Users Guide

Glossary 401
RPM
Abbreviation for Red Hat Package Manager, which is a package-management
system for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system that helps installation
of software packages. It is similar to an installation program.
SAC
Acronym for Microsoft’s Special Administration Console.
SAP
Abbreviation for Service Access Point.
SEL
Acronym for system event log.
SMI
Abbreviation for systems management interrupt.
SMTP
Abbreviation for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, which is a protocol used to
transfer electronic mail between systems, usually over an Ethernet.
SMWG
Abbreviation for Systems Management Working Group.
SNMP
Abbreviation for Simple Network Management Protocol, which is a protocol
designed to manage nodes on an IP network. DRAC 5s are SNMP-managed
devices (nodes).
SNMP trap
A notification (event) generated by the DRAC 5 or the BMC that contains
information about state changes on the managed system or about potential
hardware problems.
SSH
Abbreviation for Secure Shell.
SSL
Abbreviation for secure sockets layer.