Dell Remote Access Controller 5
Firmware Version 1.30 User's Guide
Active Directory
Active Directory is a centralized and standardized system that automates network management of user data, security, and distributed resources, and enables interoperation with other directories. Active Directory is designed especially for distributed networking environments.
AGP
Abbreviation for accelerated graphics port, which is a bus specification that allows graphics cards faster access to main system memory.
ARP
Acronym for Address Resolution Protocol, which is a method for finding a host's Ethernet address from its Internet address.
ASCII
Acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, which is a code representation used for displaying or printing letters, numbers, and other characters.
BIOS
Acronym for basic input/output system, which is the part of system software that provides the lowest-level interface to peripheral devices and which controls the first stage of the system boot process, including installation of the operating system into memory.
BMC
Abbreviation for baseboard management controller, which is the controller interface between the DRAC 5 and the managed system's BMC.
bus
A set of conductors connecting the various functional units in a computer. Busses are named by the type of data they carry, such as data bus, address bus, or PCI bus.
CA
A certificate authority is a business entity that is recognized in the IT industry for meeting high standards of reliable screening, identification, and other important security criteria. Examples of CAs include Thawte and VeriSign. After the CA receives your CSR, they review and verify the information the CSR contains. If the applicant meets the CA's security standards, the CA issues a certificate to the applicant that uniquely identifies that applicant for transactions over networks and on the Internet.
CD
Abbreviation for compact disc.
CHAP
Acronym for Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol, which is an authentication method used by PPP servers to validate the identity of the originator of the connection.
CIM
Acronym for Common Information Model, which is a protocol designed for managing systems on a network.
CLI
Abbreviation for command-line interface.
CLP
Abbreviation for command-line protocol.
console redirection
Console redirection is a function that directs a managed system's display screen, mouse functions, and keyboard functions to the corresponding devices on a management station. You may then use the management station's system console to control the managed system.
CSR
Abbreviation for Certificate Signing Request.
DHCP
Abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, which is a protocol that provides a means to dynamically allocate IP addresses to computers on a local area network.
DLL
Abbreviation for Dynamic Link Library, which is a library of small programs, any of which can be called when needed by a larger program that is running in the system. The small program that lets the larger program communicate with a specific device such as a printer or scanner is often packaged as a DLL program (or file).
DDNS
Abbreviation for Dynamic Domain Name System.
DMTF
Abbreviation for Distributed Management Task Force.
DNS
Abbreviation for Domain Name System.
DRAC 5
Abbreviation for Dell Remote Access Controller 5.
DSU
Abbreviation for disk storage unit.
extended schema
A solution used with Active Directory to determine user access to DRAC 5; uses Dell-defined Active Directory objects.
FQDN
Acronym for Fully Qualified Domain Names. Microsoft® Active Directory® only supports FQDN of 64 bytes or fewer.
FSMO
Flexible Single Master Operation. It is Microsoft's way of guaranteeing atomicity of the extension operation.
GMT
Abbreviation for Greenwich Mean Time, which is the standard time common to every place in the world. GMT nominally reflects the mean solar time along the prime meridian (0 longitude) that runs through the Greenwich Observatory outside of London, UK.
GPIO
Abbreviation for general purpose input/output.
GRUB
Acronym for GRand Unified Bootloader, a new and commonly-used Linux loader.
GUI
Abbreviation for graphical user interface, which refers to a computer display interface that uses elements such as windows, dialog boxes, and buttons as opposed to a command prompt interface, in which all user interaction is displayed and typed in text.
hardware log
Records events generated by the DRAC 5 and the BMC.
ICMB
Abbreviation for Intelligent Chassis Management Bus.
ICMP
Abbreviation for Internet control message protocol.
ID
Abbreviation for identifier, commonly used when referring to a user identifier (user ID) or object identifier (object ID).
IP
Abbreviation for Internet Protocol, which is the network layer for TCP/IP. IP provides packet routing, fragmentation, and reassembly.
IPMB
Abbreviation for intelligent platform management bus, which is a bus used in systems management technology.
IPMI
Abbreviation for Intelligent Platform Management Interface, which is a part of systems management technology.
Kbps
Abbreviation for kilobits per second, which is a data transfer rate.
LAN
Abbreviation for local area network.
LDAP
Abbreviation for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.
LED
Abbreviation for light-emitting diode.
LOM
Abbreviation for Local area network On Motherboard.
MAC
Acronym for media access control, which is a network sublayer between a network node and the network physical layer.
MAC address
Acronym for media access control address, which is a unique address embedded in the physical components of a NIC.
managed system
The managed system is the system in which the DRAC 5 is installed or embedded.
management station
The management station is a system that remotely accesses the DRAC 5.
MAP
Abbreviation for Manageability Access Point.
Mbps
Abbreviation for megabits per second, which is a data transfer rate.
MIB
Abbreviation for management information base.
MII
Abbreviation for Media Independent Interface.
NAS
Abbreviation for network attached storage.
NIC
Abbreviation for network interface card. An adapter circuit board installed in a computer to provide a physical connection to a network.
OID
Abbreviation for Object Identifiers.
PCI
Abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect, which is a standard interface and bus technology for connecting peripherals to a system and for communicating with those peripherals.
POST
Acronym for power-on self-test, which is a sequence of diagnostic tests that are run automatically by a system when it is powered on.
PPP
Abbreviation for Point-to-Point Protocol, which is the Internet standard protocol for transmitting network layer datagrams (such as IP packets) over serial point-to-point links.
RAM
Acronym for random-access memory. RAM is general-purpose readable and writable memory on systems and the DRAC 5.
RAM disk
A memory-resident program which emulates a hard drive. The DRAC 5 maintains a RAM disk in its memory.
RAC
Abbreviation for remote access controller.
ROM
Acronym for read-only memory, which is memory from which data may be read, but to which data cannot be written.
RPM
Abbreviation for Red Hat Package Manager, which is a package-management system for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system that helps installation of software packages. It is similar to an installation program.
SAC
Acronym for Microsoft's Special Administration Console.
SAP
Abbreviation for Service Access Point.
SEL
Acronym for system event log.
SMI
Abbreviation for systems management interrupt.
SMTP
Abbreviation for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, which is a protocol used to transfer electronic mail between systems, usually over an Ethernet.
SMWG
Abbreviation for Systems Management Working Group.
SNMP
Abbreviation for Simple Network Management Protocol, which is a protocol designed to manage nodes on an IP network. DRAC 5s are SNMP-managed devices (nodes).
SNMP trap
A notification (event) generated by the DRAC 5 or the BMC that contains information about state changes on the managed system or about potential hardware problems.
SSH
Abbreviation for Secure Shell.
SSL
Abbreviation for secure sockets layer.
standard schema
A solution used with Active Directory to determine user access to DRAC 5; uses Active Directory group objects only.
TAP
Abbreviation for Telelocator Alphanumeric Protocol, which is a protocol used for submitting requests to a pager service.
TCP/IP
Abbreviation for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, which represents the set of standard Ethernet protocols that includes the network layer and transport layer protocols.
TFTP
Abbreviation for Trivial File Transfer Protocol, which is a simple file transfer protocol used for downloading boot code to diskless devices or systems.
UPS
Abbreviation for uninterruptible power supply.
USB
Abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus.
UTC
Abbreviation for Universal Coordinated Time. See GMT.
VLAN
Abbreviation for Virtual Local Area Network.
VNC
Abbreviation for virtual network computing.
VT-100
Abbreviation for Video Terminal 100, which is used by the most common terminal emulation programs.
