•MAC Address—The individual address of the device as stored in the EEPROM

•I/O—The I/O address for PCI access determined by the software. On cards without an I/O address, all zeros are displayed

•Memory—The memory map PCI access address determined by the software

•Slot—The slot number reported by the BIOS. The number displayed is the BIOS version of the PCI slot number. Therefore, actual positions of adapters within slots may not be displayed as expected. Slots are not always enumerated in an obvious manner, and the diagnostics will only report what is indicated by the BIOS.

Boot agent glossary

This glossary defines terms, abbreviations, and acronyms that apply directly to the Intel® Boot Agent.

Term / Abbreviation

Definition

 

/ Acronym

 

 

 

 

 

ACPI

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

 

 

 

 

AOL

Alert on LAN

 

 

 

 

API

Application Program Interface. The specific method prescribed by an OS or an

 

 

application program by which a programmer writing an application program can

 

 

make requests of the operating system or the application.

 

 

 

 

BAID

BIOS Aware IPL Device. The BIOS contains all code required to IPL from the device.

 

 

 

 

BAR

Base Address Register

 

 

 

 

BBS

BIOS Boot Specification

 

 

 

 

BC

BaseCode. The PXE BaseCode, included as a core protocol in EFI, is comprised of a

 

 

simple network stack (UDP/IP) and a few common network protocols (DHCP,

 

 

Bootserver Discovery, TFTP) that are useful for remote booting machines.

 

 

 

 

BCV

Boot Connection Vector. A field in the Plug and Play (PnP) header for a device with

 

 

an associated option ROM.

 

 

 

 

BEV

Boot Entry Vector. A field in the Plug and Play (PnP) Header of a device with an

 

 

associated option ROM. PXE is implemented as a BEV option ROM.

 

 

 

 

BINL

Binary Image Negotiation Layer

 

 

 

 

BIOS

Basic Input/Output System. The program a personal computer's microprocessor uses

 

 

to get the computer system started after you turn it on. It also manages data flow

 

 

between the computer's OS and attached devices.

 

 

 

 

BIS

Boot Integrity Services

 

 

 

 

BOOTP

Bootstrap Protocol. A legacy remote booting protocol developed originally for use

 

 

with UNIX. Used as Linux's server side PXE host software. Runs a Daemon once

 

 

installed.

 

 

 

 

DDIM

Device Driver Initialization Model

 

 

 

 

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. An industry standard internet protocol defined

 

 

by the IETF. DHCP was defined to dynamically provide communications-related

 

 

configuration values such as network addresses to network client computers at boot

 

 

time. DHCP is specified by IETF RFCs 1534, 2131, and 2132.

 

 

 

 

EEPROM

Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

 

 

 

 

ESD

Electro-Static Discharge

 

 

 

 

Flash

A high-density, truly non-volatile, high-performance, read-write memory solution, also

 

 

characterized by low power consumption, extreme ruggedness, and high reliability.

 

 

 

 

 

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