LUDOC-296 protocol: Rearrange presentation to be more top-down

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+LOV Index
+~~~~~~~~~
+[[lov-index]]
+
+Each target is assigned an LOV index (by the 'mkfs.lustre' command line)
+as the target is added to the file system. This value is stored by the
+target locally as well as on the MGS in order to serve as a unique
+identifier in the file system.
+