ADSM V3 DRM Disk Image Dump and Restore

Glossary

The terms in this glossary are defined as they pertain to the ADSM library. For a complete glossary of ADSM terms, see ADSM Administrator's Guide.

This glossary may include terms and definitions from:

• The American National Standard Dictionary for Information Systems, ANSI X3.172-1990, copyright (ANSI). Copies may be purchased from the American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd Street, New York 10036.

• The Information Technology Vocabulary, developed by Subcommittee 1, Joint Technical Committee 1, of the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC JTC2/SC1).

active version

The most recent backup copy of a file stored by ADSM. Such a file is exempt from deletion until a backup detects that the user has either replaced the file with a newer version, or has explicitly deleted the file from the workstation. Contrast with inactive version.

disk drive geometry

The combination of the numbers of cylinders, heads, and sectors that a disk drive has, along with the size of each sector.

dotted IP address

The unique numeric code assigned to each device or workstation connected to a TCP/IP network. The address 9.115.20.44 is an example.

IDE

Integrated drive electronics.

inactive version

A copy of a backup version of a file in ADSM storage that either is not the most recent version or is a backup of a file that was deleted from the client file system. Inactive backup versions are eligible for expiration processing according to the management class assigned to the file. Contrast with active version.

MPTS

Multi-protocol transport services.

MTU

Maximum transfer unit.

NDIS

Network driver interface specification.

NIF

Network information file. A file that contains items that you can configure for each NDIS-compliant network adapter driver.

PCMCIA

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association.

router

A device that enables an Internet Protocol host to act as a gateway for routing data between separate networks that use a specific adapter.

SCSI

Small computer system interface.