Users Guide

Glossary 363
LAN
Abbreviation for local area network.
LDAP
Abbreviation for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.
LED
Abbreviation for light-emitting diode.
LOM
Abbreviation for Local area network On Motherboard.
MAC
Acronym for media access control, which is a network sublayer between a network
node and the network physical layer.
MAC address
Acronym for media access control address, which is a unique address embedded
in the physical components of a NIC.
managed system
The managed system is the system in which the DRAC 5 is installed or embedded.
management station
The management station is a system that remotely accesses the DRAC 5.
MAP
Abbreviation for Manageability Access Point.
Mbps
Abbreviation for megabits per second, which is a data transfer rate.
MIB
Abbreviation for management information base.
MII
Abbreviation for Media Independent Interface.
NAS
Abbreviation for network attached storage.