Glossary

A

ACPI

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface.

B

BIOS

Basic Input Output System.

C

chassis

Refers to the server enclosure. For server modules, refers to the modular system enclosure.

D

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.

DTE

Data terminal equipment.

E

ECC

Error-correcting code.

ESD

Electrostatic discharge.

F

FRU

Field-replaceable unit.

H

HBA

Host bus adapter.

HMP

Hardware Management Pack.

host

The part of the server with the CPU and other hardware that runs the Oracle Solaris OS and other applications. The term host is used to distinguish the primary computer from the SP. See SP.

I

IP

Internet Protocol.

M

MSGID

Message identifier.

N

NET MGT

Network management port. An Ethernet port on the server SP.

NIC

Network interface card or controller.

NVMe

A specification for accessing solid-state drives (SSDs) attached through the PCI Express (PCIe) bus. "NVM" is an acronym for non-volatile memory, which is used in SSDs.

O

Oracle ILOM

Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager. 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.

Oracle Solaris OS

Oracle Solaris operating system.

OS

Operating system.

OSA

Oracle System Assistant.

P

PCI

Peripheral component interconnect.

PDB

Power distribution board.

POST

Power-on self-test.

PXE

Preboot eXecution environment.

S

SAS

Serial attached SCSI.

SATA

Serial advanced technology attachment.

SER MGT

Serial management port. A serial port on the server SP, the server module SP, and the CMM.

SP

Service processor. In the server or server module, the SP is a card with its own OS. The SP processes Oracle ILOM commands providing lights out management control of the host. See host.

SSD

Solid-state drive.

SSH

Secure shell.

U

UEFI

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface.

UUID

Universal unique identifier.