HPE ASE Compute Solutions key terms
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- Supported configuration
The actual tested/approved combination of platform components, firmware, software and relevant conditions, not every technically connectable part or a product-family name.
- Representative workload
A bounded workload chosen to reflect relevant demand and constraints, whose measured result still requires stated configuration, units and limitations.
- Out-of-band controller
A management processor/path providing supported administration independently of the host operating system, without proving that the application is healthy or all energy is isolated.
- Integrated Management Log
A supported HPE hardware/POST event record available through the management environment, requiring timestamp, configuration and service-context interpretation rather than automatic causal certainty.
- Inference workload
The execution of a trained model for supplied inputs, whose memory, concurrency, latency and throughput needs can differ from training.
- Accelerator topology
The actual supported communication and attachment arrangement among accelerators, processors and other resources, not a guarantee that every GPU has the same interconnect.
- Thin provisioning
Allocating logical storage independently of immediate physical consumption, which requires capacity monitoring and does not create unlimited underlying space.
- Multipathing
Using supported multiple host-to-storage paths and host policy to address relevant connectivity conditions, not merely connecting two arbitrary cables.
- Least Privilege
- Related: Role-Based Access Control, Separation of Duties
The principle that users and systems should be granted only the minimum access rights necessary to perform their tasks, reducing the potential damage from accidents or malicious activity.
- Separation of Duties
- Related: Least Privilege, Role-Based Access Control
A control that divides critical tasks among different individuals so that no single person can complete a sensitive action alone, helping to prevent fraud and errors.
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Related: Least Privilege, Separation of Duties
An access control model where permissions are assigned to roles rather than individual users, and users are assigned to roles based on their job responsibilities.
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Related: Authentication, Single Sign-On
An authentication method that requires two or more independent credentials from different categories (something you know, have, or are) to verify a user's identity.
- Authentication
- Related: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Authorization
The process of verifying the identity of a user, device, or system, typically through credentials such as passwords, tokens, or biometrics.
- Authorization
- Related: Authentication, Least Privilege
The process of determining what actions or resources an authenticated entity is permitted to access, often enforced through access control policies.
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
- Related: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Authentication
A mechanism that allows a user to log in once and access multiple applications or systems without re-entering credentials, improving usability and centralizing access control.
- Encryption
- Related: Symmetric Encryption, Asymmetric Encryption, Hash Function
The process of converting plaintext into ciphertext using an algorithm and a key, so that only authorized parties can read the original information.
- Symmetric Encryption
- Related: Asymmetric Encryption, Encryption
An encryption method that uses the same secret key for both encryption and decryption, offering speed but requiring secure key distribution.
- Asymmetric Encryption
- Related: Symmetric Encryption, Encryption
Encryption using a suitable public-key scheme and a corresponding private key for decryption. Authenticated key distribution and the specified padding/protocol remain essential; signatures and key agreement are distinct constructions.
- Hash Function
- Related: Encryption, Digital Signature
A digest construction mapping input to an output under its defined algorithm, with cryptographic versions designed for appropriate resistance properties. Password storage needs a suitable salted password-hashing/KDF scheme rather than a bare fast digest.
- Digital Signature
- Related: Hash Function, Asymmetric Encryption
An electronic signature that uses asymmetric cryptography to verify the authenticity and integrity of a message or document.
- Access control
- Related: Authentication, Least privilege, Segregation of duties
The policies and mechanisms that determine who can access which systems, data, or facilities and under what conditions.
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Related: Log Management, Incident Response
A system that collects, aggregates, and analyzes log data from various sources to detect security incidents and support compliance reporting.
- Incident Response
- Related: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Business Continuity Plan
A structured approach to handling security incidents, typically including preparation, detection, containment, eradication, recovery, and lessons learned.
- Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
- Related: Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP), Incident Response
A document that outlines how an organization will continue critical operations during and after a disruption, including strategies for recovery and restoration.
- Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
- Related: Business Continuity Plan (BCP), Backup
A plan focused on restoring IT infrastructure and operations after a disaster, including backup restoration and recovery time objectives.
- Backup
- Related: Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP), Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
The process of copying data to a secondary location or medium to enable recovery in case of data loss or corruption.