Users Guide

170 Glossary
DRAC 5
Acronym for Dell Remote Access Controller 5.
DRAC II
Acronym for Dell OpenManage™ Remote Assistant Card II.
DRAC III
Acronym for Dell Remote Access Card III.
DRAC III/XT
Acronym for Dell Remote Access Card III/XT.
DRAM
Acronym for dynamic random-access memory. A system's RAM is usually made
up entirely of DRAM chips. Because DRAM chips cannot store an electrical charge
indefinitely, your system continually refreshes each DRAM chip in the system.
drive-type number
Your system can recognize a number of specific hard drives. Each is assigned a
drive-type number that is stored in NVRAM. The hard drive(s) specified in your
system's System Setup program must match the actual drive(s) installed in the
system. The System Setup program also allows you to specify physical parameters
(logical cylinders, logical heads, cylinder number, and logical sectors per pack) for
drives not included in the table of drive types stored in NVRAM.
DSM SA Connection Service
Acronym for Dell Systems Management Server Administration. An application
that makes Web pages available for viewing by Web browsers using the HTTPS
protocol. See "Web server".
DTE
Abbreviation for data terminal equipment. Any device, such as a computer system,
that can send data in digital form by means of a cable or communications line.
The DTE is connected to the cable or communications line through a data
communications equipment (DCE) device, such as a modem.
ECC
Abbreviation for error checking and correction.
ECP
Abbreviation for Extended Capabilities Port.
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