Intel S5000XAL BB5000XALR User Manual
Product codes
BB5000XALR
Glossary Intel
®
Server Board S5000PAL / S5000XAL TPS
Revision 1.9
Intel order number: D31979-010
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Glossary
This appendix contains important terms used in the preceding chapters. For ease of use, numeric entries
are listed first (e.g., “82460GX”) with alpha entries following (e.g., “AGP 4x”). Acronyms are then entered
in their respective place, with non-acronyms following.
are listed first (e.g., “82460GX”) with alpha entries following (e.g., “AGP 4x”). Acronyms are then entered
in their respective place, with non-acronyms following.
Term
Definition
ACPI
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
AP Application
Processor
APIC
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Control
ASIC
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ASMI
Advanced Server Management Interface
BIOS
Basic Input/Output System
BIST
Built-In Self Test
BMC
Baseboard Management Controller
Bridge
Circuitry connecting one computer bus to another, allowing an agent on one to access the other
BSP Bootstrap
Processor
byte 8-bit
quantity.
CBC
Chassis Bridge Controller (A microcontroller connected to one or more other CBCs, together they
bridge the IPMB buses of multiple chassis.
bridge the IPMB buses of multiple chassis.
CEK
Common Enabling Kit
CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CMOS
In terms of this specification, this describes the PC-AT compatible region of battery-backed 128 bytes
of memory, which normally resides on the server board.
of memory, which normally resides on the server board.
DPC Direct
Platform
Control
EEPROM Electrically
Erasable
Programmable Read-Only Memory
EHCI
Enhanced Host Controller Interface
EMP
Emergency Management Port
EPS
External Product Specification
ESB-2
Enterprise South Bridge 2
FBD
Fully Buffered DIMM
FMB Flexible
Mother
Board
FRB Fault
Resilient
Booting
FRU
Field Replaceable Unit
FSB
Front Side Bus
GB 1024MB
GPIO General
GPIO General
Purpose
I/O
GTL Gunning
Transceiver
Logic
HSC Hot-Swap
Controller
Hz
Hertz (1 cycle/second)
I2C Inter-Integrated
Circuit
Bus
IA Intel
®
Architecture
IBF Input
Buffer
ICH
I/O Controller Hub
ICMB
Intelligent Chassis Management Bus
IERR Internal
Error
IFB
I/O and Firmware Bridge
INTR Interrupt
IP Internet
IP Internet
Protocol
IPMB
Intelligent Platform Management Bus