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Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) A service processor which
is capable of monitoring the physical state of servers, computers
or other hardware devices with help of sensors.
Client A computer that receives services from a server, storage device,
or a software application, for example, a user workstation
running StorNext client software or a computer directly
attached to SAN storage through Fibre Channel (SAN client).
Fibre Channel (FC) A high-speed communications channel used
between a computer and storage device(s) that enables high-
speed data transfer.
Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Refers to the speed of transfer over Ethernet.
A 1 GbE connection transfers data at a rate of one gigabit per
second, or 1 billion bits per second. A 10 GbE connection
transfers data at 10 gigabits per second, or 10 billion bits per
second.
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