Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 User Manual page 226

DHCP
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.
DLL
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).
DDNS
Abbreviation for Dynamic Domain Naming System.
DNS
Abbreviation for Domain Name System.
DRAC 4
Abbreviation for Dell™ Remote Access Controller 4.
DSU
Abbreviation for disk storage unit.
DVD
Abbreviation for digital versatile disc (also known as
digital video disc).
FQDN
Acronym for Fully Qualified Domain Names. Microsoft
Active Directory only supports FQDN of 64 bytes or fewer.
FSMO
Flexible Single Master Operation. It is Microsoft's way
of guaranteeing atomicity of the extension operation.
GMT
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.
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Glossary
GPIO
Abbreviation for general purpose input/output.
GRUB
Acronym for GRand Unified Bootloader, a new and
commonly-used Red Hat
GUI
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.
hardware log
Records events generated by the DRAC 4 and the
BMC.
ICMB
Abbreviation for Intelligent Chassis Management Bus.
ICMP
Abbreviation for Internet control message protocol.
ID
Abbreviation for identifier, commonly used when
referring to a user identifier (user ID) or object
identifier (object ID).
IP
Abbreviation for Internet Protocol, which is the
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network layer for TCP/IP. IP provides packet routing,
fragmentation, and reassembly.
IPMB
Abbreviation for intelligent platform management bus,
which is a bus used in systems management
technology.
IPMI
Abbreviation for Intelligent Platform Management
Interface, which is a part of systems management
technology.
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Enterprise Linux loader.