HP Servicecontrol Manager 3.0 User's Guide

Glossary
MySQL
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MySQL An open source relational SQL database
software that is used by SCM for the repository.
node Any device on the network that can
communicate with SCM including servers, printers,
workstations, hubs, and routers. Nodes must be
added to an SCM management domain, and they can
be assigned to one or more node groups by a trusted
user.
node group A group of nodes defined by a trusted
user to divide a network into manageable units.
Nodes in a node group usually have something in
common like OS type, backup schedule, application
type, or hardware type.
repository The database that stores vital
information about the managed cluster including:
users, nodes, node groups, roles, tools, and
authorizations.
role A definition of responsibilities related to an
operation or process. Each SCM role is associated
with a set of tools.
role-based management A system that uses roles
to limit the tools users can access.
Secure Sockets Layer protocol SSL
A security protocol that encrypts and authenticates
transactions between the client and the server. It is
application protocol independent.
Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP
A protocol of the Internet reference model used for
network management.
single-system aware SSA
A run type that doesn't support multi-node
operations. Tools with this run type are only aware
of the node they are running on.
spoofing A Web site posing as another site to
gather confidential or sensitive information, alter
data transactions, or present false or misleading
data.
standard output
STDOUT
The default place to which a program writes its
output. The default is the terminal display.
standard error
STDERR
The default place where the system writes error
messages. The default is the terminal display.
task An executed instance an SCM tool, on one or
more nodes or node groups, with a specific set of
arguments.
Tomcat An open source implementation of Java
Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies that is
used by SCM as a Web server.
tool An application, command, or script that can be
executed by SCM on one or more nodes to perform a
task.
tool category An organizational structure for
grouping tools. A tool must belong to one and only
one category. Tool categories can only contain tools;
they cannot contain other tool categories.
trusted user A privilege given to one or more users.
Trusted users administer the SCM software to
enable other users to manage network resources.
user A network user with a valid login on the CMS
that has been added to SCM.
WBEM Services HP WBEM Services for HP-UX -
A Hewlett-Packard product that uses WBEM and
DMTF standards to manage HP-UX system
resources.
Web-Based Enterprise Management WBEM
An initiative based on a set of management and
Internet standard technologies developed to unify
the management of enterprise computing
environments.
Web-launch aware WLA
A run type for tools that are launched in a Web
browser using a Web server. WLA tools can be
designed to deal with multiple systems.
workspace The section of the graphical user
interface where tools display.
X client An application or tool that displays on an
X server. X clients can also called X applications.