Definitions – HP StoreAll Storage User Manual

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Definitions

Table 1 Terminology and abbreviations

Definitions

Terms and abbreviations

StoreAll 8800/8200—A pair of DL380 Gen8 servers sharing the
same storage.

Couplet

StoreAll 9320/9300—A pair of DL380 G6 servers or a pair of
DL380 G7 servers sharing the same storage.

StoreAll 9730—A pair of BL460c G7 servers sharing the same
storage.

One of the servers in a couplet.

Node

Firmware.

FW

The firmware version of a component that is current/running.

Active firmware version

The firmware version of a component that is qualified by the tool
as part of the firmware recipe.

Qualified firmware version

The minimum firmware version of the component that is required
for the FMT to perform a firmware update on the component.

Base firmware version

FW update in which at least one node in the couplet is online.

Online update/non-disruptive update

For example:

BIOS update

ILO update

During the FW update process for dual-node platforms, any I/Os
to the device from both nodes in the couplet should be halted.

Offline update/disruptive update

For example:

Enclosure HDD update

Any firmware update process.

FW flash

Either a firmware binary image or a smart component (SC).

FW image

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