User's Manual

Glossary 45
Glossary
The following list defines or identifies technical
terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in this
document.
attribute
An attribute is a piece of information related to a
component. Attributes can be combined to form
groups. See
computer attribute.
BMC
Abbreviation for baseboard management controller,
which is a controller that provides the intelligence in
the IPMI structure.
component
A sub role used as part of a health roll up, to measure
the overall health of the function. For example
Database Space, Performance, or Disk Space.
computer attribute
Computer attributes are attributes that can be used in
formulas to populate Computer Groups with member
computers for which formulas are true. Computer
attributes are based on registry keys for a specific
computer. See
attribute.
FQDN
Abbreviation for fully qualified domain name, which
consists of a host name and a domain name, and
includes a top-level domain. For example,
www.dell.com is an FQDN in which www is the host,
dell is the second-level domain name, and .com is the
top-level domain name.
IP address
Abbreviation for Internet Protocol address.
IPMI
A specification that defines a set of common interfaces
for computer hardware and firmware. It is used to
monitor system health and manage the system.
managed system
A managed system is any system that is monitored and
managed using Server Administrator. Systems running
Server Administrator can be managed locally or
remotely through a supported Web browser.
modular system
A system that can include multiple server modules.
Each server module functions as an individual system.
To function as a system, a server module is inserted
into a chassis that includes power supplies, fans, a
system management module, and at least one network
switch module. The power supplies, fans, system
management module, and network switch module are
shared resources of the server modules in the chassis.
See
server module .
readme file
A text file included with a software package or hardware
product that contains information supplementing or
updating the documentation for the software or
hardware. Typically, readme files provide installation
information, describe new product enhancements or
corrections that have not yet been documented, and
list known problems or other things you need to be
aware of as you use the software or hardware.
role
A role that a system performs in an environment, as
determined by service discovery, for example, SQL
Server, Exchange Server, or Internet Information
Server (IIS).