SRM
User interface to console firmware for operating systems that expect firmware
compliance with the Alpha System Reference Manual (SRM).
storage array
A group of mass storage devices, frequently configured as one logical disk.
StorageWorks
Digital’s modular storage subsystem (MSS), which is the core technology of the
Alpha SCSI-2 mass storage solution. Consists of a family of low-cost mass storage
products that can be configured to meet current and future storage needs.
superscalar
Describes a processor that issues multiple independent instructions per clock
cycle.
symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)
A processing configuration in which multiple processors in a system operate as
equals, dividing and sharing the workload.
symptom-directed diagnostics (SDDs)
An approach to diagnosing computer system problems whereby error data logged
by the operating system is analyzed to capture information about the problem.
system bus
The hardware structure that interconnects the CPU and memory modules. Data
processed by the CPU is transferred throughout the system through the system
bus.
system disk
The device on which the operating system resides.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. A set of software
communications protocols widely used in UNIX operating environments.
TCP delivers data over a connection between applications on different computers
on a network; IP controls how packets (units of data) are transferred between
computers on a network.
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