Glossary

This list defines terminology, abbreviations, and acronyms in the Libvirt for LDoms documentation.

A

API

application programming interface

C

high-level programming language

CD-ROM

compact disc–read-only memory

CLI

command-line interface

CPU

central processing unit

D

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

G

gigabyte

GNOME

GNU Network Object Model Environment

GNU

GNU’s not UNIX, a UNIX-compatible software system

GUI

graphical user interface

H

hypervisor

thin software layer with a stable interface between the operating system and the hardware

I

I/O

input/output

identifier

Internet Protocol

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

K

KB, kB

kilobyte

L

LDoms

Logical Domains software, technology

libvirt

virtual library

O

operating system

P

Python

interpreted, object-oriented programming language

M

MAC

media access control address, which LDoms can assign automatically or you can assign manually

megabyte

MHz

megahertz

N

NUMA

Non-Uniform Memory Architecture

U

URI

Uniform Resource Identifier

UUID

Universal Unique Identifier

V

vcc

virtual console concentrator service

vcpu

virtual CPU

vds

virtual disk service

virt-install(1M)

virtual installation script

virtinst

virtual installation module for LDoms

virsh(1M)

virtual shell

vsw

virtual switch service

X

XML

Extensible Markup Language

xVM

Intersection of virtualization and management. Sun’s OpenSolaris xVM can virtualize and manage mixed environments running various platform software, including OpenSolaris, on various hardware, including Sun hardware.