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Glossary
This glossary defines key terms in the context of an OpenVMS computing environment.
Advanced Server
for OpenVMS Supported on OpenVMS Alpha systems only, an OpenVMS-based network operating system
compatible with Microsoft networking technology. Allows OpenVMS systems to be file and
print servers for Windows desktop users. These users can use Microsoft products and utilities
such as Windows Explorer to access file and print resources. Also provides a flexible system
for network administration and security. This product supports OpenVMS ODS-5 disk volumes
and Extended File Specifications.
See also PATHWORKS for Advanced Server (OpenVMS).
Availability
Manager A system management tool that enables the system manager to monitor one or more OpenVMS
nodes on an extended LAN from an OpenVMS, Windows 2000, or Windows XP system.
Availability Manager helps system managers and analysts target a specific node for analysis.
The tool collects system and process data from multiple nodes simultaneously; it analyzes the
data and displays the output. The Availability Manager (base) software installed with OpenVMS
provides the data collection components that allow the system to be monitored by the Availability
Manager and by DECamds.
AVIO Accelerated Virtual Input/Output. An I/O protocol that improves virtual I/O performance for
network and storage devices used within the Integrity VM environment. The protocol also
enables support for a greater number of virtual I/O devices per guest. Special drivers are required
on both the VM Host and guests. Participating guests must include a virtual I/O device
configured to use the AVIO protocol.
backing store The physical device on the VM Host that is allocated to guests, such as a network adapter, disk,
or file.
Base Operating
Environment See BOE.
Baseboard
Management
Controller See BMC.
BIB Boot-is-blocked. The state of a cell (on cell-based Integrity servers) that is powered on but not
allowed to boot. When all cells assigned to an nPartition are at the BIB state, the nPartition is
inactive and no software can run on the nPartition until it is manually booted past BIB.
See also cell, nPartition.
BladeSystem HP BladeSystem is comprised of blade compute nodes, integrated connectivity to data and
storage networks, and shared power subsystems.
See also BladeSystem enclosure, server blades.
BladeSystem
enclosure Hardware solution for consolidating server blades and all supporting infrastructure elements
(such as storage, network, and power) into a single unit.
See also BladeSystem, server blades.
BMC Baseboard Management Controller. A utility provided with HP Integrity servers that allows
you to control some management features built into the system board, such as diagnostics,
configuration, and hardware management. It enables you to interact with the Extensible
Firmware Interface (EFI) and to boot the OpenVMS operating system.
See also EFI, MP.
BOE Base Operating Environment. The tier of the Operating Environment for OpenVMS for Integrity
servers that offers the base operating system and networking transport products. The contents
of this tier are contained in each of the other, higher-level tiers.
See also DCOE, OE.
boot The process of loading system software into a processor's main memory. This guide uses the
term boot to refer to this process.
boot server A boot server downloads the system software required by a client system. A TCP boot server
(TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS BOOTP server) is the host that centralizes configuration and
management of an IP address database, such as is used for OpenVMS InfoServer client booting
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