Device provisioning engine. The DPE caches device information to ensure BAC scalability and handles configuration requests including downloading configuration files to devices.

A storage device that includes an enclosure, up to 10 disk modules, one or two SPs, one or two Fibre Channel LCCs, and one or two power supplies. A DPE can support up to 11 DAEs (each with up to 10 disk modules) in addition to its own 10 disk modules, for a total of 120 disk modules. You can attach a DPE to one or more servers or external hubs in any of many different configurations.

Direct Personnel Expense. Taxes and fringe benefits paid on behalf of employees. You can use a DPE markup to reflect these additional costs on project reports. You can use a DPE markup on your billing rate table to markup cost for invoicing.

DEPARTMENTAL PLACEMENT EXAM. The DPE is an additional mat test to place students in the proper math course.

US CMS Distributed Production Environment that US CMS is putting together to automate CMS simulation applications on VDT/EDG-based Grids

Department of Public Enterprises