Installation Guide

Frequently used terms

The following list of terms, used within this document, have these specific meanings:

Term

Definition in this document

Drive bay

A receptacle into which you insert a hard disk drive in an appliance. The bays could be physically located in a separate rack from the appliance.

Engine

The processor that responds to requests for data from clients. This is where the operating software for the IBM IP Storage appliance resides.

Storage unit

Hardware that contains one or more drive bays, power supplies, and a network interface.

Notes

These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.

Attention

These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which damage could occur.

Caution

These notices indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous to you. A caution notice is placed just before descriptions of potentially hazardous procedure steps or situations.

Danger

These notices indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to you. A danger notice is placed just before descriptions of potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure steps or situations.