Users Guide

418 Glossary
MAP
Abbreviation for Manageability Access Point.
Mbps
Abbreviation for megabits per second, which is a data transfer rate.
MIB
Abbreviation for management information base.
MII
Abbreviation for Media Independent Interface.
NAS
Abbreviation for network attached storage.
NIC
Abbreviation for network interface card. An adapter circuit board installed in a
computer to provide a physical connection to a network.
OID
Abbreviation for Object Identifiers.
PCI
Abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect, which is a standard
interface and bus technology for connecting peripherals to a system and for
communicating with those peripherals.
POST
Acronym for power-on self-test, which is a sequence of diagnostic tests that are
run automatically by a system when it is powered on.
PPP
Abbreviation for Point-to-Point Protocol, which is the Internet standard protocol
for transmitting network layer datagrams (such as IP packets) over serial point-
to-point links.
RAM
Acronym for random-access memory. RAM is general-purpose readable and
writable memory on systems and the iDRAC6.