a resource
depend on what type of object it is.
Audit Log A text file that contains a list of all changes made to the Hardware Abstraction
Layer—such as devicesadded and removed—and to theCommandCentral Storage
AlertManager—such asmodificationsto policyand alertnotificationand changes
to configuration settings.
Authentication Service See Symantec Product Authentication Service.
Authorization Service See Symantec Product Authorization Service.
available storage Configured storage that has not yet been apportioned into addressable units
(LUNs). This storageis typically part of RAIDgroups. Contrast with LUN storage.
BCV (business
continuance volume)
Anareaofvirtual storagethatmapstoaLUNon anEMCSymmetrixorDMXarray
and provides redundancy. Each BCV contains a copy of a standard device (STD).
binding See LUN binding.
bridge A device that connects and passes packets between two segments of a storage
network that use the same communications protocol. See also router.
broadcast address An IP address specified for discovering hosts running the Hardware Abstraction
Layer (both Management Servers and managed hosts) within a subnet.
255.255.255.255 is a special IP address that CommandCentral Storage can use to
search for hosts within a subnet without crossing a subnet boundary.
bundle Alogicalgrouping consistingofupto16 physicallinks.CommandCentralStorage
can discover, act upon, and display information about a bundle as if it were a
single link. Also called port bundle.
capacity The amount of storage an object can allocate or use.
ccconfig See Command Central Configuration Utility.
circuit breaker A function in the Veritas Alert Manager that automatically limits the number of
notifications sent to a recipient within a specified time.
claimed storage Storagefor whichatleast onehost’soperating systemhas createdadevice handle.
Contrast with unclaimed storage.
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