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Sun Fire X4100 and Sun Fire X4200 Servers System Management Guide • December 2005
certificate
Public key data assigned by a trusted Certificate Authority (CA) to provide
verification of an entity’s identity. This is a digitally signed document. Both
clients and servers can have certificates. Also called a “public key certificate.”
Certificate Authority
(CA)
A trusted organization that issues public key certificates and provides
identification to the owner of the certificate. A public key Certificate Authority
issues certificates that state a relationship between an entity named in the
certificate, and a public key that belongs to that entity, which is also present in
the certificate.
client
In the client/server model, a system or software on a network that remotely
accesses resources of a server on a network.
command-line interface
(CLI)
A text-based interface that enables users to type executable instructions at a
command prompt.
Common Information
Model (CIM)
An open systems information model published by the Distributed
Management Task Force (DMTF) that enables a common application to manage
disparate resources, such as printers, disk drives, or CPUs.
console
A terminal, or dedicated window on a screen, where system messages are
displayed. The console window enables you to configure, monitor, maintain,
and troubleshoot many server software components.
Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC)
The international standard for time. UTC was formerly called Greenwich
Meridian Time (GMT). UTC is used by Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers
to synchronize systems and devices on a network.
core file
A file created by the Solaris or Linux operating system when a program
malfunctions and terminates. The core file holds a snapshot of memory, taken
at the time the fault occurred. Also called a “crash dump file.”
Critical event
A system event that seriously impairs service and requires immediate
attention.
custom JumpStart
A type of installation in which the Solaris software is automatically installed
on a system that is based on a user-defined profile.
customer-replaceable
unit (CRU)
A system component that the user can replace without special training or tools.