User's Manual

Glossary 59
Glossary
The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations,
and acronyms used in this document.
BMC
Abbreviation for baseboard management controller, which is a controller that
provides the intelligence in the IPMI structure.
CMC
Acronym for Chassis Management Controller.
DRAC
Abbreviation for Dell Remote Access Controller.
DRAC/MC
DRAC / modular chassis
EMM
Enclosure management module
FQDN
Abbreviation for fully qualified domain name. An FQDN is the human-readable
name corresponding to the TCP/IP address of a network interface, as found on a
computer, router, or other networked devices. It includes both its host name and
its domain name.
iDRAC
Acronym for Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller.
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (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.
in-band DRAC
Refers to the DRAC object discovered through the Server OS and
Dell instrumentation over the primary NIC IP.