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Term
LUN
Logical Unit Number: a SCSI identifier of a device
NAS
Network Attached Storage: storage elements connected to a network to provide
file access services to computer systems; an NAS Storage Element includes an
engine to implement the file services and one or more devices to store data;
NAS elements may be attached to any type of network; an NAS host system
uses a file system device driver to access data and NAS systems interpret these
commands to execute the necessary internal file and device I/O operations
SCSI
Small Computer Systems Interface: a processor-independent standard for
system-level interface between a computer and intelligent devices including hard
disks, floppy disks, CD-ROM, printers, scanners, etc.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol: a standard for monitoring and managing
systems and devices in a network; data is defined by a MIB; functions supported
include the request and retrieval of data
Tape Window
A fixed-size parameter indicating the maximum data length that can be written to
a tape in one Data Mover action; once the tape window is reached, the Data
Mover will pause until writes occur and the tape window becomes available.
TCP/IP
Abbreviation for the basic communication protocols used on the Internet
including Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Internet Protocol (IP), File
Transfer Protocol (FTP), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and Telnet.
Definition
Introduction
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