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The following table provides definitions for some of the terms that are used in this document.
Term |
Definition |
PowerStore Manager |
The web-based user interface (UI) for storage management. |
Appliance |
A solution containing a base enclosure and attached expansion enclosures. The size of an appliance could include only the base enclosure or the base enclosure plus expansion enclosures. |
Node |
The component within the base enclosure that contains processors and memory. Each appliance consists of two nodes. |
Cluster |
One or more PowerStore appliances in a single grouping. Clusters are expandable by adding more appliances (up to four). |
Base enclosure |
The enclosure containing both nodes (node A and node B) and the NVMe drive slots. |
Expansion enclosure |
An enclosure that can be attached to a base enclosure to provide 25 additional SAS-based drive slots. |
Storage volumes |
PowerStore volumes that use block storage. These volumes are displayed in the PowerStore dashboard > Block area. |
NAS server |
Network-attached storage (NAS) servers allowing block storage to be used for file storage. The NAS service translates file requests to block storage. The NAS can be both Microsoft Windows SMB 3.1.1 or NFS v3/v4. |
File system |
A system allowing PowerStore to enable file-level access to end users and applications. It also controls user permissions to files, and folders or directories. |