HP StorageWorks 8000 NAS - Manual (Page 231)

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Remote system log Remote system log Remote system log Remote system log A file located on a UNIX machine containing statistics and error messages.
See also syslog.
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SAN (Storage Area SAN (Storage Area SAN (Storage Area SAN (Storage Area
Network) Network) Network) Network)
Network that connects storage devices and computer systems.
SCSI (Small SCSI (Small SCSI (Small SCSI (Small
Computer System Computer System Computer System Computer System
Interface) Interface) Interface) Interface)
A SCSI interface is used to connect microcomputers to SCSI peripheral
devices, such as many hard disks and printers, and to other computers and
local area networks.
Security Account Security Account Security Account Security Account
Manager (SAM) Manager (SAM) Manager (SAM) Manager (SAM)
database database database database
A database used to authenticate users.
Share Share Share Share To make files, directories, or folders accessible to other users over a network.
Share level security Share level security Share level security Share level security Share level security for Windows NT is the simplest security method available.
Access to file volumes or directories (shares) may be restricted on a share by
share basis. The administrator can set read only passwords and read/write
passwords for each share on the system. Users wishing to gain access to a
share are asked to supply the correct password. Only users with the correct
password are given access to the share.
SMB (Server SMB (Server SMB (Server SMB (Server
Message Block) Message Block) Message Block) Message Block)
protocol protocol protocol protocol
A network protocol designed and implemented by Microsoft and used by
Windows clients to communicate file access requests to Windows servers.
This has been replaced by CIFS.
SMP (Symmetric SMP (Symmetric SMP (Symmetric SMP (Symmetric
Multiprocessing) Multiprocessing) Multiprocessing) Multiprocessing)
A computer architecture in which multiple processors share the same
memory, which contains one copy of the operating system, one copy of any
applications that are in use, and one copy of the data. Because the operating
system divides the workload into tasks and assigns those tasks to whatever
processors are free, SMP can potentially service more transactions within a
fixed amount of time than a single processor system.
SMTP (Simple Mail SMTP (Simple Mail SMTP (Simple Mail SMTP (Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol) Transfer Protocol) Transfer Protocol) Transfer Protocol)
A TCP/IP protocol for sending messages from one computer to another on a
network. This protocol is used on the internet to route email.
SNMP (Simple SNMP (Simple SNMP (Simple SNMP (Simple
Network Network Network Network
Management Management Management Management
Protocol) Protocol) Protocol) Protocol)
The network management protocol for TCP/IP. In SNMP, agents, which can be
hardware as well as software, monitor the activity in the various devices on
the network.