Administrator's Guide

D Glossary
Access Device—A device such as a thin client used to access HP SAM to connect to computing
resources.
Active Directory—A Microsoft Windows directory service that stores an enterprise’s information and
settings in a central, organized, accessible database. Active Directory allows administrators to assign
policies, deploy programs, and apply critical updates to an entire organization.
Administrator Group—A group to which you can assign users in order to grant or revoke access to
specific capabilities in the HP SAM Web Administrator console.
Asset Group—A collection of access devices, users, computing resources, roles, monitor layout IDs,
policies, logs and reports that is under the control of an administrator group.
Client—An access device that sends requests to the HP SAM Web server to get an available computing
resource to which to connect.
CSP—Cryptographic service provider. A software library that provides hardware and software-based
encryption or decryption services.
Computing Resource—A desktop session; a computing resource such as a blade PC or a Blade
Workstation or a virtual machine.
Data Center—A grouping of enclosures in HP SAM which enables saving of enclosure passwords
(which is needed for the client side power cycle feature.)
Dedicated Resource—Specific computing resource(s) assigned to a user. Also referred to as a Static
Assignment.
Description (blade)—Usually given to the blade by the blade manufacturer. It can be changed, if
desired.
Follow-me roaming—Capability for the user to connect and reconnect to the same session while using
different access devices in different locations.
Gateway—See Web server.
Global Policy—Sets all users’ connection environment. It can be overridden by Group or Individual
Policy assignments.
Group Policy—Sets connection environment for a group of users. This policy overrides Global but can
be overridden by individual policy assignment.
Individual Policy—Sets connection environment for a specific user. This policy assignment overrides
group which overrides global policy rules.
Monitor Layout ID—Identification name for a collection of settings that controls how multiple sessions
are mapped onto the display of an access device and other related settings.
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