LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID
(Firmware version 1.4)
User Manual
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Glossary
backup view
– A backup that has been assigned a drive
letter and can be opened and explored using My Com-
puter or Windows Explorer
Console
– The Windows-based application that enables
you to discover all the storage systems on your subnet,
view their version and network information, access the
Manager, and map drive letters to shared folders
data disk or partition
– A hard disk or partition of a
hard disk that is not used to run the computer operating
system
group
– A collection of one or more users that can be
given access to a shared folder all at once
jumbo frame
– A large packet size for transferring data
between an Ethernet Disk RAID and computers in the
network
Manager
– The Web-based user interface that enables
you to configure the Ethernet Disk RAID
NIC
– An acronym for network interface card
NTP
– An acronym for Network Time Protocol, a
mechanism for synchronizing a computer’s
time with a standard time on a server
RAID
– An acronym for redundant array of indepen-
dent disks Different levels of RAID provide different
types of data protection and data duplication, as well as
enhance the performance of your disks.
remote boot
– The process of booting your computer
from the Ethernet Disk RAID rather than from a local
hard disk
shared folder
– A folder on the Ethernet Disk RAID
that can be accessed by authorized users
subnet
– A portion of a local area network. Computers
in a subnet typically have IP addresses that are the same
except for the last three digits. For example, computers
with IP addresses of 192.168.0.101, 192.168.0.102, and
192.168.0.103 would all belong to the same subnet.
system disk or partition
– EA hard disk or partition of
a hard disk from which the computer boots
user
– An individual or computer that can access a
shared folder on the Ethernet Disk RAID
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