Nexenta OS, the Glossary
Nexenta OS, officially known as the Nexenta Core Platform, is a discontinued computer operating system based on OpenSolaris and Ubuntu that runs on IA-32- and x86-64-based systems.[1]
Table of Contents
43 relations: APT (software), Command-line interface, Continuous data protection, Debian, Disk image, Dpkg, Fibre Channel, Free software, GNOME, GNU, GNU Core Utilities, GNU variants, IA-32, Illumos, ISCSI, ISO 9660, Kernel (operating system), Linux, Linux kernel, Live CD, Monolithic kernel, Network-attached storage, Nexenta Systems, NexentaStor, Open-source software, OpenIndiana, OpenSolaris, Operating system, Oracle Solaris, Solaris Containers, SPARC, Sun Microsystems, Synaptic (software), Thin provisioning, Ubuntu, Unix, UNIX System V, User space and kernel space, VMware, X86, X86-64, Xen, ZFS.
- OpenSolaris
APT (software)
Advanced package tool, or APT, is a free-software user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on Debian and Debian-based Linux distributions.
See Nexenta OS and APT (software)
Command-line interface
A command-line interface (CLI) is a means of interacting with a computer program by inputting lines of text called command-lines.
See Nexenta OS and Command-line interface
Continuous data protection
Continuous data protection (CDP), also called continuous backup or real-time backup, refers to backup of computer data by automatically saving a copy of every change made to that data, essentially capturing every version of the data that the user saves.
See Nexenta OS and Continuous data protection
Debian
Debian, also known as Debian GNU/Linux, is a Linux distribution composed of free and open-source software and optionally non-free firmware or software developed by the community-supported Debian Project, which was established by Ian Murdock on August 16, 1993.
Disk image
A disk image is a snapshot of a storage device's structure and data typically stored in one or more computer files on another storage device.
Dpkg
dpkg is the software at the base of the package management system in the free operating system Debian and its numerous derivatives.
Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel (FC) is a high-speed data transfer protocol providing in-order, lossless delivery of raw block data.
See Nexenta OS and Fibre Channel
Free software
Free software, libre software, libreware or rarely known as freedom-respecting software is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions.
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GNOME
GNOME, originally an acronym for GNU Network Object Model Environment, is a free and open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
GNU
GNU is an extensive collection of free software (394 packages), which can be used as an operating system or can be used in parts with other operating systems. Nexenta OS and GNU are Unix variants.
GNU Core Utilities
The GNU Core Utilities or coreutils is a package of GNU software containing implementations for many of the basic tools, such as cat, ls, and rm, which are used on Unix-like operating systems.
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GNU variants
GNU variants (also called GNU distributions or distros for short) are operating systems based upon the GNU operating system (the Hurd kernel, the GNU C library, system libraries and application software like GNU coreutils, bash, GNOME, the Guix package manager, etc).
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IA-32
IA-32 (short for "Intel Architecture, 32-bit", commonly called i386) is the 32-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture, designed by Intel and first implemented in the 80386 microprocessor in 1985.
Illumos
Illumos (stylized as illumos) is a partly free and open-source Unix operating system. Nexenta OS and illumos are OpenSolaris.
ISCSI
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface or iSCSI is an Internet Protocol-based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities.
ISO 9660
ISO 9660 (also known as ECMA-119) is a file system for optical disc media.
Kernel (operating system)
The kernel is a computer program at the core of a computer's operating system and generally has complete control over everything in the system.
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Linux
Linux is both an open-source Unix-like kernel and a generic name for a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Nexenta OS and Linux are Unix variants.
Linux kernel
The Linux kernel is a free and open source, UNIX-like kernel that is used in many computer systems worldwide. Nexenta OS and Linux kernel are Unix variants.
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Live CD
A live CD (also live DVD, live disc, or live operating system) is a complete bootable computer installation including operating system which runs directly from a CD-ROM or similar storage device into a computer's memory, rather than loading from a hard disk drive.
