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AlterPath OnSite Administrator’s and User’s Guide
LDAP (lightweight directory access protocol)
A directory service protocol used for authentication. One of many standard
authentication protocols supported on Cyclades devices.
MAC address
Also called the Ethernet address. A number that uniquely identifies a
computer that has an Ethernet interface. Cyclades equipment displays MAC
addresses on a label on the bottom.
management console—See service processor
management network
A network separated from the production network that provides remote out-
of-band access for management of IT assets, including access for returning
disconnected IT assets to service without the need for a site visit.
management software
Each server company that offers a service processor produces its own client-
side software to access the servers’ management features through the service
processor. In some cases, management software is imbedded in the service
processor and is presented either as a web interface or as a command line
interface accessed using SSH or Telnet, or as both a web interface and
command line interface. In other cases, the management software is installed
in a client workstation and accesses the management features of the service
processor using an IP-based protocol, such as IPMI. Most of these types of
software only manage one server, do not scale, and do not address the need for
consolidated access-control, multi-user access, data logging, and event
detection, encyrption and other needs. The OnSite addresses these needs and
provides a single interface to access basic features of multiple-vendors’
service processors.
MIB
Each SNMP device has one or more MIBs (management information bases),
which describes the device’s manageable objects and attributes. The MIB
name tree for Cyclades starts at 1.3.6.1.4.1.4413.