Glossary

administration disk

The disk located on the image server on which HP Insight CMU is installed. A dedicated space

 

can be allocated to the cloned images.

administration

The private network within the system that is used for administrative operations.

network

 

clone image

The compressed image of the installation from the master disk. One clone image is needed for

 

each logical group.

cluster

A set of independent computers combined into a unified system through system software and

 

networking technologies.

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.

EBIPA

Enclosure Bay IP Addressing

GUI client

The HP Insight CMU GUI is accessed from any client workstation that can reach the HP Insight

workstation

CMU management node through the network. Several users on different workstations can use

 

the HP Insight CMU GUI simultaneously. The GUI client workstation can run Linux or Windows.

HA

High Availability

HP Insight CMU

A cluster of two or more nodes (generally two) providing redundancy for HP Insight CMU

management

management functions.

cluster

 

iLO

Integrated Lights Out. A self-contained hardware technology that enables remote management

 

of any node within a system.

image server

A node specifically designated to hold images that will be distributed to the nodes dedicated as

 

secondary servers in each network entity. In a standard HP Insight CMU installation, the

 

management node acts as the image server.

logical group

A group of similar machines running the same image. A node can belong to several logical

 

groups.

management card

A hardware device on a server that enhances remote manageability. The management cards

 

supported by HP Insight CMU are iLO and LO100i.

management

Typically, a private, Ethernet-based LAN that connects all the nodes in a cluster. HP Insight CMU

network

communicates with the compute nodes and terminal servers over the management network.

management node

The node on which HP Insight CMU is installed on and run. Typically, the management node is

 

also the image server.

master disk

A reference disk where the operating system and layered products are manually installed. Its

 

contents are duplicated on the other nodes of a group.

network entity

A group of machines that are connected to an Ethernet switch. Typically, this could be a

 

stand-alone rack or a stand-alone enclosure. In each network entity, one of the nodes is temporarily

 

dedicated as the secondary server, which means that it has the same role as the image server.

 

Each node belongs to a unique network entity.

OA

Onboard Administrator. The enclosure management hardware, software, and firmware that is

 

used to support all managed devices contained within the enclosure.

pdcp

Parallel Distributed Copy

pdsh

Parallel Distributed Shell

PXE

Preboot Execution Environment. A standard client/server interface that enables uninstalled network

 

computers with an operating system to be configured and booted remotely. PXE booting is

 

configured at the BIOS level.

RPM

Red Hat Package Manager.

 

1. A utility that is used for software package management on Linux operating systems, most

 

notably to install and remove software packages.

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