Users Guide

Table Of Contents
130 Glossary
utility
A program used to manage system resources—memory, disk drives, or printers,
for example.
utility partition
A bootable partition on the hard drive that provides utilities and diagnostics for
your hardware and software. When activated, the partition boots and provides an
executable environment for the partition's utilities.
UUID
Abbreviation for Universal Unique Identification.
variable
A component of a managed object. A temperature probe, for example, has a
variable to describe its capabilities, its health or status, and certain indexes that
you can use to help you in locating the right temperature probe.
VRM
Abbreviation fro voltage regulator module.
Web server
An application that makes Web pages available for viewing by Web browsers using
the HTTP protocol.
WH
Abbreviation for watt-hour(s).
WMI
Acronym for Windows Management Instrumentation. WMI provides CIM
Object Manager services.
X.509 Certificate
An X.509 certificate binds a public encryption key to the identity or other attribute
of its principal. Principals can be people, application code (such as a signed applet)
or any other uniquely identified entity (such as a DSM SA Connection Service
or Web server).
Xen
Xen is a virtual machine monitor for x86 systems.
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