
ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 107
Glossary
This glossary consists of terms that can be used for components that you may have in your SAN.
Aggregation
The navigation panel representation of an SNC, so that it is subordinate to the Scalar library in which it is
contained.
AMC (ADIC Management Console)
Client-server software. The AMC client-server is used to manage the SAN.
Appliance
An SNC, whether embedded or standalone. For example, the Scalar i2000 is not and does not contain an
appliance, but the Scalar 100 contains an embedded appliance. The Pathlight 5000 is a standalone
appliance.
ATAC
ADIC Technical Assistance Center. The ADIC customer help desk.
Category
A logical grouping of the SAN components belonging to a specific view. For example, subnet, department,
location, etc.
Channel zoning
A method of subdividing a SAN into disjoint zones on a per-channel basis in order to enhance security and
qualify access.
Community strings
Statements describing administrative relationships between SNMP agents and community members.
Data panel
The lower right quadrant of the AMC window, where information is displayed in table format.
Data path
One of the many possible paths that data can move in the SAN environment, potentially involving many
components or connections between
initiators and targets that have been massaged since the initial
configuration occurred.
Device menu
An AMC menu that when a disk or a tape device is right-clicked from either the navigation panel or the
graphical panel.
DNS (Domain Name Service)
A service that translates domain names into IP addresses.
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