Interface Types and Abbreviations

There are many interface types, each providing different types of access to nodes. The abbreviations in this table are used in the Admin Client's Nodes tab as a prefix to the interface name, and in the Node profile for each node, in the Interfaces tab.

Interface Type

Interface Abbreviation

Supports Proxy Mode?

Out-of-Band KVM

OOB-KVM

Yes

Out-of-Band Serial

OOB-Serial

Yes

In-Band DRAC KVM

IB-DRAC

No

In-Band RSA KVM

IB-RSA

No

In-Band iLO Processor KVM

IB-ILO Processor

No

In-Band SSH

IB-SSH

Yes

In-Band VNC

IB-VNC

Yes

In-Band RDP

IB-RDP

Java RDP, Microsoft RDP

In-Band Telnet

IB-TELNET

Yes

In-Band UCS KVM

IB-UCS

No

Power Control: iLO Processor

PWR-ILO Processor

Yes

Power Control: Integrity ILO2

PWR-Integrity ILO2

Yes

Power Control: DRAC

PWR-DRAC

Yes

Power Control: IPMI

PWR-IPMI

Yes

Power Control: Managed Power Strip

PWR-PDU

Yes

Power Control: Power IQ Proxy

PWR-PIQ

Yes

Power Control: RSA

PWR-RSA

Yes

Web Browser

WEB

No

VI Client

VIC

No

VMware Viewer

VMV

No

Virtual Power

Virtual PWR

Yes

See Also

Understanding Interfaces