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INTEL® SERVER MANAGER 8.40 SERVER GUIDE FOR WINDOWS
Media Access Control address (also known as the hardware address or node address). A unique
six-byte hexadecimal address (such as 00AA00C778F7) that is permanently coded into the
network adapter and can be used to identify a specific computer on a network.
management module (MM)
A special-use, single-board computer with processor, bus, memory, and peripherals that
facilitates the management of multiple blade servers housed in a blade chassis. An MM typically
monitors IPMI components, provides power and temperature management, and allows for out-of-
band management. In Intel Server Manager the MM is managed as a unique system and
individual blade servers are also managed individually as well as being part of an MM group.
MCA
Microchannel Architecture. A bus architecture developed by IBM as a successor to the ISA bus.
megahertz (MHz)
One million cycles per second. A microprocessor's speed (also known as its clock speed), is
measured in megahertz. Because each computer instruction requires a fixed number of cycles,
the clock speed determines how many instructions the microprocessor can execute in one
second. A microprocessor that runs at 450 MHz executes 450 million cycles per second.
MIB file
Management Information Base. A text file that describes a component. MIB files are generally
organized in a hierarchy of components, groups, attributes, and attribute values.
MM
See
management module.
MOF
Managed Object Format. The file format used by CIM to describe components. MOF files are text
files generally organized in a hierarchy of classes, instances, properties, and values.
N
NDIS
Network Device Interface Specification. A standard that defines how the MAC sublayer (in the
OSI model) communicates with the various protocol drivers. This interface is used to enable
different protocols (such as TCP/IP, IPX
*/SPX*, and NetBEUI) running in the same computer to
communicate with the network adapter.
NTFS
New Technology File System. A proprietary, feature-rich file system developed by Microsoft and
used in Windows NT
*. Among other things, NTFS supports long filenames, file level security, and
file compression.
O
out-of-band
When a network goes down or is severely disrupted, a network management tool (such as
SNMP) is rendered useless and network elements (such as a firewall, router, server, and so forth)
cannot be managed by the tool. These out-of-band network elements can be managed by IPMI.
See also
in-band.
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