Users Guide

Glossary 67
GNU Privacy Guard
The GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG or GPG) is a free software replacement for
the PGP suite of cryptographic software, released under the GNU General
Public License.
interactive mode
The method by which you can install DUPs interactively through the CLI.
In interactive mode, the text interface asks the user to confirm choices, such as
whether to reboot the system now, or whether to apply the package even though
the version number is the same as the one that is presently installed on the system.
ITA
Acronym for Dell OpenManage IT Assistant. ITA provides a central point of
access to monitor and manage systems on a local area network (LAN) or wide area
network (WAN). It helps you to identify the groups of systems that you want to
manage remotely and provides a consolidated view of all systems, giving you a
central launch point for managing these systems.
kernel
The term "kernel" refers to the lowest level of any operating system that provides
a hardware abstraction layer, disk and filesystem control, multi-tasking,
load-balancing, networking and security enforcement. A kernel is not a complete
operating system. A complete system built around the Linux kernel is commonly
known as the Linux operating system.
non-interactive mode
The method by which you can install DUPs non - interactively through the CLI.
In non
- interactive mode, the text interface executes commands without user
intervention. If a command does not execute, the output is written to standard
output (the Linux terminal). Non
- interactive mode is required for executing scripts.
OpenIPMI
Acronym for Open Source Intelligent Platform Management Interface.
The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) specification defines
a set of common interfaces to computer hardware and firmware, which system
administrators can utilize to monitor the system health and manage the system.
OpenIPMI consists of two main parts: a device driver that goes into the Linux
kernel, and a user-level library that provides a higher-level abstraction of IPMI and
generic services that can be used on any operating system.
passphrase
A string of characters longer than a password that is used to create a digital signature.