Avocent MergePoint 5200, Installer/User Manual

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Appendices 61
PET
Platform Event Trap (PET) is a specific format of SNMP trap used for system management alerts.
SSH
Secure Shell (SSH) is a UNIX-based command interface and protocol that allows administrators to
securely access a remote target device.
SMASH CLP
Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH) Command Line Protocol (CLP)
has been used to create commands that can be used to configure the MergePoint 5200 service
processor manager and configure and access target device groups though Telnet or SSHv2 sessions.
SoL
With Serial over LAN (SoL), the serial console output of a device is redirected over IP, providing
access to text-based interfaces for BIOS, utilities, operating systems and applications and to service
processor functions.
Target device
A target device can be a data center component such as a server or router that an administrator can
remotely manage through the MergePoint 5200 service processor manager.
Telnet session
A Telnet session is a type of target device session. Once the MergePoint 5200 service processor
manager is set up, a user may connect directly to a target device using Telnet and manage the target
device using SMASH CLP commands.
Unit
Unit refers to the MergePoint 5200 service processor manager. A device being managed by the
appliance is referred to a target or a target device.
WBEM
WBEM stands for Web Based Enterprise Management. WBEM is a set of management and
Internet standard technologies developed by DMTF to unify the management of distributed
computing environments.