HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 2.1

LSF master host
The overall LSF coordinator for the system. The master load info rmation manag er (LIM) and
master batch daemon (mbatchd) run on the LSF ma ster host. Each system has one master host
to d o all job scheduling and dispatch . If the m aster ho st goes do wn, a nother LSF server in the
system becom es the master host.
LVS
Linux Virtual Server. Provides a centralized login capabili ty for system users. LVS handles
incoming login requests and directs them to a node w ith a login role.
M
Management Processor
See MP
master host
See LSF master host
module
A package that provides for the dynamic modification o f a user’s environment by means of
modulefiles.
See also modulefile
modulefile
Contains in for mation that alters or sets shell environmen t variables, su ch as PATH and
MANPATH. Modulefiles en a ble various functions to start and operate properly.
MP
Management Processor. Controls the system co nsole, reset, and power man agement functio ns
on HP Integrity servers.
MPI
Message P assing Interface. A library specification for m essage passing, proposed as a standard
by a broadly based committee of vendors, implementors, and users.
MySQL
A relational database system developed by MySQLABthatisusedinXCsystemstostore
and track system configuration informa tio n.
N
NAT
Network A ddress Translation. A mechanism th at provides a mapping (or transformation) of
addresses from one network to another. This allows external access of a machine on one LAN
that has t he same IP address as a machine on another LAN, by mapping the LAN address of the
two machines to different external IP addresses.
Network Address Translation
See NAT
Network Information Services
See NIS
NIS
Network Information Services. A mechanism that allows centralization of com mon data that
is pertinent across multiple machines in a network. The data is collected in a dom ain, within
which it is accessible and relevant. The most common use of NIS is to maintain user account
information across a set of networked hosts.
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