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An alternative term for a disk name.
disk media record
A configuration record that identifies a particular disk, by disk ID, and gives that disk a
logical (or administrative) name.
disk name
A logical or administrative name chosen for a disk that is under the control of VxVM, such
as disk03. The term disk media name is also used to refer to a disk name.
dissociate
The process by which any link that exists between two VxVM objects is removed. For
example, dissociating a subdisk from a plex removes the subdisk from the plex and adds
the subdisk to the free space pool.
dissociated plex
A plex dissociated from a volume.
dissociated subdisk
A subdisk dissociated from a plex.
distributed lock manager
A lock manager that runs on different systems in a cluster, and ensures consistent access
to distributed resources.
enabled path
A path to a disk that is available for I/O.
encapsulation
A process that converts existing partitions on a specified disk to volumes. Encapsulation
does not apply to HP-UX.
enclosure
See disk enclosure.
enclosure-based naming
See device name.
fabric mode disk
A disk device that is accessible on a Storage Area Network (SAN) via a Fibre Channel
switch.
FastResync
A fast resynchronization feature that is used to perform quick and efficient
resynchronization of stale mirrors, and to increase the efficiency of the snapshot
mechanism. Also see Persistent FastResync and Non-Persistent FastResync.
Fibre Channel
A collective name for the fiber optic technology that is commonly used to set up a Storage
Area Network (SAN).
file system
A collection of files organized together into a structure. The UNIX file system is a
hierarchical structure consisting of directories and files.
free space