Storage terms starting with W

18 terms

  1. WAFL Write Anywhere File Layout. A patented file system designed exclusively for NetApp appliances to optimize write performance.
  2. WAFL check Data ONTAP utility to repair filer volumes.
  3. WAFL credential cache (WCC) A temporary in-memory database that keeps mappings from UNIX UIDs to CIFS credentials.
  4. WAN data replication solutions Data replication that functions over leased or switched lines. See also continental cluster.
  5. WCC (1) See Wing Control Center. (2) Weapons Control Computer.
  6. WCCP An open protocol that when installed on Cisco Routers enables them to transparently redirect client browser Web requests from their target Web servers to…
  7. Web acceleration A specific deployment of a proxy server as a front-end accelerator between the origin servers and the incoming user connections.
  8. Web accelerator A NetCache appliance configured as an intermediary server that caches content from one or more servers and provides that content to clients that request…
  9. Web cache A NetCache appliance configured as an intermediary server that accepts requests from clients and forwards them to a Web server or, if appropriate…
  10. Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP) An open protocol that when installed on Cisco Routers enables them to transparently redirect client browser Web requests from their target Web servers to…
  11. Wide SCSI A SCSI protocol that allows 16- and 32-bit data transfers.
  12. widelink A parameter that controls whether or not links in the UNIX file system may be followed by the server.
  13. Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) Microsoft name service.
  14. WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) Microsoft name service.
  15. WMT (Windows Media Technologies) A collective term for Microsoft's streaming audio and video technologies.
  16. Workgroup A group of computer users connected to share individual talents and resources as well as computer hardware and software often to accomplish a team goal.
  17. WORM (Write Once Read Many) Data storage devices (e.g. CD-ROMs) where the space on the discs can only be written once. The data is permanently stored.
  18. Write Anywhere File Layout (WAFL) A patented file system designed exclusively for NetApp appliances to optimize write performance. Developed by Network Appliance.