Cyclades AlterPath OnBoard, Administrator'S Manual

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Glossary 395
HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
Protocol defining the rules for communication between Web servers and
browser across the Internet.
HTTPS (secure HTTP over SSL)
Protocol enabling the secure transmission of Web pages by encrypting data
using
SSL encryption. URLs that require an SSL connection start with
https
.
IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)
Main standards organization for the Internet. Working groups create Internet
Drafts that may become
RFCs. RFCs that are approved by the Internet
Engineering Steering Group (IESG) may become standards. RFCs
(Requests for Comments) are the official technical specifications of the
Internet protocol suite. For example, the format of
SNMP MIBs
was
defined by the IETF, which assigns MIB numbers to organizations.
iLO (Integrated Lights Out)
Hewlett Packard’s proprietary service processor (pronounced EYE-loh ). Even
though HP is a major supporter of IPMI, the company also provides iLO
because it provides many more functions than IPMI. The iLO processor
resides on the
baseboard . Even if the server is off, iLO is active. When the
dedicated Ethernet port is plugged into the network, iLO uses DHCP. iLO has
a web interface and a Telnet interface. Advanced iLO provides remote KVM
and
virtual media access.
integrated lights out (See ILO )
IP address consolidation
Provides controlled access to basic management features on multiple
Ethernet-based servers that have embedded service processors, using only one
Internet address. When managed separately, each service processor needs its
own IP address. Managing multiple servers with multiple IP addresses is both
expensive and time consuming without consolidation.