Typographical Conventions
Throughout this document, the following typographical conventions are followed:
Style | Meaning |
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bold text | The name of an Excelero software component or technology |
text |
A file name, command or configuration text that can be utilized in a Linux terminal/shell, file or as a URL |
term in italics | Generally, a term being used in specific relation to an element in the NVMesh |
Definitions
Throughout this document, these terms have the following meanings:
Term | Definition |
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Management Server | The server(s), or OS image(s) running the management module software |
Target Node/Target | A physical server containing one or more NVMe SSDs running the storage target module |
Client Node/Client | An OS image instance running the block storage client software |
Converged Node | A target node that is also running the block storage client software |
Logical Volume/Volume | A logical block device defined with the NVMesh management module that can be attached to client nodes |
RDDA | Remote Direct Drive Access. Excelero’s patented low-latency and CPU bypass transport technology. |
TOMA | Topology Manager. The storage target module component that handles error detection and volume rebuild activities. |
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