Users Guide

Glossary
The following table defines or identifies abbreviations and acronyms used in this document.
Table 4. Glossary
Abbreviations/ Acronyms Definition
OMIMSWAC—OpenManage Integration with
Microsoft Windows Admin Center extension
(also known as OpenManage Integration
extension)
Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center
(OMIMSWAC) enables IT administrators to manage the PowerEdge servers
as hosts, Microsoft Failover Clusters (created with PowerEdge servers),
Dell EMC HCI Solutions for Microsoft Windows Server (created using
AX nodes and/or Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes), and Dell EMC
Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI (created using AX nodes).
OMIMSWAC simplifies the tasks of IT administrators by remotely managing
the PowerEdge servers and clusters throughout their life cycle.
OpenManage Integration snap-in OpenManage Integration snap-in is integrated with Windows Admin Center
cluster creation or cluster update workflow to enhance the cluster creation
and update experience and reduce the number of the reboots required to
one while creating a cluster.
After OpenManage Integration snap-in is installed, the OpenManage
Integration extension appears under the Tools menu in the Windows Admin
Center. You will be able to use all the features of OpenManage Integration
extension along with the snap-in specific features.
BIOS Basic Input or Output System.
BIOS is firmware that is embedded on a small memory chip on the
computer's system board or motherboard. It acts as an interface between
the computer's hardware and the operating system. BIOS also contains
instructions that the computer uses to perform basic instructions such as
whether to boot from network or hard disk drive
Console The management application a user utilizes to perform remote platform
management tasks.
DRM—Dell EMC Repository Manager Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM) is an application within the Dell
OpenManage portfolio that allows IT Administrators to easily manage system
updates. Dell Repository Manager provides a searchable interface used to
create custom software collections known as bundles and repositories of
Dell Update Packages (DUPs).
DSU—Dell EMC System Update Utility Dell EMC System Update (DSU) is a script-optimized update deployment
tool for applying Dell Update Packages (DUP) to Dell EMC target nodes.
FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name.
Gateway administrators Gateway administrators can configure who gets access as well as how
users authenticate to the gateway. Only gateway administrators can
view and configure the Access settings in Windows Admin Center. Local
administrators on the gateway machine are always administrators of the
Windows Admin Center gateway service.
Gateway system Windows Admin Center installed as a gateway on a Windows server.
Gateway user Gateway users can connect to the Windows Admin Center gateway service
to manage servers through that gateway, but they can't change access
permissions nor the authentication mechanism used to authenticate to the
gateway.
Windows 10 gateway system Windows Admin Center installed as a gateway on a Windows 10 OS.
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