[MS-VDS]: Virtual Disk Service (VDS) Protocol Specification

iSCSI initiator: A client of a SCSI interface. An iSCSI initiator issues SCSI commands torequest services from components, which are logical units of a server known as a "target". Formore information, see [RFC3720] section 1.iSCSI initiator adapter: The hardware that allows an iSCSI initiator to communicate withother computers on the network. For more information, see [RFC3720] section 9.1.iSCSI initiator portal: The component of an iSCSI initiator that has a TCP/IP network addressand that may be used by an iSCSI node in that network entity for the connections in one of itsiSCSI sessions. For more information, see [RFC3720] section 3.4.iSCSI session: A group of TCP connections that link an iSCSI initiator with a target. For moreinformation, see [RFC3720] section 3.4.iSCSI target: A server of a SCSI interface, or a logical unit of a server that responds to SCSIcommand requests from an iSCSI initiator for servers that contain multiple SCSI targetports, device servers, and associated logical units. For more information, see [RFC3720]section 1.Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service: The part of Disk Management Services thatimplements the disk and volume management operations. Disk Management Servicesprovides support for disk and volume management operations and monitors disk arrivalsand removals and other changes in the storage subsystem.mount point: A file system directory that contains a linked path to a second volume. A usermay link a path on one volume to another. For example, given two volumes, drive C anddrive D, a user can create a directory or folder that is called C:\MountD, and can link thatdirectory with volume D. The path C:\MountD can then be used to access the root folder ofvolume D.SCSI name string identifier: An identifier string that is used to identify a SCSI bus device. Formore information, see [SPC-3].secure digital (SD) bus: A computer bus that transfers data between a host controller and asecure digital card, which is a non-volatile memory card format commonly used in a portabledevice.shared secret: A symmetric encryption key that is shared by two entities, such as a user and adomain controller, and that has a long lifetime. A password is a common example of a sharedsecret. Also called a "secret key".striped volume: See RAID-0.subsystem: A storage device that coordinates and controls the operation of one or more diskdrives.super floppy: A high-capacity floppy disk. A super floppy layout is one in which there is noMBR, so there is no partition table. The entire disk (from start to end) is one giantpartition.system volume: For volumes that consist of single partitions, system volume issynonymous with system partition. For volumes that consist of multiple partitions,system volume refers to a volume in which one of the partitions is a system partition(generally mirrored volumes, because partitions on striped or RAID-5 volumes do nothave complete copies of volume data). See also system partition.[MS-VDS] — v20110610Virtual Disk Service (VDS) Protocol SpecificationCopyright © 2011 Microsoft Corporation.Release: Friday, June 10, 201117 / 360