Installation guide
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SAN
Storage Area Network. A network of shared
storage devices. In a Storage Area Network, all
storage devices are available to all servers on a
Local Area Network.
SCP
Service Class Provider. A DICOM server that
receives requests from an SCU. The DICOM SCP
accepts images for processing, processes find
and retrieve requests, and handles storage
commitment requests and replies.
SCU
Service Class User. Primarily sends DICOM
requests to an SCP.
single-host configuration
A configuration in which the Database, Archive
Server, and Network Gateway server
components are all installed on a single server.
single-server configuration
An IMPAX single server is a Windows server
that runs the AS300 Server software in a
single-host configuration along with the
Application Server and Connectivity Manager
software.
slave Curator
When using multiple Curators, the secondary
Curators. Though the master Curator owns the
job queue, PREPARE jobs are associated with
the Curator that started the job.
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer. A protocol from Netscape
Communications Corporation, which is
designed to provide secure communications on
the Internet.
standalone station
Windows server on which the IMPAX Client,
AS300, and Application Server software are
installed. Runs under Windows 2003 or
Windows XP SP2. The standalone does not have
its own installation program. To create a
standalone , the AS300, Application Server, and
Client installation programs are each run
separately.
T
TalkStation
TalkStation is voice recognition software that
is integrated with IMPAX 6.3. TalkStation can
convert spoken speech to typed text without
having to go through a transcription phase.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol. The suite of protocols that defines the
Internet. Available for every major operating
system.
V
volume
A volume refers to the division of data on the
media. If a tape has two sides, each side is
referred to as a separate volume.
W
web cache
Images that have been compressed by Curator
are stored in the web cache. These images are
compressed using Mitra Wavelet compression
to reduce their size for access over low
bandwidth.
wizard
Wizards are used to automate processes.
Wizards perform a predetermined sequence of
actions after they are selected and applied.
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