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A
B
C
CIM
Common Information Model [1]
CLI
Command Line Interface
Cluster
vCenter Server Cluster - "clusters are objects in the hierarchy that (optionally) sit between datacenter and host. They aggregate hosts into high-availability clusters" (John Calcote)
Code Names
VMware's internal code name for ESXi 5.1.
MN was VMware's internal code name for ESXi 5.0.
.next indicates a point release.
AB = ? CD = ? EF = ? GH = ? IJ = ? KL = 4.0 KL.next = 4.1 MN = 5.0 MN.next = 5.1 ?? = 5.5? OP = 6.0 (vSphere 2013) OP.next = 6.1
COS
Console OS
D
Datacenter
Datacenter (vCenter Server) is a a group of Hosts
DDK
Device Driver Kit
E
ESX
F
G
Golden Image
H
I
J
K
L
Linked Clones
LOM
M
MN.next
VMware's internal code name for ESXi 5.1.
See #Code Names
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
VDI
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (now VMware View [4])
VIM
VIM - VMware Virtual Infrastructure Methodology