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SPARC T8-4 Server Installation Guide

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Updated: September 2017
 
 

Glossary

A
ANSI SIS

American National Standards Institute Status Indicator Standard.

ASR

Auto Service Request.

ASR

Automatic system recovery.

AWG

American wire gauge.

B
BMC

Baseboard management controller.

BOB

Memory buffer on board.

C
chassis

Server enclosure.

CMA

Cable management arm (SPARC T8-1 and SPARC T8-2). Cable management assembly (SPARC T8-4).

CMP

Chip multiprocessor.

CRU

Customer-replaceable unit.

D
DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.

DMP

Dynamic multipathing.

DTE

Data terminal equipment.

E
EIA

Electronics Industries Alliance.

ESD

Electrostatic discharge.

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.

hot-pluggable

Describes a component that can be replaced with power applied, but the component must be prepared for removal.

hot-swappable

Describes a component that can be replaced with power applied, and no preparation is required.

I
ID PROM

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

IP

Internet Protocol.

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.

LwA

Sound power level.

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 ILOMand SDM name.

name space

Top-level Oracle ILOM target.

NEBS

Network Equipment-Building System (Netra products only).

NET MGT

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

NIC

Network interface card or controller.

NMI

Nonmaskable interrupt.

NVMe

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

NVMHCI

Non-volatile memory host controller interface. A specification for accessing solid-state drives (SSDs) through a PCI Express bus device. See NVMe.

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.

PSH

Predictive self healing.

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.

SFF

Small form factor.

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. See host.

SPM

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

SSD

Solid-state drive.

SSH

Secure shell.

T
Tma

Maximum ambient temperature.

U
UCP

Universal connector port.

UI

User interface.

UL

Underwriters Laboratory Inc.

U.S. NEC

United States National Electrical Code.

UTC

Coordinated Universal Time.

UUID

Universal unique identifier.

W
WWN

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