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=== A ===
== A ==
* '''AD''' - Active Directory
* '''AP''' - Asia Pacific
* '''AP''' - Asia Pacific


=== B ===
== B ==
* '''BCS''' - British Computer Society
* '''BGP''' - Border Gateway Protocol, a routing protocol
* '''BGP''' - Border Gateway Protocol, a routing protocol
* '''BSOD''' - Blue Screen of Death, as seen on Windows servers


=== C ===
== C ==
* '''CMDB''' - Configuration Management Database
* '''CRAC''' - Computer Room Air-Conditioning
* '''CRAC''' - Computer Room Air-Conditioning


=== D ===
== D ==
* '''DCE''' - Data Communications Equipment, eg modem
* '''DCE''' - Data Communications Equipment, eg modem
* '''DTE''' - Data Termination Equipment, eg router
* '''DTE''' - Data Termination Equipment, eg router


=== E ===
== E ==
* '''EMEA''' - Europe, Middle-East, Asia
* '''EMEA''' - Europe, Middle-East, Asia


=== F ===
== F ==
* '''FQDN''' - Fully Qualified Domain Name, eg <code>vwiki.sandfordit.com</code> as opposed to <code>vwiki</code>
* '''FQDN''' - Fully Qualified Domain Name, eg <code>vwiki.sandfordit.com</code> as opposed to <code>vwiki</code>
* '''FTP''' - File Transfer Protocol, uses TCP 20 and 21
* '''FTP''' - File Transfer Protocol, uses TCP 20 and 21


=== L ===
== G ==
* '''LAN''' - Local Area Network
* '''GPO''' - Group Policy Object
* '''LDS''' - Lightweight Directory Services
 
== H ==
* '''HBA''' - Host Bus Adapter


=== I ===
== I ==
* '''IMAP''' - Internet Message Access Protocol, mailbox access protocol
* '''IMAP''' - Internet Message Access Protocol, mailbox access protocol
* '''IP''' - Internet Protocol
* '''IP''' - Internet Protocol
* '''iSCSI''' - IP Small Computer Serial Interface, SCSI over IP
* '''iSCSI''' - IP Small Computer Serial Interface, SCSI over IP
* '''ISEB''' - Information Systems Examinations Board
* '''ITIL''' - IT Infrastructure Library
== J ==
* '''JBOD''' - Just a Bunch of Disks
== K ==


=== M ===
== L ==
* '''LAN''' - Local Area Network
* '''LDAP''' - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
* '''LDS''' - Lightweight Directory Services
 
== M ==
* '''MAN''' - Metropolitan Area Network, somewhere between a LAN and a WAN, for example connecting buildings within a localised area
* '''MAN''' - Metropolitan Area Network, somewhere between a LAN and a WAN, for example connecting buildings within a localised area
* '''MPLS''' - Multi Protocol Label Switch(ing)
* '''MPLS''' - Multi Protocol Label Switch(ing)
* '''MSCS''' - Microsoft Clustering Services


=== N ===
== N ==
* '''NAS''' - Network Attached Storage, storage that's available via a network
* '''NAS''' - Network Attached Storage, storage that's available via a network
* '''NTP''' - Network Time Protocol, reliable time sync protocol, uses UDP 123
* '''NTP''' - Network Time Protocol, reliable time sync protocol, uses UDP 123


=== O ===
== O ==
* '''OSPF''' - Open Shortest Path First, dynamic routing protocol
* '''OSPF''' - Open Shortest Path First, dynamic routing protocol


=== R ===
== P ==
* '''PSOD''' - Purple Screen of Death, as seen on ESX servers
* '''PVLAN''' - Private VLAN, VLANs over VLANs
 
== Q ==
 
== R ==
* '''RDP''' - Remote Desktop Protocol
* '''RIP''' - Route Information Protocol, old school routing protocol
* '''RIP''' - Route Information Protocol, old school routing protocol
* '''RSS''' - Really Simple Syndication, ''news'' feed protocol
* '''RSS''' - Really Simple Syndication, ''news'' feed protocol


=== S ===
== S ==
* '''SAN''' - Storage Area Network, architecture for connecting systems to centralised storage
* '''SAN''' - Storage Area Network, architecture for connecting systems to centralised storage
* '''SCOM''' - System Centre Operations Manager, Microsoft monitoring and operations product
* '''SCOM''' - System Centre Operations Manager, Microsoft monitoring and operations product
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* '''SSH''' - Secure Shell, used to access network devices securely over TCP 22
* '''SSH''' - Secure Shell, used to access network devices securely over TCP 22


=== T ===
== T ==
* '''TCP''' - Transmission Control Protocol
* '''TCP''' - Transmission Control Protocol
* '''TFTP''' - Trivial FTP, lightweight FTP using UDP 69
* '''TFTP''' - Trivial FTP, lightweight FTP using UDP 69


