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Management Information Format (MIF)
An ASCII text file in the DMI architecture that describes a product’s manageable
features and attributes. The DMI maintains this information in a MIF database and
makes it available to operating systems and management applications. The DMTF has
specified MIF formats for a variety of system types and peripheral devices.
Management Object Format (MOF)
Language that describes CIM management information based on the Interface
Definition Language (IDL). MOF data is stored in an ASCII text file. DMTF is releasing
MOF formats specifying the objects and associations necessary for management of
systems, devices, applications, and networks
MTFTP
Multicast Trivial File Transfer Protocol. PXE implements a proprietary implementation
of MTFTP. Used to download NBP to many clients simultaneously.
NBP
Acronym for Network Bootstrap Program. The remote boot image downloaded by the
PXE client via TFTP or MTFTP.
Network management
Along with server and system management, one of the three major components of
managing a computing environment. Network management includes optimizing the
performance, configuration, security, failure analysis, and repair of the infrastructure
components in a LAN, WAN, or Internet/intranet. Infrastructure components include
items such as switches, adapter cards, routers, bridges, and gateways, but not the
end-nodes themselves.
NIC
Network Interface Card. This is another term for network adapter. It is a printed circuit
board that plugs into both a client PC and servers and controls the exchange of data
between them over a network. The network adapter provides services at the data link
level of the network. The most common network adapters are Ethernet and Token
Ring.
NSB
Network Service Boot. A Network Service Boot is the ability for a PC user to request,
at PC boot time, access to remote boot capabilities by invoking a special key (usually
F12). NSB is implemented within MBA and also may be implemented in the PC BIOS.
Option ROM
ROM associated with a plug and play device. May be located on the device or in non-
volatile storage on a system. MBA is implemented as an Option ROM for a NIC.