Glossary - Huawei TaiShan 2280 V2 User Manual

TaiShan 2280 V2 Server
User Guide
A.2 Glossary
B
BMC
E
Ethernet
G
Generic
Routing
Encapsula
tion (GRE)
H
hot swap
K
KVM
M
mezzanine
card
P
panel
Issue 01 (2019-07-01)
baseboard management controller
The BMC complies with the Intelligent Platform Management Interface
(IPMI) standard, responsible for collecting, processing, and storing sensor
signals, and monitoring the operating status of each component. The BMC
provides the hardware status and alarm information about the managed
objects for the management module, so that the management module can
manage the objects.
A baseband local area network (LAN) architecture developed by Xerox
Corporation in cooperation with DEC and Intel. Ethernet uses Carrier Sense
Multiple Access/Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) and supports a data
transfer rate of 10 Mbps on multiple cables. The Ethernet specification is the
basis for the IEEE 802.3 standard.
Generic Routing Encapsulation is an internet based term applied to the
encapsulation of IP datagrams tunneled through the internet. Generic Routing
Encapsulation (GRE) is a mechanism for encapsulating any network layer
protocol over any other network. GRE serves as a Layer 3 tunneling protocol,
and provides a tunnel for transparently transmitting data packets.
In a running system, insertion or removal of a component does not affect
normal running of the system.
keyboard, video, and mouse
A card connected to the mainboard through the connector, level to the
mainboard. It is used on a device which has high requirement for space
usage.
The front-most or rear most element of a server, which serves to mount
components, such as handles, indicators, and ports, and also seals the front of
the chassis for airflow and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).
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