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virtual local area network (VLAN). A logical association of switch ports based upon a set of rules or criteria such as
MAC addresses, protocols, network address, or multicast address. This concept permits resegmentation of the LAN
without requiring physical rearrangement.
virtual logical unit number (VLUN). A subset of a logical drive.
VLAN. See virtual local area network.
VLUN. See virtual logical unit number.
volume. (1) A unit of storage on disk, tape, or other data-recording media. (2) A logical disk visible to the NAS
Gateway 500 over a storage network. A volume is a member of a single storage network of 1 - n fabrics. It can have 1
- n path groups of 1 - n equivalent paths.
W
Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS). A Microsoft program that provides a distributed database for registering
and querying dynamic NetBIOS names to IP address mapping in a routed network environment.
WINS. See Windows Internet Naming Service.
Windows networking. A networking file-system protocol for the Windows operating system.
X
Xmodem. A public-domain asynchronous data link control (DLC) protocol that provides packet numbering and
checksum error control for the transfer of binary files.
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