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doc/glossary: improve OSD definitions Reviewed-by: Anthony D'Atri <[email protected]>
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mid-2010s to insist that "OSD" should refer to "Object Storage
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Device", so it is important to know which meaning is intended.
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OSD fsid
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This is a unique identifier used to identify an OSD. It is
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found in the OSD path in a file called ``osd_fsid``. The
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term ``fsid`` is used interchangeably with ``uuid``
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OSD id
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The integer that defines an OSD. It is generated by the
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monitors during the creation of each OSD.
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OSD uuid
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This is the unique identifier of an OSD. This term is used
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interchangeably with ``fsid``
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OSD FSID
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The OSD fsid is a unique identifier that is used to identify an
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OSD. It is found in the OSD path in a file called ``osd_fsid``.
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The term ``FSID`` is used interchangeably with ``UUID``.
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OSD ID
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The OSD id an integer unique to each OSD (each OSD has a unique
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OSD ID). Each OSD id is generated by the monitors during the
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creation of its associated OSD.
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OSD UUID
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The OSD UUID is the unique identifier of an OSD. This term is
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used interchangeably with ``FSID``.
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Period
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In the context of :term:`RGW`, a period is the configuration

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