Medical Archive Solutions User Guide

HPMA User Guide
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HP Medical Archive
CMS Content Management System—a unit of the HP Medical Archive
software managing a distributed database catalog of the grid content
(metadata) and data duplication according to business rules to provide
Information Lifecycle Management (ILM).
content block ID See “CBID”.
DICOM Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine—a standard devel-
oped by ACR-NEMA (an alliance of the American College of
Radiology and the National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association) for
communications between medical imaging devices.
DR Disaster Recovery.
FCS Fixed Content Storage—A class of stored data where the data, once
captured, is rarely changed and must be retained for long periods of
time in its original form. Typically this includes images, documents,
and other data where alterations would reduce the value of the stored
information.
flywheeling A clock is running on its own, without tracking a reference source.
FSG File System Gateway—a unit of the HP Medical Archive software that
enables standard network file systems to interface with the grid.
Grid Task A managed sequence of actions that are coordinated across a grid to
perform a specific function (such as adding new node certificates).
Grid Tasks are typically long-term operations that span many entities
within the grid.
HPMA HP Medical Archive—a fixed-content storage system from Hewlett-
Packard. The solution is sold under the HP brand and is serviced and
supported by the HP services/support organization worldwide. The
HPMA Solution is powered by Bycast
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StorageGRID™ software.
ILM Information Lifecycle Management—a process of managing data by
applying business rules to determine storage accessibility and longev-
ity. Software implementing ILM manages data replication, storage
resources, distribution, and retention to meet business and regulatory
objectives.
instance A DICOM term for an image. One or more instances for a single
patient are collected in a “study”.
LAN Local Area Network—a network of interconnected computers that is
restricted to a small area, such as a building or campus. A LAN may be
considered a node to the Internet or other wide area network.