User`s guide

Glossary

man (manual) page

An online document that describes how to use a particular command. Also called

reference page.

multiclient conﬁguration

A TCP/IP conﬁguration in which the system is connected via 10-Gbit Ethernet to a

switch that fans out to multiple clients via 1-Gbit Ethernet.

NIS

Network Information Service is a distributed database mechanism for user accounts,

host names, mail aliases, and so on.

PCI Express

Peripheral Component Interconnect Express is a high-performance I/O interconnect.

Traditional PCI attributes are maintained from a usage model, but the parallel PCI

bus interconnect is replaced by a highly scalable serial interface.

reference page

See man (manual) page.

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a standard networking protocol

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