Glossary

A

ASF

Alert standard format.

B

blade

Generic term for server modules and storage modules.

blade server

Server module.

C

chassis

Modular system enclosure.

CMM

Chassis monitoring module. Oracle ILOM runs on the CMM providing lights out management of the components in the chassis. See Oracle ILOM.

CMM ILOM

Oracle ILOM that runs on the CMM. See Oracle ILOM.

CRU

Customer-replaceable unit.

D

disk module or disk blade

Interchangeable terms for storage module.

E

ESD

Electrostatic discharge.

F

FEM

Fabric expansion module. FEMs enable server modules to use the 10GbE connections provided by certain NEMs.

FIM

Front indicator module.

FRU

Field-replaceable unit.

H

HBA

Host bus adapter.

I

ILOM

See Oracle ILOM.

Installation

Title of the portion of the HTML topic set that corresponds to the PDF book Sun Netra 6000 Modular System Installation Guide.

IPMI

Intelligent platform management interface.

K

KVM

Keyboard, video, mouse. Refers to using a switch to enable sharing of one keyboard, one display, and one mouse with more than one computer.

L

L/R

Ratio of inductance to resistance.

M

MAC or MAC address

Media access controller address.

MPS

Modular power system.

N

name space

Top-level ILOM CMM targets.

NEM

Network express module. NEMs provide 10/100/1000 Ethernet, SAS connectivity to storage modules, and 10GbE Ethernet ports.

NET MGT port

Network management port. An Ethernet port on the CMM and on server module service processors.

NTP

Network Time Protocol.

O

Oracle ILOM

Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM). Oracle ILOM firmware is preinstalled on a variety of Oracle systems. Oracle ILOM enables you to remotely manage your Oracle servers regardless of the state of the host system.

P

PCI EM

PCIe ExpressModule. Modular components that are based on the PCI Express industry-standard form factor and offer I/O features such as Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel.

PET

Platform event trap.

power supply side

Each of the AC power supplies has an A side and a B side. The major 12V power paths of the two sides are independent. The two sides share a common 3.3V stand-by power output, a diagnostics and control section, and a fan module.

PS

Power supply, as in device and sensor names, such as /CH/PS0/PRST.

R

REM

RAID expansion module. Sometimes referred to as a host bus adapter (HBA). Supports the creation of RAID volumes on disk drives.

Remote Management

Title of the portion of the HTML topic set that corresponds to the PDF book Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Supplement for the Sun Netra 6000 Modular System.

Remote Management (ILOM)

Title of the portion of the HTML topic set that corresponds to the PDF book Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Supplement for the Sun Netra 6000 Modular System.

S

SER MGT port

Serial management port. A serial port on the CMM and on server modules service processors.

server module

Modular component that provides the main compute resources (CPU and memory). Server modules might also have onboard storage, and connectors that hold REMs and FEMs.

Service

Title of the portion of the HTML topic set that corresponds to the PDF book Sun Netra 6000 Modular System Service Manual.

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol.

SP

Service processor.

storage module

Modular component that provides compute storage to the server modules.

U

UCP

Universal connector port.