Overland Glossary & Acronym List - Overland Storage SnapSAN S2000 User Manual

Overland Glossary & Acronym List
NOTE: This is a general Overland Storage glossary and acronym list. Not all items may be
1000BASE-T
1000BASE-T (also known as IEEE 802.3ab) is a standard for gigabit Ethernet over
copper wiring. It requires, at a minimum, Category 5 cable (the same as 100BASE-
TX), but Category 5e (Category 5 enhanced) and Category 6 cable may also be used
and are often recommended. 1000BASE-T requires all four pairs to be present and is
far less tolerant of poorly installed wiring than 100BASE-TX.
ACL
Access Control List. Shows the iSCSI initiators that are allowed to access the target.
Address
An address is a data structure or logical convention used to identify a unique entity,
such as a particular process or network device.
ATA
Short for Advanced Technology Attachment. A standard interface for connecting
storage devices to a PC.
Auto Balance
A feature that automatically balances preferred paths evenly among all available host
ports and controller ports. Auto balancing spreads I/O load by utilizing as many host
ports and controller ports as possible.
Back-end
Front-end and back-end are terms used to characterize program interfaces and
services relative to the initial user, human or program, of these interfaces and
services. A "front-end" application is one that application users interact with directly.
A "back-end" application or program serves indirectly in support of the front-end
services, usually by being closer to the required resource or having the capability to
communicate with the required resource. The back-end application may interact
directly with the front-end or, perhaps more typically, is a program called from an
intermediate program that mediates front-end and back-end activities.
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