Conventions and terminology
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The following table describes some of the terms and acronyms used in this document.
| Term | Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Baseboard Management Controller | BMC | A specialized service processor that monitors the physical state of a computer, network server or other hardware device by using sensors, and by communicating with the system administrator. The BMC is a part of the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI), and is contained in the system board or the main circuit board of the device to be monitored. |
| Chassis Management Module | CMM | A service processor used to configure and manage components in a Flex chassis. |
| Compute node | / | An independent server supported in a Flex chassis. The compute node contains one or more microprocessors, memories, storages, and network controllers. It is equipped with its own operating system and applications. |
| Features on Demand | FoD | A tool that activates features without installing hardware or connecting to other devices. |
| Host Bus Adapter | HBA | The host system that connects a computer to other network and storage devices. |
| Integrated Management Module | IMM | A custom BMC that developed by Lenovo. IMM consolidates the service processor functionality, Super I/O, video controller, and remote presence capabilities into a single chip on the server system board. |
| Lenovo XClarity Administrator | LXCA | A hardware management tool packaged as an appliance for monitoring and managing the Lenovo servers or network products. |
| Lenovo XClarity Integrator | LXCI | A tool suite that enables IT administrators to integrate the management features of the Lenovo servers with Microsoft Admin Center. |
| Unified Extensible Firmware Interface | UEFI | A specification that details the interface between the operating system and the platform firmware at boot time. It is not specific to any processor architecture. |
| Windows Admin Center | WAC | An evolution of Windows Server in-box management tool. WAC is a single pane of glass that consolidates all aspects of local and remote server management. |
| XClarity Controller | XCC | The next generation of custom BMC developed by Lenovo. XCC enhances the current functions of IMM, and provides more functions. For example, HTML, enhanced remote presence capabilities, REST API (Redfish schema), and so on. |
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