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Glossary Seagate Global Access A service that you can use to view, download, share, and work with the files stored on your Seagate NAS server from anywhere in the world. You can also use Global Access to upload files to your Seagate NAS server. server A computer or device on a network that manages resources. The Seagate NAS server is a file server, a storage appliance that's dedicated to storing files; it can also be used as a print server, a device that manages one or more printers. shared folder A shared folder on your Seagate NAS server that stores and protects backup files, as well as other files that can be accessed by other people. SMART Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. Technology built into disk drives that let them automatically monitor their own health and report on possible problems. Not all disk drives have SMART support. span A group of disk drives collected in a server, not protected by RAID. Also known as JBOD. See also RAID. spin down Referring to disk drives, a term that means to stop spinning. SSL certificate Secure Socket Layer certificate, part of the SSL encryption method. SSL (also known as Transport Layer Security) is a type of encryption used to protect data being sent over a network or the Internet. SSL uses a system of keys, like secret passwords, to send and receive files securely. stripe Also known as RAID 0. A volume with striping includes two or more disk drives where data is distributed evenly (striped) across the disk drives in equal-sized sections. A striped volume does not maintain redundant data, and so offers no data protection. However, compared to an equal-sized group of independent disks, a striped volume provides faster performance. UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply. A power supply that has a battery in it that maintains power to a computer or server in the event of a power failure. A UPS is intended to provide enough Seagate Business Storage NAS User Guide 26