Intel M10JNP2SB, User Manual

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Intel® Server Board M10JNP2SB User Guide
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Glossary
Term Definition
1U One rack unit (1.75 in.)
AC Alternating current
ACPI Advanced configuration and power interface
AES-NI Intel® Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions
Intel® AMT Intel® Active Management Technology
BDS Boot device selection
BIOS Basic input output system; non-volatile firmware
BMC Baseboard management controller
BSP
A boot strap processor that is selected at boot time to be the primary processor in a multi-processor
system.
Chassis Casing containing the server board, fans and power supply
CMOS Complimentary Metal-oxide-semiconductor
CPU Central processing unit
CSM Compatibility support module
DC Direct current, the flow of electric charge in only one direction.
DIMM Dual inline memory module
DXE
Driver execution environment, a component of Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for EFI
architecture.
ECC Error correction code
EI Enhanced Intel
ESD Electrostatic discharge
FRU Field replaceable unit
GT/s Gigatransfers per second
IIO Integrated IO modules
IMC Integrated memory controller, a memory controller integrated into the processor chip
IPL Initial program load
IPMB Intelligent platform management bus
KVM
Keyboard, video, and mouse, an attachment that mimics those devices and connects them to a remote
I/O user.
LAN Local area network
LED Light emitting diode
MAC Media access control
MT/s Megatransfers per second
NIC Network interface card
NMI Non-maskable interrupt
NVRAM Non-volatile random access memory
OEM Original equipment manufacturer
OS Operating system
PCH Platform controller hub
PCI Peripheral component interconnect, or CI local bus standard a.k.a. “Conventional PCI”
PCIe*
Peripheral component interconnect express, an updated form of PCI offering better throughput and
error management
PEI Pre EFI initialization, a component of the Intel® Platform Innovation Framework for EFI architecture
PEIM PEI module
POST Power on self test, the BIOS activity from Power On until the OS bot starts
PSU Power supply unit
RAID
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks. These provide data security by spreading data over multiple
disk drives. RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 are different patterns of data on varying numbers of
disks to provide varying degrees of security and performance.
RAM Random access memory
RAS Reliability, availability, and serviceability
SATA Serial ATA, a high speed serial data version of the disk ATA interface