Users Guide

Glossary 419
RAM disk
A memory-resident program which emulates a hard drive. The iDRAC6 maintains
a RAM disk in its memory.
RAC
Abbreviation for remote access controller.
ROM
Acronym for read-only memory, which is memory from which data may be read,
but to which data cannot be written.
rollback
To revert back to a previous software or firmware version.
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.
SM-CLP
Abbreviation for Server Management-Command Line Protocol. SM-CLP is a
subcomponent of the DMTF SMASH initiative to streamline server management
across multiple platforms. The SM-CLP specification, in conjunction with the
Managed Element Addressing Specification and numerous profiles to SM-CLP
mapping specifications, describes the standardized verbs and targets for various
management task executions.