Glossary

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BIOS Basic Input/Output System. This is the firmware code that runs when the computer is powered up, as the first step in the power-on selftest.

MBR Master Boot Record, the first sector on a partitioned hard drive. After power-on Selftest is completed, the code in MBR is executed and will normally bootstrap the operating system on the first primary partition on the hard drive.

MSI Windows Installer, previously known as Microsoft Installer. A solution defined by Microsoft for handling installation and uninstallation of software on Windows operating systems.

POS point-of-sale when referred to in IBM context. Can also be point-of-service in context of Microsoft Windows Embedded for POS or Suse Linux for POS.

POST Power-on self-test. Covers the pre-boot sequence when the PC is powered-up, until control is handed over to the operating system boot. This is typically part of the BIOS or system firmware.

PXE Preboot Execution Environment. A technology that enables a system to be booted via the network interface card from a remote server. This process requires a DHCP server and a server with the bootstrap code, called a DHCP Proxy. The DHCP Proxy is in this Redpaper the

VLAN Virtual LAN. A technology that enables systems connected to different switches to communicate as if they were all on the same hub, while other systems connected to the same switches may use another VLAN to connect as they were all on the same hub. The VLAN technology makes it possible to separate systems connected to the same switch into two or more networks.

WOL Wake on LAN. A technology that enables a system to be powered up via a “magic packet” that is send over the network from an administrative system.

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IBM REDP-4372-00 manual Glossary

Models: REDP-4372-00

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