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Network Management Cards – User Manual
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7.2 Glossary
Bootp:
Protocol based on UDP used to allocate an IP address corresponding to an Ethernet card during the
startup phase. Defined by the RCF 951
Community name:
Access key to access SNMP agent information
DHCP
D
ynamic
H
ost
C
onfiguration
P
rotocol
This IETF protocol enables remote, automatic, self-configuration of the IP addresses of a workstation.
Electronic means of transmitting messages and/or files.
Gateway
Interconnection equipment between networks with different conventions, to enable communication
between them
HTML
(HyperText Markup Language) Language used to describe hypertext pages on the web.
IP
Internet Protocol. Network layer protocol in the TCP/IP stack offering a no-connection inter-network
service . The IP protocol offers functions for addressing, service type specification, fragmentation and
re-assembling and security. Defined in RFC 791.
Manager:
Software enabling querying or updating of MIB from one or more agents and able to receive traps from
these agents.
UM-Client and UM-Console are examples of managers.
MD5
Message Digest 5. Algorithm producing an output message from an input message of arbitrary length,
in the form of a replica or summary 128 bit message. Intended for digital signature applications
requiring large files to be compressed in total security before being coded with a private key, using a
public key algorithm, like RSA.
MIB M
ANAGEMENT
I
NFORMATION
B
ASE
- Group of software commands to control and administrate a device through the network. Each type of
device (server, hub, PC, UPS, etc.) has its own MIB
– The IETF has proposed a standard MIB for each group of devices (hubs, for example) to simplify
administration if they come from different suppliers
MultiSlot
Expander module for MGEUPS communication card.
NMS N
ETWORK
M
ANAGEMENT
S
TATION (SNMP)
The dedicated PC or workstation is used on the company’s networks to administrate all devices
connected to the network. Data are transmitted using the SNMP protocol. Popular NMS systems
include HP OpenView, IBM Tivoli, CA Unicenter, etc.
NTP
N
etwork
T
ime
P
rotocol
Protocol to position a set of machines on a network at the same time.
