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The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout this document.
Acronym | Description |
Azure VM | Azure Virtual Machine. A supported and maintained image provided by Azure that contains the information required to launch an instance |
AZ | Availability Zone. A discrete data center with redundant power, networking, and connectivity in an Azure region or Azure region |
Azure | Microsoft cloud |
CIDR | Classless Inter-Domain Routing |
CSI | Container Storage Interface |
CSM | Container Storage Module |
DDVE | Dell Data Domain Virtual Edition |
Dell SDS | Dell Software-defined Storage |
Fault set | A logical entity that contains a group of SDSs within a Protection Domain |
Hyperscaler | Any large public cloud service provider that can provide services such as compute and storage |
IAM | Identity and Access Management |
Instance - Azure | Series type virtual machine – predefined sizes |
LIA | Lightweight Installation Agent. A required APEX Block Storage component for many maintenance operations |
MDM | Metadata Manager. An APEX Block Storage component that keeps everything running behind the scenes |
NSG | Network Security Group - Azure |
On-prem or on-premises | A locally deployed data center set of hardware components |
PFMP | APEX Block Storage Manager Platform |
PowerFlex Gateway | An APEX Block Storage component that orchestrates deployments and upgrades and acts as the REST API gateway to the APEX Block Storage cluster |
PowerFlex GUI | The web user interface used for configuring and managing APEX Block Storage components, often called the Element Manager |
Proxy server | A public-facing server used for the "jump server" method of accessing the APEX Block Storage deployment |
PV | Persistent Volume (Kubernetes construct) |
PVC | Persistent Volume Claim (Kubernetes construct) |
RCG | Replication Consistency Group |
Region | A collection of cloud data centers within a geographic region, such as North Virginia (us-east-1) |
Resource Group | An Azure logical metadata container of resources you want to manage as a group |
RPO | Recovery Point Objective |
RPQ | Request for Product Qualification |
RTO | Recovery Time Objective |
SDC | Storage Data Client. The Dell APEX Block Storage component installed on a server that requires access to APEX Block Storage volumes |
SDR | Storage Data Replicator |
SDS | Storage Data Server. The Dell APEX Block Storage component that controls the local disks |
SLA | Service Level Agreement |
STaaS | Storage as a Service |
VPC | Virtual Private Cloud. Network setup without bonding. A logically isolated section of services |
VNet | Virtual Network within Azure |