Glossary

HCA

Host channel adapter.

Host

Host is the part of the server module that works with the CPU and other hardware to run the OS and other applications.

IB-VPPA

IB virtual physical point of attachment.

IPS

Image packaging system.

LUN

Logical unit number.

Oracle Fabric Interconnect

The Oracle Virtual Networking directors that connect the InfiniBand to the hosts and virtualize their I/O.

Option ROM

Option ROM contains a small footprint of the Oracle Virtual Networking drivers that is needed to bring up the vNIC's and vHBA's at remote boot time.

VHBA

Virtual host bus adapter.

VNIC

Virtual network interface controller.

XgOS

XgOS is the operating system that works on the Oracle Fabric Interconnect.