Compaq ES40 Server User Manual


 
Linux Installation and Configuration Guide for AlphaServer 81
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Glossary
A
Availability - Refers to the amount of time that an application is available to perform
work, typically measured in percentage of uptime.
B
Bootstrap The act of passing control over a computer to an operating system following
system power-up.
C
CPU Central Processing Unit
D
E
F
G
GB Gigabytes
H
I
IDE Integrated Development Environment
IP Internet Protocol The part of TCP/IP Protocol set that provides the routing mechanism.
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K
L
M
Man pages - Manual pages
MIB Management Information Base Set of monitored items that management application and
management agents use to monitor, analyze, and control the operation of managed devices.
MB - Megabytes
N
NIC Network Interface Card
O
P
Q
R
RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks
S
SRM System Resource Manager, used to configure the bootup parameters of Compaq
AlphaServers.
System Partition The name of the bootable partition used to configure Compaq
AlphaServers.
Switch A switch is a network device that selects a path or circuit for sending a unit of
data to its next destination.
T
TCP/IP Protocol that manages the transmission of packets on a network and checks for
errors.
U
URL Universal Resource Locator the name of a specific resource on the Internet.
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W
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