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SnapServer 7.5 Administrator's Guide
MD5 Algorithm
MD5 is a way to verify data integrity, and is much more reliable than checksum and many
other commonly used methods.
MIB
Short for Management Information Base. A formal description of a set of network objects
that can be managed using the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The format
of the MIB is defined as part of SNMP.
Mirroring
Used in RAID 1 and 10, a process of storing data on one disk and copying it to one or more
disks, creating a redundant storage solution. RAID 1 is the most secure method of storing
mission-critical data.
Mounted
A filesystem that is available.
MPIO
Short for Multipath Input/Output. A multipath solution built into Microsoft server-grade
iSCSI operating systems.
MTU
Short for Maximum Transfer Unit. It is the largest size packet or frame, specified in octets
(eight-bit bytes), that can be sent in a packet- or frame-based network.
NIC
Short for Network Interface Card. A board that provides network communication capabilities
to and from a computer.
NIS
Short for Network Information Service. It is a client–server directory service protocol for
distributing system configuration data such as user and host names between computers on a
computer network. Sun Microsystems developed the NIS; the technology is licensed to
virtually all other Unix vendors.
NTFS
Short for New Technology File System. The standard file system used by Windows NT and
later versions of the Windows operating system.
NTP
Short for Network Time Protocol. A protocol for synchronizing the system clocks of computers
over a packet-switched network.
NVRAM
Abbreviation of Non-Volatile Random Access Memory, a type of memory that retains its
contents when power is turned off.
Permissions
A security category, such as no access, read-only, or read-write, that determines what
operations a user or group can perform on folders or files.
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