Monolithic kernel
A monolithic kernel is an operating system architecture with the entire operating system running in kernel space.
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Network-attached storage
Network-attached storage (NAS) is a file-level (as opposed to block-level storage) computer data storage server connected to a computer network providing data access to a heterogeneous group of clients.
See Nexenta OS and Network-attached storage
Nexenta Systems
Nexenta by DDN, Inc., is a subsidiary of DataDirect Networks that sells computer data storage and backup software.
See Nexenta OS and Nexenta Systems
NexentaStor
NexentaStor is an OpenSolaris or more recently Illumos distribution optimized for virtualization, storage area networks, network-attached storage, and iSCSI or Fibre Channel applications employing the ZFS file system.
See Nexenta OS and NexentaStor
Open-source software
Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose.
See Nexenta OS and Open-source software
OpenIndiana
OpenIndiana is a free and open-source illumos distribution descended from UNIX System V Release 4 via the OpenSolaris operating system.
See Nexenta OS and OpenIndiana
OpenSolaris
OpenSolaris is a discontinued open-source computer operating system based on Solaris and created by Sun Microsystems.
See Nexenta OS and OpenSolaris
Operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
See Nexenta OS and Operating system
Oracle Solaris
Solaris is a proprietary Unix operating system originally developed by Sun Microsystems. Nexenta OS and Oracle Solaris are OpenSolaris.
See Nexenta OS and Oracle Solaris
Solaris Containers
Solaris Containers (including Solaris Zones) is an implementation of operating system-level virtualization technology for x86 and SPARC systems, first released publicly in February 2004 in build 51 beta of Solaris 10, and subsequently in the first full release of Solaris 10, 2005.
See Nexenta OS and Solaris Containers
SPARC
SPARC (Scalable Processor ARChitecture) is a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architecture originally developed by Sun Microsystems.
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Sun for short) was an American technology company that sold computers, computer components, software, and information technology services and created the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, ZFS, the Network File System (NFS), and SPARC microprocessors.
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Synaptic (software)
Synaptic is a GTK-based graphical user interface designed for the APT package manager used by the Debian Linux distribution and its derivatives.
See Nexenta OS and Synaptic (software)
Thin provisioning
In computing, thin provisioning involves using virtualization technology to give the appearance of having more physical resources than are actually available.
See Nexenta OS and Thin provisioning
Ubuntu
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution derived from Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software.
Unix
Unix (trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multi-user computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, whose development started in 1969 at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.
UNIX System V
Unix System V (pronounced: "System Five") is one of the first commercial versions of the Unix operating system. Nexenta OS and UNIX System V are Unix variants.
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User space and kernel space
A modern computer operating system usually uses virtual memory to provide separate address spaces, or separate regions of a single address space, called user space and kernel space.
See Nexenta OS and User space and kernel space
VMware
VMware LLC is an American cloud computing and virtualization technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
X86
x86 (also known as 80x86 or the 8086 family) is a family of complex instruction set computer (CISC) instruction set architectures initially developed by Intel based on the 8086 microprocessor and its 8-bit-external-bus variant, the 8088.
X86-64
x86-64 (also known as x64, x86_64, AMD64, and Intel 64) is a 64-bit version of the x86 instruction set, first announced in 1999.
Xen
Xen (pronounced) is a free and open-source type-1 hypervisor, providing services that allow multiple computer operating systems to execute on the same computer hardware concurrently.
ZFS
ZFS (previously Zettabyte File System) is a file system with volume management capabilities.
See also
OpenSolaris
- BeleniX
- Comparison of OpenSolaris distributions
- Direct binding
- Dyson (operating system)
- Illumos
- Image Packaging System
- Libumem
- Nexenta OS
- OpenSolaris
- OpenSolaris for System z
- Oracle Solaris
- SmartOS
- Virtual CD-ROM switching utility
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexenta_OS
Also known as Illumian, Nexenta Core Platform OS, NexentaOS.