Dell PowerVault 745N User Manual
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IDE
Integrated drive electronics; a standard interface between the system board and storage devices
integrated mirroring
Provides simultaneous physical mirroring of two drives. Integrated mirroring functionality is provided by the system's hardware. See also mirroring.
internal processor cache
An instruction and data cache built into the processor
IP
Internet Protocol
IRQ
Interrupt request. A signal that data is about to be sent to or received by a peripheral device travels by an IRQ line to the processor. Each peripheral
connection must be assigned an IRQ number. Two devices can share the same IRQ assignment, but you cannot operate both devices simultaneously.
jumper
Small blocks on a circuit board with two or more pins emerging from them. Plastic plugs containing a wire fit down over the pins. The wire connects the pins
and creates a circuit, providing a simple and reversible method of changing the circuitry in a board.
K
Kilo-, indicating 1000
Kb
Kilobit(s); 1024 bits
KB
Kilobyte(s);1024 bytes
Kbps
Kilobit(s) per second
KBps
Kilobyte(s) per second
key combination
A command requiring you to press multiple keys at the same time (for example, )
kg
Kilogram(s); 1000 grams
KMM
Keyboard/monitor/mouse
KVM
Keyboard/video/mouse. KVM refers to a switch that allows selection of the system from which the video is displayed and for which the keyboard and mouse
are used.