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Term Definition Virtual Disk Service (VDS) Microsoft VDS is a service that extends existing storage capabilities of Windows Server operating systems. volume A logical partition of a RAID's storage space that contains a file system. In the default storage configuration of many SnapServers, eighty percent of the RAID capacity is allocated to the default volume. Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Microsoft VSS provides a mechanism for creating consistent point-in-time copies of data known as shadow copies. Web View The Web-browser screen that opens when users access a SnapServer using their Web browsers, and displays a list of all shares. Windows domain authentication Windows-based networks use a domain controller to store user credentials. The domain controller can validate all authentication requests on behalf of other systems in the domain. The domain controller can also generate encrypted challenges to test the validity of user credentials. Other systems use encrypted challenges to respond to CIFS/SMB clients that request access to a share. WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) The server that locates network resources in a TCP/IPbased Windows network by automatically configuring and maintaining the name and IP address mapping tables. workgroup A collection of computers that are grouped for sharing resources such as data and peripherals over a LAN. Each workgroup is identified by a unique name. 228 SnapServer Administrator Guide