Installation guide

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APIP
Agfa PACS Interface Protocol.
Application Server
Intermediary server between IMPAX Client and
IMPAX Server machines. LDAP, Documentation,
and other Business Services reside on the
Application Server.
archive
A physical device for long-term storage and
retrieval, such as DVD-R, DLT, or MOD. An
archive can be set up in a jukebox or
non-jukebox configuration. The archive is
attached to the Archive Server.
Archive Server
The IMPAX server that manages the archive.
The Archive Server handles requests to store
studies to the archive and to retrieve studies
from the archive. The Archive Server stores
studies in its cache before archiving them to
long-term storage.
Autopilot
Service that removes old and expired data when
the cache starts to get full. This maintenance
function keeps the database to a manageable
size.
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back up
The activity of copying a database so that it will
be preserved in case of a software or hardware
failure.
browser
Software that allows a user to search through
information on a server. The term usually refers
to a universal client application, such as Firefox
or MS Internet Explorer, that interprets HTML
documents.
C
cache
Temporary storage area for data on a
computer's local or external hard drives.
CLUI
Command Line User Interface. A command line
tool to help in the service of IMPAX. CLUI allows
you to execute SQL statements.
C-MOVE
An operation that allows an application entity
to instruct another application entity to transfer
stored SOP Instances to a third application
entity using the C-STORE operation.
compression
Reduces the size of a file to save both file space
and transmission time. Lossless, lossy, and
wavelet are examples of compression types.
Glossary
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