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The following terms are used with PowerStore:
The following table provides definitions for some of the terms that are used in this document.
Table 1. Terminology
Term |
Definition |
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. |
Base enclosure |
The enclosure containing both nodes (node A and node B) and the NVMe drive slots. |
Cluster |
One or more PowerStore appliances in a single grouping. Clusters are expandable by adding more appliances (up to four). |
Expansion enclosure |
An enclosure that can be attached to a base enclosure to provide 25 additional drive slots. |
File system |
A system that allows PowerStore to enable file-level access to end users and applications. It also controls user permissions to files, and folders or directories. |
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. PowerStore NAS supports Microsoft Windows SMB 3.1.1 and NFS v3 and v4. |
Node |
The component within the base enclosure that contains processors and memory. Each appliance consists of two nodes. |
PowerStore Manager |
The web-based user interface (UI) for storage management. |
Storage volumes |
PowerStore volumes that use block storage. These volumes are displayed in PowerStore Manager under Storage > Volumes. |