HP XC System Software Hardware Preparation Guide Version 2.1

extensible firmware interface
See EFI
external network node
A node that is connected to a network external to the XC system.
F
fairshare
An LSF job-scheduling policy th at specifies how resources should be shared by competing
users. A fairshare policy defines the order in which LSF attempts to place jobs that are in a
queue or a host par ti tion.
FCFS
First come first served. An LSF job-scheduling policy that specifies that jobs are dispatched
according to t heir order in a queue, which is determined by job p riority, not by order of
submission to the queue.
first come first served
See FCFS
G
global storage
Storage within the XC system that is available to all o f the nodes in t he system. Also known
as local storage.
golden client
The node from which a standard file system image is created. The golden imag e is d istribu ted
by the im age server. In a standard XC installation, the head node acts as the image server
andgoldenclient.
golden image
A collection of files, created fr om the go lden client file system that are d ist rib uted to on e or
more client systems. Specific files on the golden client may be excluded from the golden
image if the y are not appropriate for replication.
golden master
The collection of director ies and files th a t represents all of the softwar e and con figur atio n dat a
of an XC system. The so ftware for any and all nodes of an XC system can be produced solely
by the use of this collection of direct or ies and files.
H
head node
The single node that is the basis for software installation, system configuration, and
administrative functions in an XC system. Th ere may be another node that can p rovide a failover
function for the head node, b ut there is only one head n ode for the XC system at any one time.
host name
The name given to a computer. Lowercase and uppercase letters (a–z and A–Z), numbers
(0–9), periods, and dashes are permitted in host names. Valid host names contain f rom 2 to 63
characters, with the first character being a letter.
I
iLO
Integrated Lights Out. A self-contained hard ware technology available on HP CP3000 systems
that allows remote management of any node within a system.
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