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hypervisor
Computer software, specific to a hardware platform, that allows you to run multiple operating
systems on a single host at the same time.
I
iLO
Integrated Lights Out. A self-contained hardware technology available on various hardware
models that enables remote management of any node within a system.
Subsequent generations of this technology are iLO 2 and iLO 3.
For information on which servers offer iLO management processors, see the HP Insight Control
for Linux Support Matrix.
Integrated Lights
Out
See iLO.
Internet address
A unique 32-bit number that identifies a host's connection to an Internet network. An Internet
address is commonly represented as a network number and a host number and takes a form
similar to the following: 192.0.2.0.
IP range
Systems each with an IP address that falls in a specified range.
IPMI
Intelligent Platform Management Interface. A self-contained hardware technology available
on HP ProLiant DL145 servers that enables remote management of any node within a system.
ITRC
HP IT Resource Center. The HP corporate Web page where software patches are made available.
The web address is
To download patches from this Web page, you
must register as an Americas/Asia Pacific or European customer.
K
Kickstart file
A configuration file used to effect an unattended RHEL operating system installation.
M
managed system
Any system that Insight Control for Linux manages, such as servers, management processors,
and storage systems.
management hub
A server chosen to be an aggregation point for management activities
Management
Processor
See MP.
MP
Management Processor. Controls the system console, reset, and power management functions
on HP servers. There are two types of management processors on HP servers: Integrated Lights
Out (
) and Lights Out Management. (LO100).
N
Nagios
An open source system and network monitoring application infrastructure. It is a graphical
web-based application that provides a variety of system statistics that you use to monitor the
health of managed systems.
O
OA
The enclosure management hardware, software, and firmware that is used to support all the
managed devices contained within the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure.
onboard
administrator
See OA.
P
pdsh
Parallel Distributed Shell. An open source command that is a multi-threaded remote shell client.
It runs commands on multiple managed systems in parallel.
Performance
Dashboard
Web-based tool that displays actual metric data in for the servers that Insight Control for Linux
monitors and manages.
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