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Glossary
DellOpenManage™ConnectionforCAUnicenter
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User's Guide Version 3.2
The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in this document.
BMC
Acronym for baseboard management controller. BMC supports the industry-standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification, enabling
the remote configuration, monitoring, and recovery of systems.
Business Process View (BPV)
A tool used for grouping managed objects. The Connection creates a Business Process View called "Dell Managed Systems," which is populated with each
discovered system that is running Server Administrator or Server Agent instrumentation.
The Business Process View is also a managed object. It is available to users of the 2-D maps and is stored in the Common Object Repository.
Dell OpenManage Array Manager
A storage management tool that provides a common user interface for configuring and remotely managing all host-based redundant array of independent
disks (RAID) controllers, allowing administrators to use a central console to manage multiple RAID controllers in a single system and across multiple systems.
Dell OpenManage IT Assistant
Asystemmanagementconsoleprogram,installedonmanagementstations,thatprovidesconfiguration,monitoring,andmanagementservicesforDell™
PowerEdge™systems,DellPrecision™Workstations,DellOptiPlex™computers,andDellLatitude™portablecomputers.
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
A one-to-one systems management solution that provides a consolidated and consistent way to monitor, configure, update, and manage Dell systems. Dell
OpenManage instrumentation is also one of the prerequisites for using the Connection to discover managed systems.
Dell OpenManage Server Agent
Instrumentation that allows Dell systems to communicate with console applications, such as IT Assistant, regarding status of critical system components and
other managed system information. Dell OpenManage instrumentation is also one of the prerequisites for using the Connection to discover managed systems.
Dell PowerVault NAS Manager
A tool that allows configuration of NAS appliances through a Web-based user interface.
Distributed State Machine (DSM)
TheCAUnicentercomponentthatdiscoversandmonitorsagents,aswellasformatstrapsforagents.DSMprovidestheinformationtotheWorldViewtool.
DRAC 5, DRAC 4, DRAC/MC, DRAC III, DRAC III/XT, DRAC II
Dell Remote Access Controller 5, Dell Remote Access Controller 4, Dell Remote Access Controller/Modular Chassis, Dell Remote Access Controller III, Dell
Remote Access Controller III/XT, and Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant Card II are systems management hardware and software solutions designed to
provide remote management capabilities for Dell PowerEdge systems.
Enterprise Management (EM)
The tool provided for managing many enterprise functions, such as file management, tape management, and event management.
ERA, ERA/O, ERA/MC
Dell Embedded Remote Access, Dell Embedded Remote Access Optional (ERA/O), and Dell Embedded Remote Access/Modular Chassis are systems
management hardware and software solutions designed to provide remote management capabilities for Dell PowerEdge systems.
Event Management
An enterprise function for managing and monitoring events.
GUI
Acronym for graphical user interface.
ISV
Abbreviation for independent software vendor.
LAN
Acronym for local area network. A LAN system is usually confined to the same building or a few nearby buildings, with all equipment linked by wiring dedicated
specifically to the LAN.
MIB