HP TopTools - Manual (Page 94)

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IIS
Microsoft Internet Information Server or Services.
IPSEC
A standard for securing IP transmissions between nodes on an IP network.
IPX/SPX
Internet Packet eXchange/Sequenced Packet eXchange. Routable Network and Transport layer protocols
primarily used in Novell NetWare solutions.
IS
Information Systems.
ISP
Internet Service Provider. An organization or company that offers a POP (point of presence) to computers
attempting to access the Internet.
IT
Information Technology.
Kerberos
A method of securing and authenticating a connection through encryption and certificate technologies.
Windows 2000 authentication can now apply Kerberos technology to authenticate Windows client sessions.
LAN
Local Area Network. A network that connects computing resources within a site or location.
LINUX
A freeware version of unix. Also runs on Intel platforms.
MAC
Media Access Control. Generally referred to for addressing of network adapters communicating on the OSI
Datalink layer. MAC addresses are designed to be ‘unique’ and contain a code identifying the manufacturer of
the network adapter or interface within the beginning of the address. Because of their unique identifier, MAC
addresses are used by ARP and RARP to identify IP networked devices within a network or segment.
MEDS
Managed Element Data Store. The Toptools database of discovered devices which is ODBC compliant and
resides on the Toptools server.
MIB
Management Information Base. A coded, hierarchical description of the SNMP objects that a device supports.
A MIB is used by the SNMP agent and SNMP manager to communicate. In common usage, SNMP agents
and managers (sometimes referred to as SNMP ‘browsers’) support standardized MIBS that contain
information offered by most managed devices. Vendors like HP then extend the standardized support by
creating proprietary MIBS to offer detailed management control of their products. Both the proprietary agent
and the manager must be aware of the ‘MIB”. Typically, this is referred to as ‘compiling’ a MIB.
MIF
Management Information Format. A standard description of management information used by DMI.
MIS
Management Information System. A function or department that provides computer and information services
to an organization.
NIC
Network Interface Card. Also referred to as a ‘network adapter’, it is typically an expansion card that resides
within a computing or networking device. It provides a physical connection to the network.
NNM
HP OpenView Network Node Manager. A network management platform created and distributed by Hewlett-
Packard. HP Toptools for OpenView NNM integrates Toptools with NNM.
NT WebAdmin
Page HP and non-HP systems. Launches to the management page of Microsoft IIS if enabled and detected by
Toptools.
POST
Power-On Self-Test. A series of tests the computer performs when it is turned on.
RDMI
Remote Desktop Management Interface. A program designed by HP to enable remote management of DMI
1.1 agents on HP personal computers. Because DMI 2.0 includes remote management support, all recent
and current models of computers sold by HP that support DMI (Toptools for Desktops 3.x and higher) do not
require the use of RDMI.
RMON
Remote Monitoring. An extension of the SNMP standard, RMON provides for use of SNMP in monitoring
detailed network traffic information. A network traffic capture utility or network probe typically uses RMON to
collect statistics and packets for later analysis by a central monitoring console. HP Procurve and
Advancestack networking products support and provide Extended RMON within the HP Toptools for Hubs &
Switches applications.
RPC
Remote Procedure Call. This facility permits management applications to reside locally (on the managed
desktop) or remotely (on the management platform). RPC is used by DMI 2.0 for remote management.
RPO
Remote Power On. A method whereby a PC (which has been powered off) can be powered on by a different
PC on the network. RPO uses Magic Packet technology.
RWU
Remote Wake Up. A method whereby a remote PC may wake up another PC on the network which is in
suspension mode. RWU uses Magic Packet technology.
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