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PowerStore: 1,500 VMware Horizon VDI users
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Terminology

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Terminology

  • The following table provides definitions for some of the terms that are used in this document.

    Table 1.      Terminology

    Term

    Definition

    PowerStore Manager

    The HMTL5 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 total).

    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 drive slots.

    Storage volumes

    PowerStore volumes that use block storage.

    NAS server

    Network-attached storage (NAS) servers allow block storage to be used for file storage. The NAS service translates file requests to block storage. NAS supports Microsoft Windows SMB 3.1.1 and NFS v3 or v4.

    File system

    Allows PowerStore to provide file-level access to end users and applications. It also controls user permissions to files, and folders or directories.