Glossary

 

This Glossary provides names and definitions for terms and acronyms commonly used

 

in this document.

Agent

Software on managed servers used to make changes to the servers. Functions supported include

 

software installation and removal, software and hardware configuration, and server status

 

reporting.

AHS

HP Active Health System is a technology that provides continuous, proactive health monitoring

 

of over 1600 system parameters. It also logs configuration changes for more accurate problem

 

resolution. All information collected by Active Health is logged securely, isolated from the operating

 

system and separate from any customer data.

AMS

Agentless Management Service. AMS is a service that collects OS configuration information

 

about events and provides this information to the iLO Active Health System log.

Captured image

A data store containing all the information from a target server including the files, disk partition

 

information, and anything else needed to completely recreate the target server back to the same

 

server, or perhaps a different one. The captured image does not include partitions, only file system

 

data. See also image installation.

Configuration file

The generic term for Windows and Linux unattended installation files. These files provide all the

 

information required to install the operating system without user intervention. Also applies to

 

hardware configuration utilities such as BIOS configuration and Array Controller configuration.

 

Customers may create new configurations for their own purposes.

Embedded

A set of deployment tools and service OS's that are built in to HP ProLiant servers beginning with

deployment

the Gen8 series. These embedded tools make it possible to deploy, configure, and troubleshoot

features

a ProLiant server without network booting (PXE) or removable boot media.

Enclosure

A chassis that contains multiple blade servers and interconnect devices.

HP Insight

HP Insight Diagnostics provides a comprehensive suite of offline system and component tests,

Diagnostics

providing in-depth testing of critical hardware components for devices such as processors, memory,

 

and hard drives.

HP Insight Online

HP Insight Online is a service that automatically aggregates device health, asset, and support

 

information from iLO Management Engine with contract and warranty information, and then

 

secures it in a single, personalized dashboard that is viewable from anywhere at any time.

HP Insight Remote

HP Insight Remote Support enables intelligent event diagnosis and automatic, secure submission

Support

of hardware event notifications to HP. These notifications prevent downtime and enable faster

 

issue resolution.

HP Integrated

An independent microprocessor built into ProLiant servers that provides multiple ways to configure,

Lights-Out (iLO)

update, and operate servers remotely. iLO can remotely perform most functions that otherwise

 

require a visit to servers at the data center, computer room, or remote location. See http://

 

www.hp.com/go/ilo.

HP Scripting

A server deployment product for unattended server provisioning.

Toolkit (STK)

 

HP SSA

HP Smart Storage Administrator. HP SSA consists of utilities that provide high-availability

 

configuration, management, and diagnostic capabilities for all HP Smart Array products.

HP SUM

HP Smart Update Manager. HP SUM is a technology that installs and updates firmware and

 

software on HP ProLiant servers.

HP USB Key Utility

The HP USB Key Utility is a Windows application that enables you to copy Intelligent Provisioning

 

contents to a USB flash drive. After being copied to the USB flash drive, Intelligent Provisioning

 

can be started from the USB flash drive instead of from the CD or DVD.

iLO Virtual Media

An HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) feature that allows you to attach a removable storage device

 

or image file from a client machine to the server, and have that appear to the server as a local

 

device. The server can boot from that virtual device or use it with a running operating system.

image installation

The process of installing a server using a previously captured image of the disk to make a duplicate

 

of the original server. This is in contrast to a scripted installation.

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