=== U ===
== U ==
* '''UPS''' - Uninterruptable Power Supply
* '''UPS''' - Uninterruptable Power Supply
* '''UUID''' - Universally Unique ID
* '''UUID''' - Universally Unique ID


=== V ===
== V ==
* '''VIC''' - (VMware) Virtual Infrastructure Client
* '''VIC''' - (VMware) Virtual Infrastructure Client
* '''VIM''' - Virtual Infrastructure Manager, old name for VMware vCentre
* '''VIM''' - Virtual Infrastructure Manager, old name for VMware vCentre
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* '''VMDK''' - Virtual Machine Disk file, a VMware virtual machine's virtual hard drive file
* '''VMDK''' - Virtual Machine Disk file, a VMware virtual machine's virtual hard drive file
* '''VMFS''' - Virtual Machine File System, VMware's storage format for virtual machines to run on
* '''VMFS''' - Virtual Machine File System, VMware's storage format for virtual machines to run on
* '''VNC''' - Virtual Network Computer, superior remote desktop application
* '''VPN''' - Virtual Private Network
* '''VPN''' - Virtual Private Network
* '''VRF''' - Virtual Routing and Forwarding, used to provide selective/conditional routing
* '''VRF''' - Virtual Routing and Forwarding, used to provide selective/conditional routing


=== W ===
== W ==
* '''WAN''' - Wide Area Network
* '''WAN''' - Wide Area Network

Revision as of 08:48, 18 August 2010

A

  • AD - Active Directory
  • AP - Asia Pacific

B

  • BCS - British Computer Society
  • BGP - Border Gateway Protocol, a routing protocol
  • BSOD - Blue Screen of Death, as seen on Windows servers

C

  • CMDB - Configuration Management Database
  • CRAC - Computer Room Air-Conditioning

D

  • DCE - Data Communications Equipment, eg modem
  • DTE - Data Termination Equipment, eg router

E

  • EMEA - Europe, Middle-East, Asia

F

  • FQDN - Fully Qualified Domain Name, eg vwiki.sandfordit.com as opposed to vwiki
  • FTP - File Transfer Protocol, uses TCP 20 and 21

G

  • GPO - Group Policy Object

H

  • HBA - Host Bus Adapter

I

  • IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol, mailbox access protocol
  • IP - Internet Protocol
  • iSCSI - IP Small Computer Serial Interface, SCSI over IP
  • ISEB - Information Systems Examinations Board
  • ITIL - IT Infrastructure Library

J

  • JBOD - Just a Bunch of Disks

K

L

  • LAN - Local Area Network
  • LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
  • LDS - Lightweight Directory Services

M

  • MAN - Metropolitan Area Network, somewhere between a LAN and a WAN, for example connecting buildings within a localised area
  • MPLS - Multi Protocol Label Switch(ing)
  • MSCS - Microsoft Clustering Services

N

  • NAS - Network Attached Storage, storage that's available via a network
  • NTP - Network Time Protocol, reliable time sync protocol, uses UDP 123

O

  • OSPF - Open Shortest Path First, dynamic routing protocol

P

  • PSOD - Purple Screen of Death, as seen on ESX servers
  • PVLAN - Private VLAN, VLANs over VLANs

Q

R

  • RDP - Remote Desktop Protocol
  • RIP - Route Information Protocol, old school routing protocol
  • RSS - Really Simple Syndication, news feed protocol

S

  • SAN - Storage Area Network, architecture for connecting systems to centralised storage
  • SCOM - System Centre Operations Manager, Microsoft monitoring and operations product
  • SCSI - Small Computer Serial Interface
  • SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, email message delivery protocol, uses TCP 25
  • SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol, polls use UDP 161, traps use UDP/TCP 162
  • SQL - Structure Query Language
  • SSH - Secure Shell, used to access network devices securely over TCP 22

T

  • TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
  • TFTP - Trivial FTP, lightweight FTP using UDP 69

U

  • UPS - Uninterruptable Power Supply
  • UUID - Universally Unique ID

V

  • VIC - (VMware) Virtual Infrastructure Client
  • VIM - Virtual Infrastructure Manager, old name for VMware vCentre
  • VLAN - Virtual LAN, allows different networks to be carried across the same Ethernet, differentiated by 802.1Q tags
  • VMDK - Virtual Machine Disk file, a VMware virtual machine's virtual hard drive file
  • VMFS - Virtual Machine File System, VMware's storage format for virtual machines to run on
  • VNC - Virtual Network Computer, superior remote desktop application
  • VPN - Virtual Private Network
  • VRF - Virtual Routing and Forwarding, used to provide selective/conditional routing

W

  • WAN - Wide Area Network
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