Dell PowerVault MD3000i Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 97

RAID 5, and RAID 50. See also, Personal System/2.

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PS/2 - Personal System/2. PXE - Preboot eXecution Environment. A way of booting a system via a LAN (without a physical disk or bootable diskette). RAC - Remote access controller. RAID - Redundant array of independent disks. A method of providing data redundancy. Some common implementations of RAID include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and RAID 50. See also guarding, mirroring, and striping. RAID enclosure - A storage enclosure supporting RAID via a modular controller unit. RAID array - Collection of storage disks managed under a RAID solution. The RAID array includes any disks attached to the RAID controller, including those contained in a supported expansion enclosure. RAM - Random-access memory. The system's primary temporary storage area for program instructions and data. Any information stored in RAM is lost when you turn off your system. RAS - Remote Access Service. This service allows users running the Windows operating system to remotely access a network from their system using a modem. readme file - A text file, usually shipped with software or hardware, that contains information supplementing or updating the product's documentation. read-only file - A read-only file is one that you are prohibited from editing or deleting. ROM - Read-only memory. Your system contains some programs essential to its operation in ROM code. A ROM chip retains its contents even after you turn off your system. Examples of code in ROM include the program that initiates your system's boot routine and the POST. ROMB - RAID on motherboard. rpm - Revolutions per minute. RTC - Real-time clock. Glossary 97

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PS/2
— Personal System/2.
PXE
— Preboot eXecution Environment. A way of booting a system via a LAN
(without a physical disk or bootable diskette).
RAC
— Remote access controller.
RAID
— Redundant array of independent disks. A method of providing data
redundancy. Some common implementations of RAID include RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 5, RAID 10, and RAID 50. See also
guarding
,
mirroring
, and
striping
.
RAID enclosure
— A storage enclosure supporting RAID via a modular controller
unit.
RAID array
— Collection of storage disks managed under a RAID solution. The
RAID array includes any disks attached to the RAID controller, including those
contained in a supported expansion enclosure.
RAM
— Random-access memory. The system’s primary temporary storage area for
program instructions and data. Any information stored in RAM is lost when you turn
off your system.
RAS
— Remote Access Service. This service allows users running the Windows
operating system to remotely access a network from their system using a modem.
readme file
— A text file, usually shipped with software or hardware, that contains
information supplementing or updating the product’s documentation.
read-only file
— A read-only file is one that you are prohibited from editing or
deleting.
ROM
— Read-only memory. Your system contains some programs essential to its
operation in ROM code. A ROM chip retains its contents even after you turn off your
system. Examples of code in ROM include the program that initiates your system’s
boot routine and the POST.
ROMB
— RAID on motherboard.
rpm
— Revolutions per minute.
RTC
— Real-time clock.