Glossary

A

ARTM

Advanced Rear Transition Module

ASM

advanced system monitoring

ASP

authorized service provider

ATCA

Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture; also used as AdvancedTCA when referring to specifications

B

BMC

baseboard management controller

Boot ROM

BOOT read-only memory chip

C

CFM

cubic feet per minute

CLI

command-line interface

CMT

chip multithreading

D

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DIMM

dual in-line memory module

E

ESD

electrostatic discharge

8U

eight rack unit

F

FRUID

field-replaceable unit identification device

FMA

fault management architecture

FPGA

Field Programmable Gate Array

G

GbE

Gigabit Ethernet

I

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

IHV

Independent Hardware Vendor

ILOM

Integrated Lights Out Manager

IPMB

Intelligent Platform Management Bus

IPMC

Intelligent Platform Management Controller, a management subsystem that provides monitoring, event logging, and recovery control.

IPMI

Intelligent Platform Management Interface

I²C

Inter Integrated Circuit bus

M

MAC

media access control

MCU

Memory Controller Unit

MUX

Multiplexer

N

NEBS

Network Equipment Building System

NFS

Network File System

NIU

Network Interface Unit

NTB

non-transparent bridge

O

Oracle VTS

Oracle Validation Test Suite

P

PCIe

PCI Express interface

PCH

platform controller hub

PECI

Peripheral Environmental Control Interface

PHY

Physical

PICMG

PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturer Group

PICMG 3.0, 3.1

PICMG 3.0 is the base specification that defines the mechanical, power distribution, system management, data transport, and regulatory guidelines. PICMG 3.1 builds on the PICMG 3.0 base specification and on IEEE 802.3-2003.

PIO

Programmable Input Output

PMEM

Persistent memory

POST

Power-on self-test

R

RMA

return material authorization

S

SATA

Serial ATA is a computer bus interface for connecting host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives.

SERDES

Serializer and Deserializer

ShMM

Shelf Manager

SOL

serial over LAN

SP

Service Processor

SWT

Software Watchdog Timer

T

TCC

Thermal Control Circuit

TPM

Trusted Platform Module chip

V

VLP

very low profile

X

XAUI

Attachment Unit Interface for 10GbE