Difference between revisions of "Glossary"

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;Content Management
;Content Management
: A generic term referring to the storage and retrieval of data with centralized control and fixed methodology.
: A generic term referring to the storage and retrieval of data with centralized control and fixed methodology.
; DMS
: Database Managed Space - an older method for allocating storage to databases.  In DB2, a system administrator would allocate a raw device (a 'logical volume' in AIX, a 'slice' in Solaris, or a 'partition' in Linux) for DB2's exclusive use.  Databases now largely use the SMS method for its increased reliability (journaled file systems, redundancy, compression, expandability).


;ECM
;ECM
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; NAS
; NAS
: Network Attached Storage - a class of storage devices, primarily accessed over a standard network connection.
: Network Attached Storage - a class of storage devices, primarily accessed over a standard network connection.
; SMS
: System Managed Space - in DB2, SMS Tablespaces exist on regular filesystems.  Your operating system may provide features like journals, compression, redundnacy, or caching, making SMS preferable to the older DMS method.


; SnapLock
; SnapLock

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