User`s guide

Glossary
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Glossary
ACL
Access Control List. An ACL is a table that tells the system’s operating system the access
rights each user has to a directory or file. The directory or file has a security attribute that
identifies its access control list. The list has an entry for each system user with access
privileges, such as read and write.
Microsoft® Windows® NT/2000, Novell® NetWare®, Hewlett-Packard® OpenVMS™
and UNIX® system-based systems are among the operating systems that use access
control lists. The list is implemented differently by each operating system.
Active Directory™
Active Directory™ presents organizations with a directory service designed for
distributed computing environments. Active Directory™ allows organizations to centrally
manage and share information on network resources and users while acting as the central
authority for network security. In addition to providing comprehensive directory services
to a Microsoft® Windows® environment, Active Directory™ is designed to be a
consolidation point for isolating, migrating, centrally managing, and reducing the number
of directories that companies require.
Active Directory™ is the integral directory service within the Microsoft® Windows®
2000 operating system. This service improves manageability, enables security and
extends interoperability between Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and other operating
systems.
Alert
An alert gives you information or to warn you about a potentially damaging operation.
StorTrends NAS software has an alert manager that sends out alerts using the following
methods:
• SNMP traps
• E-mail alerts
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• Local event log
All the events are stored in a local event log. Based on the configuration, the alert
manager sends the alerts to SNMP trap and e-mail destinations.
AppleTalk®
To share files, Apple® systems needs a network file protocol called AppleTalk® File
Protocol (AFP), similar to NFS or CIFS.
Appliance
An appliance is a device that is purpose built, requires little or no time to setup, and most
of all, simple to use. A good example of an appliance is a refrigerator.