HP Systems Insight Manager 6.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for HP-UX

Single Sign On Permission granted to an authenticated user browsing to HP Systems Insight Manager to browse
to any of the managed systems from within HP Systems Insight Manager without re-authenticating
to the managed system. HP Systems Insight Manager is the initial point of authentication, and
browsing to another managed system must be from within HP Systems Insight Manager.
single-system
aware (SSA)
A run type that does not support multi-system operations. Tools with this run type are only aware
of the system on which they are running.
SMI CIMOM See common information model object manager.
SMI-S provider An industry-standard WBEM provider that implements a well defined interface for storage
management. The manufacturers of host bus adapters (HBAs), switches, tape libraries, and storage
arrays can integrate SMI-S providers with their systems, or provide them as separate software
packages.
See also Web Based Enterprise Management.
SNMP
communication
setting
Default SNMP community string used when communicating with systems supporting SNMP
communications.
SNMP trap Asynchronous event generated by an SNMP agent that the system uses to communicate a fault.
Software
Distributor
The HP-UX administration tool set used to deliver and maintain HP-UX operating systems and
layered software applications.
software inventory A listing of the HP software installed on the system where the HP Version Control Agent is installed.
software update A task to remotely update software and firmware.
spoofing The act of a website posing as another site to gather confidential or sensitive information, alter
data transactions, or present false or misleading data.
standard error
(stderr)
The default place where the system writes error messages. The default is the terminal display.
standard output
(stdout)
The default place to which a program writes its output. The default is the terminal display.
status message list A list created by Cluster Management Resources to collect entries found in the bottom left area
of the Cluster Monitor page to bring your attention to cluster attributes that are in an abnormal
state.
status message
summary header
The list header summary of the total number of status messages in the list and, in parentheses,
the number of status messages that have not been examined.
status type The classification of status messages (for example, Critical, Major, Minor, Normal, Warning,
and Unknown).
Storage
Management
Initiative
Specification
(SMI-S)
A standard management interface developed by the Storage Networking Industry Association
(SNIA). SMI-S provides a common interface and facilitates the management of storage devices
from multiple vendors. SMI-S uses industry-standard common information model and Web Based
Enterprise Management technology.
storage systems SAN-attached Fibre Channel disk arrays, switches, tape libraries, or hosts (with Fibre Channel
host bus adapters).
subnet On TCP/IP networks, subnets are all systems whose IP addresses have the same prefix. For
example, all systems with IP addresses that start with 10.10.10. would be part of the same subnet.
Survey Utility An agent (or online service tool) that gathers and delivers hardware and operating system
configuration information. This information is gathered while the server is online.
symmetric key A common key that both the server and receiver of a message share and use to encrypt and
decrypt a message.
system Systems on the network that communicate through TCP/IP. To manage a system, some type of
management protocol (for example, SNMP, or WBEM) must be present on the system. Examples
of systems include servers, workstations, desktops, portables, routers, switches, hubs, and
gateways.
system group A group of systems based on a system collection; a static snapshot of the source collection at the
time the system group was created. Used for authorizations.
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