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Glossary
A |
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administration | The half (branch) of the administration network that contains all of the |
branch | administration ports to the nodes of the HP XC system. |
administration | The private network within the HP XC system that is used for administrative operations. |
network |
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B |
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base image | The collection of files and directories that represents the common files and configuration data |
| that are applied to all nodes in an HP XC system. |
branch switch | A component of the Administration Network. A switch that is uplinked to the root switch and |
| receives physical connections from multiple nodes. |
C |
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cluster | A set of independent computers combined into a unified system through system software and |
| networking technologies. |
cluster alias | The external cluster host name supported by LVS, which enables inbound connections without |
| having to know individual nodes names to connect and log in to the HP XC system. |
compute node | A node that is assigned only with the compute role and no other. Jobs are distributed to and run |
| on nodes with the compute role; no other services run on a compute node. |
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Console Branch | A component of the administration network. The half (branch) of the administration network that |
| contains all of the console ports of the nodes of the HP XC system. This branch is established as |
| a separate branch to enable some level of partitioning of the administration network to support |
| specific security needs. |
D |
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DHCP | Dynamic Host Control Protocol. A protocol that dynamically allocates IP addresses to computers |
| on a local area network. |
Dynamic Host | See DHCP. |
Control Protocol |
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E |
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EFI | Extensible Firmware Interface. Defines a model for the interface between operating systems and |
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| information, plus boot and |
| its loader. Together, these provide a standard environment for booting an operating system and |
| running preboot applications. |
extensible | See EFI. |
firmware interface |
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external network | A node that is connected to a network external to the HP XC system. |
node |
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F |
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fairshare | An LSF |
| A fairshare policy defines the order in which LSF attempts to place jobs that are in a queue or a |
| host partition. |
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