Users Guide

112 Glossary
CHAP
Acronym for Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol, an authentication
scheme used by PPP servers to validate the identity of the originator of the
connection upon connection or any time later.
CIM
Acronym for Common Information Model, which is a model for describing
management information from the DMTF. CIM is implementation independent,
allowing different management applications to collect the required data from a
variety of sources. CIM includes schemas for systems, networks, applications and
devices, and new schemas will be added. It provides mapping techniques for
interchange of CIM data with MIB data from SNMP agents.
CLI
Abbreviation for command line interface.
CMC
Acronym for Chassis Management Controller.
controller
A chip that controls the transfer of data between the microprocessor and memory
or between the microprocessor and a peripheral device such as a disk drive or the
keyboard.
control panel
The part of the system that contains indicators and controls, such as the power
switch, hard drive access indicator, and power indicator.
cooling unit
Sets of fans or other cooling devices in a system chassis.
DBPM
Abbreviation for Demand Based Power Management.
DHCP
Abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a protocol that provides
a means to dynamically allocate IP addresses to computers on a LAN.
DIMM
Acronym for dual in-line memory module. A small circuit board containing
DRAM chips that connects to the system board.
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