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Glossary
DellOpenManage™ConnectionforHPOpenViewNNMUser'sGuideVersion3.2
The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in this document.
BMC
Abbreviation for baseboard management controller. The BMC supports the industry-standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification,
enabling the remote configuration, monitoring, and recovery of systems.
BMU
Abbreviation for baseboard management controller management utility. The BMC Management Utility (BMU) allows remote, out-of-band LAN and/or serial port
power control, event log access, and console redirection.
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 PowerVault NAS Manager
A tool that allows configuration of Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliances through a Web-based user interface.
DNS
Abbreviation for Domain Naming System.
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 Remote Assistant Card II are systems management hardware and software solutions designed to provide remote
management capabilities for PowerEdge systems.
ERA, ERA/O, ERA/MC
Embedded Remote Access, Embedded Remote Access Optional (ERA/O), and Embedded Remote Access/Modular Chassis are systems management hardware
and software solutions designed to provide remote management capabilities for PowerEdge systems.
Event Management
An enterprise function for managing and monitoring events.
GUI
Acronym for graphical user interface.
IPMISH
Acronym for the Intelligent Platform Management Interface shell commands. These commands help to check power status and control the power to Dell
systems.
MIB
Acronym for management information base. The MIB is used to send detailed status/commands from or to an SNMP managed device.
NAS
Acronym for network attached storage.
NNM
Abbreviation for HP OpenView's network node management product.
PET
Acronym for platform event trap. An alert, error, or system message from a server reporting an exception in a server, for example, a device failure or a
threshold violation. PET is defined by the Alert Standard Format (ASF), an industry standard specification developed by the Distributed Management Task Force
(DMTF) that defines methods for alerting and for remote system control, targeted for operating system absent environments.