Dell FluidFS NAS Solutions Administrator's Guide

Backup Power Supply (BPS)

Provides back up battery power in the event of a power loss.

Client access VIP

Virtual IP addresses that clients use to access CIFS shares and NFS exports hosted by the FluidFS NAS solution. The FluidFS NAS solution supports multiple client access Virtual IPs (VIPs).

NAS appliance

Two NAS controllers that are configured as pair in a FluidFS NAS clustered system. Cache data is mirrored between the paired NAS controllers within the appliance.

Controller (NAS controller or nodes)

The two primary components of a NAS appliance, each of which functions as a separate member in the FluidFS NAS cluster.

Data Management Application (DMA)

Also known as the Backup Application Server.

Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM)

The management software that ships with the MD Series array.

Enterprise Manager

Multi system management software required for managing FluidFS with Storage Center.

Fluid File System (FluidFS)

High-performance, scalable file system software installed on NAS controllers.

Host Port Identifier

Unique ID used to identify hosts in a network.

LAN or client network (primary network)

The network through which clients access NAS shares or exports. The FluidFS NAS solution is connected to customer’s IT environment and its NAS clients using this network. It is also the network used by the storage administrator to manage the NAS solution.

NAS storage pool

The NAS storage pool is a virtualized storage layer on top of the virtual disks. The size of the NAS storage pool is the sum of all virtual disks made available to the FluidFS NAS cluster.

NAS volume (NAS container or virtual volume)

A virtualized volume that consumes storage space in the NAS storage pool. Administrators can create CIFS shares and NFS exports on a NAS volume and share them with authorized users. A FluidFS NAS solution supports multiple NAS volumes.

NAS replication

Replication between two FluidFS NAS solutions or between two NAS volumes.

NAS replication partners

FluidFS NAS solutions participating in a replication activity.

Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP)

Network Data Management Protocol used for backup and restore.

Peer controller

The peer NAS controller with which a specific NAS controller is paired in a FluidFS NAS solution.

PowerVault MD3 xx 0i

Refers to the Dell PowerVault MD3200i, MD3220i, MD3600i, and MD3620i iSCSI storage solutions.

Storage Center

Series 40 or SC8000 Compellent Storage center solutions, containing at least one fibre channel HBA for FluidFS connectivity.

Dell NAS Initial Deployment Utility (IDU)

The setup wizard used to initially discover and configure a FluidFS NAS solution. This utility is only used for the initial setup.

NAS Manager

The web-based user interface, which is part of the NAS cluster solution software, used to manage the FluidFS NAS solution.

FluidFS NAS solution

A fully configured, highly-available and scalable NAS appliance, providing NAS (CIFS and/or NFS) services, which is comprised of a pair of NAS controllers, a storage subsystem, and the NAS Manager.

Standby controller

A NAS controller that is installed with the FluidFS software but not part of a cluster. For example, a new or replacement controller from the Dell factory is considered as a standby controller.

SAN network

The network that carries the block level traffic and to which the storage subsystem is connected.