Bull NovaScale 5 5 Series, User Manual

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User’s Guide
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FRU: F ield R eplaceable U nit. A component that is
replaced or added by Customer Service Engineers
as a single entity.
FSS: F AME S calability S witch. Each CSS Module
is equipped with 2 Scalability Port Switches
providing high speed bi–directional links between
server components. See SPS.
FTP: F ile T ransfer P rotocol. A standard Internet
protocol: the simplest way of exchanging files
between computers on the Internet. FTP is an
application protocol that uses Internet TCP/IP
protocols. FTP is commonly used to transfer Web
page files from their creator to the computer that
acts as their server for everyone on the Internet. It
is also commonly used to download programs and
other files from other servers.
FWH: F irm W are H ub.
G
GB: G iga B yte: 1,073,741,824 bytes. See Byte.
GUI: G
raphical
U
ser
I
nterface.
GTS: G lobal T elecontrol S erver.
H
HA: H igh A vailability. Refers to a system or
component that is continuously operational for a
desirably long length of time.
HA CMP: H igh A vailability C lustered
M ulti P rocessing.
Hard Disk Drive: HDD. See Disk Drive.
Hardware: The physical parts of a system,
including the keyboard, monitor, disk drives, cables
and circuit cards.
Hardware Monitor: A PAM feature used to
supervise server operation.
HBA: H ost B us A dapter.
HDD: H
ard
D
isk
D
rive. See Disk Drive.
History File: A file in which the History Manager
logs informative messages or error messages
relating to system activity. Messages are sent from
source components to target components.
History Manager: The component running on the
PAP Windows operating system that logs
messages to history files.
HPB: H ot P lug B oard. This board provides an
interlock switch on each IO Box PCI slot for hot–
swapping PCI boards. See P–HPB.
HPC: H
igh
P
erformance
C
omputing.
Hot plugging: The operation of adding a
component without interrupting system activity.
Hot swapping: The operation of removing and
replacing a faulty component without interrupting
system activity.
HTTP: H yper T ext T ransfer P rotocol. In the World
Wide Web, a protocol that facilitates the transfer of
hypertext–based files between local and remote
systems.
HW Identifier: Number (0 – F) used to identify
Cellblock components. This number is identical to
PMB code–wheel position.
I
I2C: I ntra I ntegrated C ircuit. The I2C (Inter–IC) bus
is a bi–directional two–wire serial bus that provides
a communication link between integrated circuits
(ICs).
The I2C bus supports 7–bit and 10–bit address
space devices and devices that operate under
different voltages.
IA64: is a 64 –bit I ntel processor A rchitecture based
on Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC).
The Itanium processor is the first in the Intel line of
IA–64 processors.
IB: I nfini B and.
IC: I ntegrated C ircuit. An electronic device that
contains miniaturized circuitry. See Chip.
ICH4: I /O C ontrol H ub.
ICMB: I ntelligent C hassis M anagement B us.
ID: A number which uniquely identifies a device on
a bus.
IDE: I ntegrated D rive E lectronics. A type of hard
disk drive with the control circuitry located inside
the disk drive rather than on a drive controller card.
Identity: See Domain Identity.
IIS: I nternet I nformation S erver. A group of Internet
servers (including a Web or HTTP server and a
FTP server) with additional capabilities for
Microsoft
)
Windows
)
NT and Microsoft Windows
(and later) operating systems.
I/O: I nput / O utput. Describes any operation,
program, or device that transfers data to or from a
computer.
Interface:
A connection between a computer and a
peripheral device enabling the exchange of data.
See Parallel Port and Serial Port.
IOB: I nput / O utput B oard. The IOB connects up to
11 PCI–X boards.