Dell™ Remote Access Controller Installation and Setup Guide
Abbreviation for accelerated graphics port, which is a bus specification that allows graphics cards faster access to main system memory.
Acronym for Address Resolution Protocol, which is a method for finding a host's Ethernet address from its Internet address.
Acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, which is a code representation used for displaying or printing letters, numbers, and other characters.
Acronym for basic input/output system, which is the part of system software that provides the lowest-level interface to peripheral devices and which controls the first stage of the system boot process, including installation of the operating system into memory.
Abbreviation for baseboard management controller, which is the controller interface between the RAC and the managed system's ESM.
A set of conductors connecting the various functional units in a computer. Busses are named by the type of data they carry, such as data bus, address bus, or PCI bus.
Abbreviation for compact disc.
Acronym for Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol, which is an authentication method used by PPP servers to validate the identity of the originator of the connection.
Acronym for Common Information Model, which is a protocol designed for managing systems on a network.
Abbreviation for command-line interface.
Console redirection is a function that directs a managed system's display screen, mouse functions, and keyboard functions to the corresponding devices on a management station. You may then use the management station's system console to control the managed system.
Abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, which is a protocol that provides a means to dynamically allocate IP addresses to computers on a local area network.
Abbreviation for Dynamic Link Library, which is a library of small programs, any of which can be called when needed by a larger program that is running in the system. The small program that lets the larger program communicate with a specific device such as a printer or scanner is often packaged as a DLL program (or file).
Abbreviation for Dell™ Remote Access Card III.
Abbreviation for Dell Remote Access Card III/XT.
Abbreviation for disk storage unit.
Abbreviation for Embedded Remote Access.
Abbreviation for Embedded Remote Access Option.
Abbreviation for embedded systems management, which is a set of instruction coding in system software and firmware that notifies a user about potential hardware problems on a Dell system.
Abbreviation for Greenwich Mean Time, which 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.
Abbreviation for general purpose input/output.
Abbreviation for 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.
Records events generated by the RAC and ESM.
Abbreviation for Intelligent Chassis Management Bus.
Abbreviation for identifier, commonly used when referring to a user identifier (user ID) or object identifier (object ID).
Abbreviation for Internet Protocol, which is the network layer for TCP/IP. IP provides packet routing, fragmentation, and reassembly.
Abbreviation for intelligent system management bus, which is a bus used in systems management technology.
Abbreviation for Intelligent Platform Management Interface, which is a part of systems management technology.
Abbreviation for Java Virtual Machine, which is a system-independent execution environment that converts compiled Java code (byte code) for a system processor so that it can perform a Java program instructions.
Abbreviation for kilobits per second, which is a data transfer rate.
Abbreviation for local area network.
Abbreviation for light-emitting diode.
Acronym for media access control, which is a network sublayer between a network node and the network physical layer.
Acronym for media access control address, which is a unique address embedded in the physical components of a NIC.
The managed system is the system in which the RAC is installed or embedded.
The management station is a system that remotely accesses the RAC.
Abbreviation for megabits per second, which is a data transfer rate.
Abbreviation for management information base.
Abbreviation for network attached storage.
Acronym for network interface controller, which is an adapter circuit board installed in a computer to provide a physical connection to a network.
Abbreviation for NetWare® Loadable Module.
Abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect, which is a standard interface and bus technology for connecting peripherals to a system and for communicating with those peripherals.
Abbreviation for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, which is a technology standard for connecting PCMCIA devices to systems.PCMCIA devices are about the size of a credit card and are mainly used in notebook computers, although the DRAC III supports an optional PCMCIA modem.
Acronym for power-on self-test, which is a sequence of diagnostic tests that are run automatically by a system when it is powered on.
Abbreviation for Point-to-Point Protocol, which is the Internet standard protocol for transmitting network layer datagrams (such as IP packets) over serial point-to-point links.
Acronym for random-access memory. RAM is general-purpose readable and writable memory on systems and the RAC.
A memory-resident program which emulates a hard drive. The RAC maintains a RAM disk in its memory.
Abbreviation for remote access controller.
Acronym for remote access service, which is a service provided by some Microsoft® Windows® operating systems that allows most of the services that would be available on a network to be accessed over a modem. The service includes support for dial-up and logon tasks and presents the same network interface as the normal network drivers used for the NIC.
Abbreviation for remote floppy boot.
Acronym for read-only memory, which is memory from which data may be read, but to which data cannot be written.
Abbreviation for Red Hat Package Manager, which is a package-management system for the Red Hat Linux operating system that helps installation of software packages. It is similar to an installation program.
Abbreviation for systems management interrupt.
Abbreviation for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, which is a protocol used to transfer electronic mail between systems, usually over an Ethernet.
Abbreviation for Simple Network Management Protocol, which is a protocol designed to manage nodes on an IP network. RACs are SNMP-managed devices (nodes).
A notification (event) generated by the RAC or ESM that contains information about state changes on the managed system or about potential hardware problems.
Abbreviation for secure sockets layer.
Abbreviation for Telelocator Alphanumeric Protocol, which is a protocol used for submitting requests to a pager service.
Abbreviation for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, which represents the set of standard Ethernet protocols that includes the network layer and transport layer protocols.
Abbreviation for Trivial File Transfer Protocol, which is a simple file transfer protocol used for downloading boot code to diskless devices or systems.
Abbreviation for uninterruptible power supply.
Abbreviation for Universal Coordinated Time. See GMT.
Abbreviation for virtual network computing.
Abbreviation for Video Terminal 100, which is used by the most common terminal emulation programs.
Abbreviation for wide area network.