The following table provides definitions for some of the terms that are used in this document:
Table 1. Terminology
Term | Description |
DNS | Domain Name System |
GUID | Globally Unique Identifier |
LUN | Logical Unit Number |
MDM | Meta Data Manager – Software component that is responsible for cluster management services. |
MTU | Maximum Transmission Unit |
NIC | Network Interface Card |
NTP | Network Time Protocol |
NVMe | Non-Volatile Memory Express |
RDM | Raw Device Mapping |
SAN | Storage Area Network |
SDC | Storage Data Client – Software component that is installed on all compute nodes consuming storage. |
SDS | Storage Data Server – Software component that is installed on all storage nodes contributing storage to the cluster. |
SFS | Smart Fabric Service |
SSD | Solid-State Drive |
SSH | Secure Shell |
VDS | VMware vSphere Distributed Switch |
VIB | vSphere Installation Bundle |
VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network |
VMFS | Virtual Machine File System |
VSI | Virtual Storage Integrator |
