Dell External OEMR 2850, User Manual

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Glossary
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SMBIOS
Acronym for system management BIOS.
SNMP
Abbreviation for Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP, a popular
network control and monitoring protocol, is part of the original TCP/IP protocol
suite. SNMP provides the format in which vital information about different
network devices, such as network servers or routers, can be sent to a management
application.
SNMP trap
A notification (event) generated by the RAC or ESM that contains information
about state changes on the managed system or about potential hardware problems.
SOL
Abbreviation for Serial Over LAN. SOL enables suitably designed servers to
transparently redirect the serial character stream of a baseboard UART to/from a
remote client over a shared LAN. The architecture requires software running on
the managed system's BMC and client software running on a management station
and/or a central network proxy.
support commands
Commands that specify how an action should be performed.
syntax
The rules that dictate how you must type a command or instruction so that the
system understands it. A variable's syntax indicates its data type.
system configuration information
Data stored in memory that tells a system what hardware is installed and how the
system should be configured for operation.
system diskette
System diskette is a synonym for bootable diskette.
system memory
System memory is a synonym for RAM.