Glossary


A

ACL

access control list

ASCII

American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a code for representing alphanumeric information

ASN.1

Abstract Syntax Notation One is a language that defines the way data is sent across dissimilar communication systems and is used to define the MIB.


B

BITS Syntax

Uses individual bits to describe various features that can be present and where more than one feature can be present at any time. If X is bit 1 and Y is bit 3, X+Y would have a value of 0xA.


C

CIM

common information model

<CR>

carriage return


D

DAQ

Data Acquisition is a process of collecting data from a monitored server.

DMTF

Distributed Management Task Force


E

ENTITY-MIB

Describes physical and logical entities


F

FRU

field-replaceable unit


I

IP

Internet Protocol

ITU-T

Internet Telecommunication Union Standardization Sector


L

<LF>

line feed


M

MASF

Management Agent for Sun Fire

MIB

Management Information Base


N

NAC name

Network Access Control name, a formal, slash-delimited path, in ASCII, which describes the entity’s position in the entity tree

NIM

network information model

NMS

network management station


O

OID

object identifier

OS

operating system


P

PCI

Peripheral Component Interconnect bus

PCI-EM

PCI Express Module

PCP

Platform Channel Protocol, library framework that allows communication between the host OS and the system’s service processor

PDU

protocol data unit, or packet

PICL

Platform Information and Control Library

RFC

Request for Comments


S

SMA

SNMP Management Agent

SMI

Structure of Management Information

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

SUN-PLATFORM-MIB

Extends the ENTITY-MIB to provide additional information about hardware components


T

TMN

Telecommunications Management Network


U

UDP

User Diagram Protocol


V

VACM

view-based access control model