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- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) – A protocol used to handle the allocation and administration of IP address space from a centralized server to devices on a network.
- Fibre Channel Protocol – A protocol used to perform Internet Protocol (IP) and Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) commands over a Fibre Channel network.
- File System – A storage resource that can be accessed through file sharing protocols such as SMB or NFS.
- Fully Automated Storage Tiering for Virtual Pools (FAST VP) – A feature that relocates data to the most appropriate disk type depending on activity level to improve performance while reducing cost.
- FAST Cache – A feature that allows Flash drives to be configured as a large capacity secondary cache for the Pools on the system.
- Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) – Provides a mechanism for accessing block-level data storage over network connections.
- Logical Unit Number (LUN) – A block-level storage device that can be shared out using a protocol such as iSCSI.
- Network Attached Storage (NAS) Server – A file-level storage server used to host file systems. A NAS Server is required in order to create file systems that use SMB or NFS shares, and VMware NFS Datastores and VMware Virtual Volumes (File).
- Network File System (NFS) – An access protocol that allows data access from Linux/UNIX hosts on a network.
- Pool – A repository of drives from which storage resources such as LUNs and file systems can be created.
- REpresentational State Transfer (REST) API – A lightweight communications architecture style that enables the execution of discrete actions against web services.
- Server Message Block (SMB) – A network file sharing protocol, sometimes referred to as CIFS, used by Microsoft Windows environments. SMB is used to provide access to files and folders from Windows hosts on a network.
- Snapshot – A point-in-time view of data stored on a storage resource. A user can recover files from a snapshot, restore a storage resource from a snapshot, or provide access to a host.
- Software Defined Storage – A storage architecture where the software storage stack is decoupled from the physical storage hardware.
- Storage Policy Based Management (SPBM) – Using storage policies to dictate where a VM will be stored, as opposed to choosing a datastore manually.
- Storage Processor (SP) – A storage node that provides the processing resources for performing storage operations and servicing I/O between storage and hosts.
- Unisphere – An HTML5 graphical user interface that is used to manage Dell Unity systems.
- Unisphere Command Line Interface (UEMCLI) – An interface that allows a user to perform tasks on the storage system by typing commands instead of using the graphical user interface.
- Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA) – A storage node that runs as a virtual machine instead of on purpose-built hardware.
- vSphere API for Array Integration (VAAI) – A VMware API that allows storage-related tasks to be offloaded to the storage system.
- vSphere API for Storage Awareness (VASA) – A VMware API that provides additional insight about the storage capabilities in vSphere.
- Virtual Volumes (vVols) – A VMware storage framework which allows VM data to be stored on individual Virtual Volumes. This allows for data services to be applied at a VM-granularity level while utilizing Storage Policy Based Management (SPBM).