From d314b052f837db9a45a6aac8b8da003ae7d51fca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shireesh Anjal Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:44:44 +0530 Subject: Latest help contents --- .../html/concepts/common_terms.html | 15 +++++---------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'src/com.gluster.storage.management.console.help/html/concepts/common_terms.html') diff --git a/src/com.gluster.storage.management.console.help/html/concepts/common_terms.html b/src/com.gluster.storage.management.console.help/html/concepts/common_terms.html index 0aa9edf9..ccf6d218 100644 --- a/src/com.gluster.storage.management.console.help/html/concepts/common_terms.html +++ b/src/com.gluster.storage.management.console.help/html/concepts/common_terms.html @@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ type="text/css" media="screen" />

Common Cluster Terminologies

Cluster

A cluster is a group of linked computers, working together closely thus in many respects forming a single computer.

Brick +

Brick is the basic unit of storage, represented by an export directory on a server in the trusted storage pool.

Network

A network is a collection of interconnected computers able to communicate with each other and transfer information back and forth.

@@ -41,15 +45,6 @@ example) a separate volume for each user's home directory, you keep all of the user's files together, but separate from those of other users. This is an administrative convenience that is impossible if the partition is the smallest unit of storage.

Mount Points

The previous section discussed how each volume corresponds -logically to a directory in the file system: the volume keeps together -on one partition all the data in the files residing in the directory. -The directory that corresponds to a volume is called its root directory, -and the mechanism that associates the directory and volume is called a -mount point. A mount point is similar to a symbolic link in the file -tree that specifies which volume contains the files kept in a directory. -A mount point is not an actual symbolic link; its internal structure is -different. + \ No newline at end of file -- cgit