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Glossary Terms This glossary defines technical terms and abbreviations used in this SMASH Proxy document. If you do not find the term you are looking for, view the IBM Terminology Web site at: http://www.ibm.com/ibm/terminology. Selection of Terms: A term is a word or group of words to be defined. In this glossary, the singular form of the noun and the infinitive form of the verb are the terms most often selected to be defined. If the term may be abbreviated, the abbreviation is indicated. The abbreviation is also defined in its proper place in the glossary. A absolute target address A designation of target address which begins at the root of the containment hierarchy. admin domain A logical entity that is the access point for managing a chassis. Also referred to as administrative domain. association Class that contains two or more references. It represents a relationship between two or more objects. C CDT See current default target. CIM See common information model. client A logical component that manages a system via the system's manageability access point (MAP). A client may run on a management station or other system. CLP See command line protocol. common information model A standard which provides a common definition of management information for systems, networks, applications and services, and allows for vendor extensions. command line Expression of a management action, including a command verb, and if © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 specified, a command target, options and option arguments, and properties and value. command line protocol The command line protocol defined by SMASH, used for managing systems. command processor The logical entity within a MAP responsible for parsing, interpreting, and executing incoming commands and returning responses. command response Response returned by the CLP service to a client when a command is issued. This consists of command status and command results. command results The actual results of a successful command returned as part of the command response. command status Information returned by the CLP service to a client describing the overall status of a command. current default target The CLP session environment setting that establishes a default base address for all command targets that are expressed as a relative target address and is used as the command target if no command target is specified in a command entered. E Ethernet A packet-based networking technology for local area networks (LANs) that allows multiple access and handles contention by using Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) as the access method. Ethernet is standardized in the IEEE 802.3 specification. G GMT See Greenwich mean time. Greenwich mean time The mean solar time at the meridian of Greenwich, England. 117