J

Java Web Start

application A web application starter. With Java Web Start, you start applications by clicking the web link. If the application is not present on your system, Java Web Start downloads it and caches it onto your system. Once an application is downloaded to its cache, it can be started from a desktop icon or web browser link. The most current version of the application is always presented.

JumpStart

installation A type of installation in which the Solaris software is automatically installed

on a system by using the factory-installed JumpStart software.

K

kernel The core of the operating system (OS) that manages the hardware and provides fundamental services, such as filing and resource allocation, that the hardware does not provide.

Keyboard Controller

Style (KCS) interface A type of interface implemented in legacy personal computer (PC) keyboard controllers. Data is transferred across the KCS interface using a per-byte handshake.

keyboard, video, mouse, storage

(KVMS) A series of interfaces that enables a system to respond to keyboard, video, mouse, and storage events.

L

lights out management

(LOM) Technology that provides the capability for out-of-band communication with the server even if the operating system is not running. This enables the system administrator to switch the server on and off; view system temperatures, fan speeds, and so forth; and restart the system from a remote location.

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