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Glossary 449
FQDN
Fully qualified domain name, a domain name that specifies a module’s absolute
position in the DNS tree hierarchy. Microsoft
®
Active Directory
®
only supports
an FQDN of 64 bytes or fewer.
FSMO
Flexible single master operation, a Microsoft Active Directory domain controller
task that guarantees atomicity of an extension operation.
GB1
The uplink port on the chassis.
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time. GMT is the standard time common to every place in the
world. GMT nominally reflects the mean solar time along the prime meridian
(0 longitude) that runs through the Greenwich Observatory outside of London,
UK.
GUI
Graphical user interface, which refers to a computer display interface that uses
elements such as windows, dialog boxes, and buttons as opposed to a command
prompt interface, in which all user interaction is displayed and typed in text.
hardware log
A CMC-generated record of events relating to hardware on the chassis.
ICMP
Internet control message protocol, a way for operating systems to send error
messages.
ID
Identifier, commonly used when referring to a user identifier (user ID) or object
identifier (object ID).
iKVM
Avocent
®
Integrated KVM Switch Module, an optional, hot-pluggable module
to the chassis providing local access to keyboard, mouse, and video to any of
the 16 servers in the chassis, as well as the additional Dell CMC Console option
that connects to the chassis’ active CMC.