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[Glossary]
agent Software on managed servers used to make changes to the servers. Functions supported include
software installation and removal, software and hardware configuration, and server status
reporting.
answer file See configuration file.
appliance See virtual appliance.
AutoYaST file The specific term to use when referring to a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) configuration
file.
bare metal Describes a server that does not have a production operating system installed. This could be a
brand new server with no OS installed on it. A bare metal server is typically one that is not yet
known to the management software or has just been added but does not have a production OS
deployed.
bare metal
discovery
The process for making a bare metal server known to the provisioning software. In order to
discover a bare metal system, that system is usually booted into a special service OS. The service
OS has just enough software on it to report various details about the server back to the
management software and deploy a production operating system. Bare metal discovery can
sometimes be done using the server's iLO, in which case the service OS is not necessary.
blob store A region of memory that is accessible by both the iLO and the embedded software environment.
Management software can communicate with the embedded environment through the iLO by
reading and writing files to the blob store. This eliminates the need to communicate through the
server's production network interfaces.
captured image A data store containing all the information from a target server including the files, disk partition
information, and anything else needed to completely recreate the target server back to the same
server, or perhaps a different one. The captured image does not include partitions, only file system
data. See also image installation.
configuration file The generic term for Windows and Linux unattended installation files. These files provide all the
information required to install the operating system without user intervention. Also applies to
hardware configuration utilities such as BIOS configuration and Array Controller configuration.
Customers may create new configurations for their own purposes. See also AutoYaST file and
kickstart file.
custom attribute A simple user-defined name/value pair that is used as a form of variable substitution in scripts
and other appliance functions. When referenced, the custom attribute name is replaced by the
value of that custom attribute. Custom attributes do not stand alone; they are always associated
with an object in the management database, such as servers, groups, or OS Build Plans. Custom
attributes can be inherited from a containing object. For example, a server in a group will inherit
the custom attributes from that group.
deploy image See image installation.
deployment See provisioning.
deployment job See job.
distribution files See OS distribution files.
embedded
deployment
See embedded deployment features.
embedded
deployment
features
A set of deployment tools and service OS's that are built in to HP ProLiant servers beginning with
the Gen8 series. These embedded tools make it possible to deploy, configure, and troubleshoot
a ProLiant server without network booting (PXE) or removable boot media.
enclosure A chassis that contains multiple blade servers and interconnect devices.
facility The collection of servers that a single HP Insight Control server provisioning appliance manages.
Usually, these servers are on the same network, or on connected networks. A facility can be all
or part of a data center, server room, or computer lab.
file repository See Media Server.
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