SPARC T7 Series Servers Administration Guide

Glossary

A

ASR

Auto Service Request.

B

BOB

Memory buffer on board.

C

CMP

Chip multiprocessor.

D

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.

E

eUSB drive

Embedded universal serial bus drive.

F

FRU

Field-replaceable unit.

H

HBA

Host bus adapter.

host

The part of the server or server module 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

ID PROM

Chip that contains system information for the server or server module.

IP

Internet Protocol.

IPMI

Intelligent Platform Management Interface.

K

KVM

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

L

LDom

Logical domain managed by Oracle VM Server for SPARC. See Oracle VM Server for SPARC.

M

MAC

Machine access code.

MAC address

Media access controller address.

MSGID

Message identifier.

N

NAC name

Network device container name. Physical device address used for remote access, configuration, management. See Oracle ILOM and SDM name.

name space

Top-level Oracle ILOM target.

NET MGT

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

NIC

Network interface card or controller.

NVMe

Nonvolatile memory express controller. The optional NVMe switch card provides NVMe services in the server.

O

OBP

OpenBoot PROM. Sometimes OBP is used in file names and messages to indicate a relationship to OpenBoot.

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.

Oracle VM Server for SPARC

Virtualization server for SPARC platforms.

P

PCI

Peripheral component interconnect.

PCIe

PCI Express, an industry-standard bus architecture that supports high-bandwidth peripherals and I/O devices.

POST

Power-on self-test.

PROM

Programmable read-only memory.

S

SAS

Serial attached SCSI.

SCC

System configuration chip.

SCC PROM

System configuration chip on programmable read-only memory. Removable module containing system configuration data.

SDM name

Simplified data model name. A way of providing device information on Oracle ILOM consistently across different types of servers. See NAC name.

SER MGT port

Serial management port. A serial port on the server SP.

SP

Service processor. In the server, the SP is a card with its own OS that is operating and accessible whenever the server power cords are connected and energized, regardless of host power state. The SP processes Oracle ILOM commands providing lights out management control of the host. Seehost.

SPM

Service processor module. This is the physical component that contains the service processor firmware.

SSD

Solid-state drive.

SSH

Secure shell.

U

UI

User interface.

UUID

Universal unique identifier.

W

WWN

World wide name. A unique number that identifies a SAS target.