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Glossary
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface
APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller
BIOS Basic Input Output System
BMC Baseboard Management Controller
CPU Central Processing Unit
EHCI Enhanced Host Controller Interface
FRU Field Replaceable Unit
FW Firmware
GbE Gigabit Ethernet
HPM Hardware Platform Management
HWM Hardware Monitor (chip)
IPMC Intelligent Platform Management Controller
IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface
LOM Lights Out Management
MAC Media Access Control
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
NIC Network Interface Controller
NMC Network Mezzanine Card
NVRAM Non-volatile Random Access Memory
OOS Out Of Service
PCH Platform Controllers Hub
PCIe PCI Express
PECI Platform Environment Control Interface
PCI SIG PCI Special Interest Group
PICMG PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group
POST Power On Self Test
PSU Power Supply Unit
PXE Pre-boot Execution Environment
QAT QuickAssist Technology
QPI QuickPath Interconnect
RASUM Reliability, Availability, Serviceability, Usability, Maintainability
RDIMM Registered DIMM
RMCP Remote Management Control Protocol
RX Receive