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Glossary
API
Application Programming Interface, a set of routines used
for a specific purpose by software applications.
client
A module that can be added to a console to provide management
of a set of devices (such as Canon printers).
client/server
A form of distributed processing in which client software
sends requests to a server, and the server responds.
MetaConsole consolidates processing in the MetaConsole Server,
so that the clients can be as simple as possible.
console
The host environment for a client. Well-known examples
are Microsoft Management Console (MMC) and HP OpenView.
ConsoleOne
The console for Novell NetWare environments.
DTD
Document Type Definition, a specification of an XML grammar.
A DTD allows parsers to validate XML.
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol, the protocol that defines
how messages are formatted and transmitted on the World Wide
Web.
managed
entity
A service, device, or application
managed by MetaConsole.
MIB
Management Information Base, a database of managed objects
accessed by network management protocols such as SNMP.
Microsoft
Management Console (MMC)
A Microsoft Windows-based multiple document interface
(MDI) application. Developers
can extend the console by writing MMC snap-ins that perform
management tasks.
NetView
The console for the Tivoli management environment.
OpenView
HP’s management console; specifically, the Network Node
Manager that allows third parties to add client applications.
service
mapping file
A file that maps query element tags to service data items.
Service
Provider
A MetaConsole Server component responsible for translating
XML queries into the protocols understood by the device.
The Service Provider is also responsible for discovery
of devices of its type.
SGML
Standard Generalized Markup Language, a system for organizing
and tagging elements of a document.
snap-in
Third-party code that can be added to Microsoft Management
Console to provide management for a set of devices (such as
Canon printers). An MMC snap-in is one example of a MetaConsole
client.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol, the de facto standard
application layer protocol for remote management of networked
devices.
XML
Extensible Markup Language, a subset of SGML
XML is more powerful than HTML, in that it permits
creation of customized tags to add functionality.
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