Glossary
ACE
Access control entry.
ACL
Access control list.
ADS
Active Directory Service.
ALB
Advanced load balancing.
BMC
Baseboard Management Configuration.
CIFS
Common Internet File System. The protocol used in Windows environments for shared folders.
CLI
Command-line interface. An interface comprised of various commands which are used to control
operating system responses.
CSR
Customer self repair.
DAS
Direct attach storage. A dedicated storage device that connects directly to one or more servers.
DNS
Domain name system.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol.
GSI
Global service indicator.
HA
High availability.
HBA
Host bus adapter.
HCA
Host channel adapter.
HDD
Hard disk drive.
IAD
HP X9000 Software Administrative Daemon.
iLO
Integrated Lights-Out.
IML
Initial microcode load.
IOPS
I/Os per second.
IPMI
Intelligent Platform Management Interface.
JBOD
Just a bunch of disks.
KVM
Keyboard, video, and mouse.
LUN
Logical unit number. A LUN results from mapping a logical unit number, port ID, and LDEV ID to
a RAID group. The size of the LUN is determined by the emulation mode of the LDEV and the
number of LDEVs associated with the LUN.
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit.
NAS
Network attached storage.
NFS
Network file system. The protocol used in most UNIX environments to share folders or mounts.
NIC
Network interface card. A device that handles communication between a device and other devices
on a network.
NTP
Network Time Protocol. A protocol that enables the storage system’s time and date to be obtained
from a network-attached server, keeping multiple hosts and storage devices synchronized.
OA
HP Onboard Administrator.
OFED
OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution.
OSD
On-screen display.
OU
Active Directory Organizational Units.
RO
Read-only access.
RPC
Remote Procedure Call.
RW
Read-write access.
SAN
Storage area network. A network of storage devices available to one or more servers.
SAS
Serial Attached SCSI.
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