Dell PowerVault 715N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 29)

Abbreviation for symmetric multiprocessing.
SNMP
Abbreviation for Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP is an industry-standard interface that allows a network
manager to remotely monitor and manage workstations.
Striping
In composite drivers with two or more physical drives, the drive array subsystem uses a method of data storage called
striping. With this method, data is divided into a series of pieces called blocks and each data block is stored on a different
physical drive. When each drive contains a block of data, the process starts over with the first physical drive. When the
size of the data block is carefully selected, the chance that the information needed can be read from or written to multiple
physical drives at once is increased, greatly increasing the performance of the composite drive. See RAID.
system board
As the main circuit board, the system board usually contains most of your system's integral components, such as the
following:
Microprocessor
RAM
Controllers for standard peripheral devices, such as the keyboard
Various ROM chips
Frequently used synonyms for system board are motherboard and logic board.
system configuration information
Data stored in memory that tells a system what hardware is installed and how the system should be configured for
operation.
system memory
System memory is a synonym for RAM.
System Setup program
A BIOS-based program that allows you to configure your system's hardware and customize the system's operation by
setting such features as password protection and energy management. Some options in the System Setup program
require that you reboot the system (or the system may reboot automatically) in order to make a hardware configuration
change. Because the System Setup program is stored in NVRAM, any settings remain in effect until you change them
again.
system.ini file
A startup file for the Windows operating system. When you start Windows, it consults the system.ini file to determine a
variety of options for the Windows operating environment.
Running the Control Panel or Windows Setup program might change options in the system.ini file. On other occasions,
you might need to change or add options to the system.ini file manually with a text editor, such as Notepad.
UART
Abbreviation for universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter.
upper memory area