User's Manual

370 Glossary

iKVM

Avocent

Integrated KVM Switch Module, an optional, hot-pluggable

module to the chassis providing local access to keyboard, mouse, and video to

any of the 16 servers in the chassis, as well as the additional Dell CMC Console

option that connects to the chassis’ active CMC.

IOMINF

I/O module infrastructure device.

Internet Protocol. IP is the network layer for TCP/IP. IP provides packet routing,

fragmentation, and reassembly.

IPMB

Intelligent platform management bus, which is used in systems management

technology.

Kbps

Kilobits per second, a data transfer rate.

LAN

Local area network

LDAP

Lightweight directory access protocol

LED

Light-emitting diode

LOM

Local area network on motherboard

MAC

Media access control, a network sublayer between a network node and the network

physical layer.

MAC address

Media access control address, a unique address embedded in the physical

components of a NIC.