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Appendix C Glossary
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Appendix C Glossary AFP CIFS FTP HTTP HTTPS NFS Quota RAID Share Snapshot Volume X-RAID AppleTalk Filing Protocol\ is the standard way Mac OS 9 and earlier versions share files across the network. Common Internet File System, a standard protocol that Windows users use to share files across the network. Mac OS X also has the capability to share files using CIFS. File Transfer Protocol, a common protocol adopted by many OS to enable remote file download and upload for public sharing. Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the protocol Web browsers use to connect to Web servers for file access, typically Web pages. HTTP with SSL encryption is used where secure Web access is desired. Network File System, a common way Unix and Linux systems share files by making remote file systems appear to reside locally. Amount of volume space allocated to a particular user or group account, or to a particular share. The user, group, or share with a set quota cannot exceed disk usage beyond this limit. Quota is typically specified to ensure that no one user, group, or share abuses the available storage space. Redundant Array of Independent Disks. Basically it is a method of storing data on multiple disks in a way that if one disk fails, data can still be accessed from the other disks. A RAID level selects how data will be kept redundant, the most popular of which are levels 0, 1, and 5. Contrary to the RAID acronym, RAID level 0 does not provide any redundancy. For more information, see Appendix A, "RAID Levels Simplified.". A folder on a NAS volume that can be shared among different network file services such as CIFS for Windows, AFP (AppleTalk File Protocol) for Macs, NFS for Unix/ Linux, FTP, and HTTP. Access to the share can be customized on a user or group or host-level basis. An instantaneous, non-changing, read-only image of a volume. Snapshots are useful for backups.While a snapshot is being taken, the original volume can continue to operate normally. Snapshots can also be utilized as a temporary backup in case of viruses. Files can be restored from the snapshot volume if current files are corrupted. A file system built on top of a RAID set. This file system consists of shares that are made available through various network file services. NETGEAR patent-pending Expandable RAID technology. Glossary C-1 v1.0, October 2007