Appendix F Glossary - H3C UniServer R4900 G3 Series Manual

Appendix F Glossary

Item
B
BIOS
C
CPLD
E
Ethernet
adapter
F
FIST
G
GPU module
H
HDM
Hot swapping
K
KVM
N
NVMe SSD
expander
module
NVMe VROC
module
R
RAID
Redundancy
S
Description
Basic input/output system is non-volatile firmware pre-installed in a ROM chip on a
server's system board. The BIOS stores basic input/output, power-on self-test, and auto
startup programs to provide the most basic hardware initialization, setup and control
functionality.
Complex programmable logic device is an integrated circuit used to build reconfigurable
digital circuits.
An Ethernet adapter, also called a network interface card (NIC), connects the server to the
network.
Fast Intelligent Scalable Toolkit provided by H3C for easy and extensible server
management. It can guide users to configure a server quickly with ease and provide an
API interface to allow users to develop their own management tools.
Graphics processing unit module converts digital signals to analog signals for output to a
display device and assists processors with image processing to improve overall system
performance.
H3C Device Management is the server management control unit with which administrators
can configure server settings, view component information, monitor server health status,
and remotely manage the server.
A module that supports hot swapping (a hot-swappable module) can be installed or
removed while the server is running without affecting the system operation.
A device that allows remote users to use their local video display, keyboard, and mouse to
monitor and control remote servers.
An expander module that facilitates communication between the system board and the
front NVMe hard drives. The module is required if a front NVMe hard drive is installed.
A module that works with VMD to provide RAID capability for the server to virtualize
storage resources of NVMe drives.
Redundant array of independent disks (RAID) is a data storage virtualization technology
that combines multiple physical hard drives into a single logical unit to improve storage
and security performance.
A mechanism that ensures high availability and business continuity by providing backup
modules. In redundancy mode, a backup or standby module takes over when the primary
module fails.
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