Dell PowerVault MD3220i Glossary

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Dell™ Glossary

NOTE:

For additional information on storage terminology, visit the Storage

Networking Industry Association's website at www.snia.org and click on the

dictionary.

A

— Ampere(s).

AC

— Alternating current.

ACPI

— Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. A standard interface for

enabling the operating system to direct configuration and power management.

ambient temperature

— The temperature of the area or room where the system is

located.

ANSI

— American National Standards Institute. The primary organization for

developing technology standards in the U.S.

asset tag

— An individual code assigned to a system, usually by an administrator, for

security or tracking purposes.

backup

— A copy of a program or data file. As a precaution, back up your system’s

hard drive(s) on a regular basis.

blade

— A module that contains a processor, memory, and a hard drive. The modules

are mounted into a chassis that includes power supplies and fans.

BMC

— Baseboard management controller.

bootable media

— A CD, diskette, or USB memory key that is used to start your

system if the system will not boot from the hard drive.

BTU

— British thermal unit.

bus

— An information pathway between the components of a system. Your system

contains an expansion bus that allows the processor to communicate with controllers

for the peripheral devices connected to the system. Your system also contains an

address bus and a data bus for communications between the processor and RAM.

C

— Celsius.

cache

— A fast storage area that keeps a copy of data or instructions for quick data

retrieval.

CA

— Certificate authority.

CIM

— Common Information Model describes the management information utilized

by the DMTF. It provides mapping techniques for interchange of CIM data with MIB

data from SNMP agents.

cm

— Centimeter(s).