Glossary

This list defines terminology, abbreviations, and acronyms in the Logical Domains Management Information Base documentation.

ASN

Abstract Syntax Notation

control domain

A privileged domain that runs the Logical Domains Manager

CPU

central processing unit

CWQ

Control Word Queue; cryptographic unit for Sun UltraSPARC T2–based platforms

I/O

Input/Output

LDoms

Logical Domains software

logical domains

Virtual machines consisting of a set of virtual resources, such as CPUs, memory, disks, and networks, capable of hosting an OS.

MAC

media access control address

MAU

Modular Arithmetic Unit; cryptographic unit for Sun UltraSPARC T1–based platforms

MIB

Management Information Base; data model for a specific set of objects being managed by SNMP

OID

Object Identifier; a sequence of numbers that uniquely identifies each object in a MIB

operating system

PROM

programmable read-only memory

SMA

System Management Agent; default Solaris OS SNMP agent

SMF

Service Management Facility; primary infrastructure for service management within Solaris 10 OS

SMI

Structure of Management Information

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol; a widely used protocol for monitoring the health and welfare of network equipment, computer equipment, and devices

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

vcc

virtual console concentrator

vcons

virtual console

vcpu

virtual CPU

vdisk

virtual disk

vds

virtual disk server

vdsdev

virtual disk server device

vnet

virtual network

vNTS

virtual network terminal service

vsw

virtual switch

XML

Extensible Markup Language