Acronyms and Abbreviations
A |
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AC |
Alternating Current |
B |
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BIOS |
Basic Input Output System |
BMC |
Baseboard Management Controller |
C |
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CLI |
Command-line Interface |
D |
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DC |
Direct Current |
DDR4 |
Double Data Rate 4 |
DDDC |
Double Device Data Correction |
DIMM |
Dual In-line Memory Module |
DRAM |
Dynamic Random-Access Memory |
DVD |
Digital Video Disc |
E |
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ECC |
Error Checking and Correcting |
F |
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FC |
Fiber Channel |
FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
G |
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GE |
Gigabit Ethernet |
GPU |
Graphics Processing Unit |
H |
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HA |
High Availability |
HDD |
Hard Disk Drive |
HPC |
High Performance Computing |
HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
HTTPS |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure |
I |
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iBMC |
Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller |
IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
IOPS |
Input/Output Operations per Second |
IP |
Internet Protocol |
IPMB |
Intelligent Platform Management Bus |
IPMI |
Intelligent Platform Management Interface |
K |
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KVM |
Keyboard Video and Mouse |
L |
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LRDIMM |
Load-Reduced Dual In-line Memory Module |
LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
LOM |
LAN on Motherboard |
M |
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MAC |
Media Access Control |
N |
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NBD |
Next Business Day |
NC-SI |
Network Controller Sideband Interface |
P |
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PCIe |
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express |
PDU |
Power Distribution Unit |
PHY |
Physical Layer |
PXE |
Preboot Execution Environment |
Q |
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QPI |
QuickPath Interconnect |
R |
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RAID |
Redundant Array of Independent Disks |
RAS |
Reliability, Availability and Serviceability |
RDIMM |
Registered Dual In-line Memory Module |
RJ45 |
Registered Jack 45 |
RoHS |
Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment |
S |
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SAS |
Serial Attached Small Computer System Interface |
SATA |
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
SMI |
Serial Management Interface |
SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
SOL |
Serial Over LAN |
SSD |
Solid-State Drive |
T |
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TCG |
Trusted Computing Group |
TCM TCO |
Trusted Cryptography Module Total Cost of Ownership |
TDP |
Thermal Design Power |
TET |
Trusted Execution Technology |
TFM |
Trans Flash Module |
TPM |
Trusted Platform Module |
U |
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UEFI |
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface |
UID |
Unit Identification Light |
UL |
Underwriter Laboratories Inc. |
USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
V |
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VGA |
Video Graphics Array |
VLAN |
Virtual Local Area Network |