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