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== A == | |||
* '''AD''' - Active Directory | |||
* '''AP''' - Asia Pacific | * '''AP''' - Asia Pacific | ||
== 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 == | |||
* '''CMDB''' - Configuration Management Database | |||
* '''CRAC''' - Computer Room Air-Conditioning | * '''CRAC''' - Computer Room Air-Conditioning | ||
== 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 == | |||
* '''EMEA''' - Europe, Middle-East, Asia | * '''EMEA''' - Europe, Middle-East, Asia | ||
== 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 | ||
== | == G == | ||
* ''' | * '''GPO''' - Group Policy Object | ||
* ''' | |||
== H == | |||
* '''HBA''' - Host Bus Adapter | |||
== 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 == | |||
* '''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 == | |||
* '''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 == | |||
* '''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 == | |||
* '''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 == | |||
* '''UPS''' - Uninterruptable Power Supply | * '''UPS''' - Uninterruptable Power Supply | ||
* '''UUID''' - Universally Unique ID | * '''UUID''' - Universally Unique ID | ||
== 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 == | |||
* '''WAN''' - Wide Area Network | * '''WAN''' - Wide Area Network | ||