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