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Universal Measurement Architecture Guide
Copyright © 1997 The Open Group
Glossary
CORBA
Common Object Request Broker Architecture, from the OMG.
See the referenced
CORBA
specification.
DBMS
DataBase Management System
DCI
Data Capture Interface
DMI
Desktop Management Interface, from the DMTF.
DMTF
Desktop Management Task Force: a special-interest group developing a
Desktop Management Interface for systems management of distributed
desktop computer resources.
DPD
Data Pool Definition
/dev/kmem
Historically, this is the primary interface used by UNIX system
performance measurement utilities for extracting data from the kernel.
interoperability
The ability of distributed systems - software and hardware
on multiple machines and from multiple vendors - to communicate effectively.
kernel
The name commonly used to refer to the central processing
software which all interfaces (to memory, device drivers and input/output
subsystems) use in a computer system.
MAP
Measurement Application Program
MIB
Management Information Base
MIS
Management Information System
MLI
Measurement Layer Interface
OMG
Object Management Group
ORB
Object Request Broker: provides the means by which clients make and receive
requests and responses.
PMWG
Performance Management Working Group (PMWG).
This group was initially sponsored by UNIX Systems Laboratories (USL)
and is now sponsored by Computer Measurement Group (CMG).
POSIX
A group of operating system interface and environment standards,
developed under the aegis of the Institute of Electrical
and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and based on the UNIX operating
system documentation, which are designed to support application
portability at the source level.
ps
A UNIX environment command to display the status of current processes.
sadc
data collection process associated with sar.
sar
system activity reporter - a tool in the UNIX environment.
sysinfo
A UNIX environment structure that contains system information.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol: a protocol for managing networks
which use the Internet Protocol Suite (IPS).
UMA
Universal Measurement Architecture
UMADS
UMA Data Storage
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