Glossary

alert: Information, such as about an error that has occurred on a host. Because ServerConductor can detect alert information, host failures can be handled at an early stage.
dump: Process of recording or displaying a file's contents or the memory contents.
failover: A function for using an alternate server to inherit processing and data in the event of a server failure.
host: Generic name for any Windows server managed by ServerConductor.
hot plug: Mounting components without turning off the power.
inventory: Information about a host's configuration and status, such as the OS version, hardware status, and hard disk capacity of a managed host.
Linux server: A PC server running Linux.
managed host: Generic name for any Windows or Linux server managed by ServerConductor.
manager: Machine that manages an entire system through collective management of servers.
manager service log file: A log file output by the BSM manager service. Log information about communication using the SNMP protocol is also output to this log file.
server alert log: A log of alerts that have occurred at a server.
Web management console: A management console that enables ServerConductor's console service functionality to be used from a Web browser.
Windows server: A PC server running Windows.

Appendix E. Glossary