Term / Abbreviation

Definition

 

/ Acronym

 

 

 

 

 

Flb

Flash Library

 

 

 

 

IA32

Shorthand for computer platforms based on Intel 32-bit architecture CPUs.

 

 

 

 

IA64

Shorthand for computer platforms based on Intel 64-bit architecture CPUs.

 

 

 

 

IAL

Intel Architecture Lab

 

 

 

 

IBA

Intel Boot Agent

 

 

 

 

IETF

Internet Engineering Task Force. The IETF is a large open international community of

 

 

network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution

 

 

of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the internet. It is open to any

 

 

interested individual. For more details, refer to the Internet Engineering Task Force

 

 

website.

 

 

 

 

IPL

Initial Program Load. Also known as the bootstrap or boot process.

 

 

 

 

LCM

LANDesk Configuration Manager

 

 

 

 

LOM

LAN On Motherboard. This is a network device that is built onto the motherboard (or

 

 

baseboard) of the machine.

 

 

 

 

MTFTP

Adds multicast support to a TFTP server.

 

 

 

 

NBP

Network Bootstrap Program. The first program that is downloaded into a machine

 

 

that has selected a PXE capable device for remote boot services. A typical NBP

 

 

examines the machine it is running on to try to determine if the machine is capable

 

 

of running the next layer (OS or application). If the machine is not capable of

 

 

running the next layer, control is returned to the EFI boot manager and the next boot

 

 

device is selected. If the machine is capable, the next layer is downloaded and

 

 

control can then be passed to the downloaded program. Though most NBPs are OS

 

 

loaders, NBPs can be written to be stand-alone applications such as diagnostics,

 

 

backup/restore, remote management agents, browsers, and so on.

 

 

 

 

NIC

Network Interface Controller. Also referred to as adapter. Technically, a network

 

 

device that is inserted into a bus on the motherboard or into an expansion board.

 

 

For the purposes of this document, the term adapter is used in a generic sense,

 

 

meaning any device that enables a network connection (including LOMs and

 

 

network devices on external buses, such as USB 1394, and so on).

 

 

 

 

OS

Operating System

 

 

 

 

PMM

POST Memory Manager. A mechanism used by option ROMs to allocate RAM

 

 

memory for use during system startup.

 

 

 

 

PnP

Plug and Play

 

 

 

 

POST

Power On Self-Test

 

 

 

 

proxyDHCP

proxyDHCP is used to ease the transition of PXE clients and servers into an existing

 

 

network infrastructure. proxyDHCP provides additional DHCP information that is

 

 

needed by PXE clients and boot servers without making changes to existing DHCP

 

 

servers.

 

 

 

 

PXE

Preboot Execution Environment. PXE provides a way for a system to initiate a

 

 

network connection to various servers prior to loading an OS. This network

 

 

connection supports a number of standard IP protocols such as DHCP and TFTP, and

 

 

can be used for purposes such as software installation and system inventory

 

 

maintenance.

 

 

 

 

PXE 16

PXE Specification v2.1 or earlier. Also known as 16-bit PXE.

 

 

 

 

RFC

Request For Comments. Used to denote that a new standard or modification to

 

 

standard is be introduced by IETF or other standards bodies.

 

 

 

 

 

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