Glossary

API Terms

gRPC: Google Remote Procedure Call - High-performance RPC framework

Redfish: DMTF standard for RESTful hardware management

Protocol Buffers: Language-neutral data serialization format

Bidirectional Streaming: Communication pattern where both client and server send messages simultaneously

OpenAPI: Specification for describing REST APIs

ServiceRoot: Entry point for the Redfish API

OData: Open Data Protocol used by Redfish

Collection: Group of related resources

Action: Operation that can be performed on a resource

Memory Appliance: Managed memory device

Chassis: Physical enclosure

OMM: Optical Memory Module

Virtual Pool: Virtualized memory allocation