HP Matrix Operating Environment Software - Manual (Page 247)

Glossary
administrator A user who manages users, resource pools, and self service requests through Matrix OE
infrastructure orchestration console.
allocation A request is assigned server, storage, and network resources based on the criteria defined in the
template, resource pools assigned to the user, and the current reservations or allocations of
resources completed by HP Matrix Operating Environment infrastructure orchestration.
approvals A permission given to a user-generated request by an administrator. Approvals occur during the
allocation and provisioning phases of creating or updating a service.
architect A user who creates a multi-server infrastructure template using Matrix OE infrastructure orchestration
designer (a graphical designer) and then publishes the template for other users to create
infrastructure services
central
management
server A system in the management domain that executes the HP Systems Insight Manager software. All
central operations within Systems Insight Manager are initiated from this system.
Cloud resource Represent resource/capacity offered by an external cloud service, such as a supported
CloudSystem bursting service provider, another CloudSystem, or an HP Matrix KVM Private
Cloud.
CMS See central management server.
command view Software and servers that manage HP Storage Arrays.
CSI See Common Storage Interface.
DIO Direct Input Output. DIO is an I/O architecture designed to provide a VM or a vPar with near
native I/O functionality, manageability, and performance by giving a VM or a vPar direct access
to Host PCI Express (PCIe) functions, which may be physical or virtual.
discovery A feature within a management application that finds and identifies network objects. In HP
management applications, discovery finds and identifies all the HP systems within a specified
network range.
Enterprise Virtual
Array An HP storage array product line.
ESA See Extensible Server Adapter.
ESX VMware's enterprise-level virtualization product.
EVA See Enterprise Virtual Array.
Extensible Server
Adapter An HP adapter to connect infrastructure orchestration and Matrix Operating Environment to third
party storage devices.
FC See Fibre Channel.
Fibre Channel A high speed storage networking standard.
Flex-FC A technique that uses sets of pre-allocated SAN resources to a share storage pool available to
one or many physical servers: N_Port ID Virtualization.
HBA See Host Bus Adapter.
Host Bus Adapter A circuit board and/or integrated circuit adapter that provides input/output processing and
physical connectivity between a server and a storage device.
HP Insight Control
server deployment A multi-server deployment tool that enables IT administrators to easily deploy operating systems
and applications on large numbers of servers in an unattended, automated fashion. Formerly
named HP Insight Rapid Deployment software. Insight Control server deployment is being replaced
by HP Insight Control server provisioning.
HP Insight Control
server provisioning HP Insight Control server provisioning is the replacement for HP Insight Control server Deployment.
Insight Control server deployment is still available for installation and upgrade. Insight Control
server provisioning is the recommended HP ProLiant deployment solution. For more information,
see the HP Insight Control server provisioning Administrator Guide and the HP Insight Control
server provisioning Installation Guide. Both are available on the following website: .
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