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| author | Joseph Reynolds <jrey@us.ibm.com> | 2018-11-05 12:09:36 -0600 |
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| committer | Gunnar Mills <gmills@us.ibm.com> | 2018-12-01 19:10:58 +0000 |
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Create an OpenBMC Glossary
Provide a list of terminology and acronyms used in the OpenBMC
project together with definitions and explanations as a training
aid to community members who need to know the meaning of terms
which are not easily found or disambiguated.
Tested: N/A
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diff --git a/glossary.md b/glossary.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c6b437a --- /dev/null +++ b/glossary.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +# Glossary + +Guidelines: + - Include terms specific to the OpenBMC project, OpenBMC reference + platforms (like OpenPower or ASpeed), BMCs, or platform management. + - Include terms needed to disambiguate. For example, "image" may refer to + a visual (e.g., JPEG) image or a firmware (e.g. UBIFS) image. + - Treat acronyms the same as terms. + +BMC - Baseboard management controller. A device designed to enable +remote out of band management access to a host, generally a computer +system. + +D-Bus - Provides the primary mechanisms for inter-process +communication with an OpenBMC system. OpenBMC D-Bus APIs are +documented in `https://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-dbus-interfaces`. +For example, see the tree under `/xyz/openbmc_project/Led`. + +IPMI - Intelligent Platform Management Interface. OpenBMC implements +a subset of the IPMI spec. + +ODM - Original design manufacturer. In OpenBMC, ODM generally refers +to the manufacturer of the host system. + +OEM - Original equipment manufacturer. In OpenBMC, OEM generally +refers to the manufacturer of the host system. + +Phosphor - Informally designates OpenBMC software or APIs designed for +use across many systems, as distinct from platform or vendor-specific +elements. + +Redfish - The Distributed Management Task Force (DTMF) Redfish +specification. OpenBMC provides Redfish REST APIs for platform +management. + +REST - Representational State Transfer. OpenBMC provides REST APIs. + +SDR - IPMI Sensor Data Record. + +SEL - IMPI System Event Log. The BMC stores SEL events. + +Server - A computing device, generally the one served by the BMC. |
