D |
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daemon | A process that runs in the background and is usually immune to termination instructions. |
| For |
| bundles can be deselected before installation. |
depot | A repository of software products, organized so Software Distributor |
| use it as a software source. |
device identifier | A user friendly, readable string, such as “LAB2CAB23LUN15”, that is stored on a device. It |
| remains viewable even if the device is moved physically. See scsimgr(1M). |
DHCP | Stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, and is a way of dynamically allocating IP |
| addresses and other network topology information to clients for a specified lease time. |
directed boot | A boot request that is directed to a particular |
| boot allows boot and installation from an |
| a boot helper. |
disk group | The VxVM equivalent of an LVM volume group. |
disk layout | The way hard disks are formatted and information stored on them. There are two general |
| methods of disk layout: |
| use |
disk layout | The version of the VxFS private data that is used for its file system layout. This term can be |
version | abbreviated to DLVx, where x is the disk layout version number. See mkfs_vxfs(1M). |
DNS | Stands for Domain Name Service, and provides mapping between hostnames and IP addresses. |
DSF | Stands for Device Special File. A file associated with an I/O device. DSFs are read and written |
| to as ordinary files are, resulting in activation of the associated device. |
DUMP | A use designation typically for an LVM logical volume or a VxVM volume for system crash dump |
| storage. See crashconf(1M). |
DVD boot image | A boot image formatted for a DVD. |
E |
|
EFI | See Extensible Firmware Interface. |
El Torito | An extension to ISO9660 for creating bootable optical media. |
essential | The list of files and directories in /opt/ignite/recovery/mnr_essentials describing |
| the default minimum contents of a recovery archive. |
expert recovery
extensible firmware interface (EFI)
An
The Intel® developed firmware environment on
F |
|
file system | A collection of files and supporting data structures residing directly on a mass storage device |
| or on a virtual or logical disk. There are various file system implementations, such as HFS and |
| VxFS. |
fileset | For |
G |
|
gateway | The IP address of a system that routes forwarded traffic to a |
| address is usually associated with a router. |
golden archive | An archive with files set to the newconfig state. See archive. |
golden image | A combination of a golden archive, and a configuration file describing a system’s disk layout and |
| file system. Use as a common configuration to install systems. |
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