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The following table provides definitions for some of the terms that are used in this document.
Term | Definition |
File system | A storage resource that can be accessed through file sharing protocols such as SMB or NFS. |
Network-Attached Storage (NAS) server | A virtualized network-attached storage server that uses the SMB, NFS, FTP, and SFTP protocols to catalog, organize, and transfer files within file system shares and exports. A NAS server, the basis for multitenancy, must be created before you can create file-level storage resources. NAS servers are responsible for the configuration parameters on the set of file systems that it serves. |
Network File System (NFS) | An access protocol that enables users to access files and folders on a network. NFS is typically used by Linux and UNIX hosts. |
PowerStore Manager | An HTML5 user interface used to manage PowerStore systems. |
PowerStore Q model | Container-based storage system that is running on purpose-built hardware. This storage system supports unified (block and file) workloads or block-optimized workloads. The PowerStore Q model supports Quad-Level Cell (QLC) NVMe SSDs for data storage. |
PowerStore T model | Container-based storage system that is running on purpose-built hardware. This storage system supports unified (block and file) workloads or block-optimized workloads. The PowerStore T model supports Triple-Level Cell (TLC) NVMe SSDs for data storage. |
Server Message Block (SMB) | An access protocol that allows remote file data access from clients to hosts on a network. SMB is typically used in Microsoft Windows environments. |
Snapshot | A point-in-time view of data stored on a storage resource. A user can recover files from a snapshot or restore a storage resource from a snapshot. |