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| the partition from which a computer boots |
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| a partitioned disks that can have up to four partitions and that uses logical drive designation |
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| holds the dinwos server 2008 /windows folder containing the system files. |
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| enables you to configure backups differently for each volume, using either a full backup or an incremental backup |
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| a software process that rearranges data to fill in the empty spaces that develop on disks and makes data easier to obtain |
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| device specific module (DSM) |
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| a software interface between the multipath i/o caapability in windows server 2008 and the hard disk hardware |
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| a fault-tolerance method similar to disk mirroring in that it prevents data loss by duplicating data from a main disk to a backup disk; but disk duplexing places the backup disk on a different controller or adapter than is used by the main disk |
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| a fault-tolerance method that prevents data loss by duplicating data from a main disk to a backup disk |
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| a disk that does not use traiditonal partitioning, which means that there is no restirction to the number of volumes thta can be set up on one disk or to the ability to extend volumes onto additional physical disks. |
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| a partition that is created from unpartitioned free disk space and is linked to a primary partition in order to increase the available disk space |
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| techniques that employ hardware and software to provide assurance against equipment failures, computer service interruptions, and data loss |
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| a submnetwork technology used primarily for SANs that enables gigabit high-speed data transfers |
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| a process that prepares a hrad disk partition for a specific file system |
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| having files spread throughout a disk with empty pockets of space between files; a normal and gradual process in the functioning of an operating system, addressed by using a degragmentation utility |
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| a backup of an entire system, including all system files, progras, and data files |
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| globally unique identifier (GUID) partition table or GPT |
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| a method for partioning disks that allows for theoretically unlimited partitions and use of larger disks. the max partitions is 128, and max size is 18 exabytes |
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| home directory or home folder |
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| aserver folder that is associated with a user's account and that is designated workspace for the user to store files |
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| backs up only files that are new or that have been updated |
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| internet small computer system interface (iSCSI) |
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| a high-speed technology used in SANs that employs TCP/IP communications and SCSI disk drives |
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| logical unit number (LUN) |
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| a number that identifies a physical SCSI drive or logical SCSI targets (which can be volumes, ip addresses, adapter ports). |
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| data created in the first sector of a disk, containing startup information and information about disk partitions |
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| two dynamic disks that are set up for RAID 1 so that data on one disk is stored on a redundant disk |
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| a physical disk, CD/DVD, remoable drive, or other drive that appears as a folder and that is accessed through a path like any other folder |
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| a set of drivers that can be used with device and network architecture to set up multiple paths between a server and its disk storage to achieve fault tolerance |
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| table containing information about each partition on a disk, such as the type of partition, size, and location. also provides info to the computer about how to access the disk |
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| blocking a group of tracks and sectors to be used by a particular file system, such as NTFS |
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| partition or portion of a hard disk that is bootable |
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| RAID (redundant arrary of inexpensive disks) |
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| a set of standards designed to extend the life of hard disk drives and to prevent data loss from a hard disk failure |
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| three or more dynamic disks that use RAID level 5 fault tolernace through disk striping and creating parity blocks for data recovery |
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| a portion of a disk or an entire disk that is set up as a dynamic disk |
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| small computer system interface (SCSI) |
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| a 32 or 64-bit computer adapter that transports data between one or more attached devices, such as hard disks, and the computer |
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| two or more windows server dynamic disks tht ar ecombined to appear as one disk |
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| storage area network (SAN) |
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| a grouping of storage devices that forms a subnet. the storage devices are ailable to any server on the main network and apppear to the user as though they are attached to the server they are accessing |
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| two or more basic disks set up so that files are spread in blocks accross the disks. |
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| two or more dynamic disks that use striping so that files are spread in blocks accross the disks. |
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| a data storage method tha tbreaks up data files across all volumesof a disk set to minimize wear on a single volume |
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| partition that contains boot files |
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| unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) |
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| a firmware alternative to BIOS that includes the use of GPT disks |
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| virtual disk service (VDS) |
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| used to enable management of disk volumes in SANs through one interface at a server |
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| a logical designation of one or more physical disks partitioned and formatted with one file system |
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| two or more formatted basic disk partitions (volumes) that are combined to look like one volume with a single drive letter. |
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| volume shadow copy service (VSS) |
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| backup service used in win serv 2003 and 2008 to create stable images of files and folders on servers based on the point in time when the image is made. |
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