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The pNFS Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) layout
<xref target="RFC8154" /> is a layout type
- that allows NFS clients to directly perform I/O to block storage
- devices while bypassing the MDS. It is specified by using concepts
- from the SCSI protocol family for the data path to the storage
+ that allows NFS clients to directly perform I/O to block storage devices
+ while bypassing the Metadata Server (MDS). It is specified by using
+ concepts from the SCSI protocol family for the data path to the storage
devices.
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<section anchor='ssc:fencing' title='Client Fencing'>
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- The SCSI layout uses Persistent Reservations to provide client
+ The SCSI layout uses Persistent Reservations (PRs) to provide client
fencing. For this both the MDS and the Clients have to register
a key with the storage device, and the MDS has to create a
reservation on the storage device.