Key terms, acronyms and abbreviations

EMC VNX: Unified, hybrid-flash storage used for virtual applications and cloud-environments.
Cinder: OpenStack Block Storage.
iSCSI: Internet Small Computer System Interface. An Internet Protocol (IP) - based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities. By carrying SCSI commands over IP networks, iSCSI is used to facilitate data transfers over intranets and to manage storage over long distances. iSCSI can be used to transmit data over local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), or the Internet and can enable location-independent data storage and retrieval.
LVM: LVM is a logical volume manager for the Linux kernel that manages disk drives and similar mass-storage devices.
LUN: Logical Unit Number