Ignite-UX Installation Booting

Glossary

BCH Boot Console Handler is the firmware prompt that is available when the system first

boots. At the BCH prompt, you can start a system boot and execute other BCH

commands.

DHCP Distributed Host Configuration Protocol allows systems to gain IP addresses and

other configuration information dynamically.

EFI Extensible Firmware Interface is the firmware interface for HP Integrity systems.

El Torito A bootable CD or DVD ISO9660 filesystem variant that allows the booting of

systems from CD or DVD disks.

HPUX The hpux utility is the specific secondary loader program used for bootstrap of the

kernel. For more information, refer to hpux(1M) or hpux.efi(1M).

ISL Initial System Loader is the program that starts a system boot and loads the

secondary loader, hpux. This term is used interchangeably with IPL on HP9000

systems.

IPL Initial Program Load means that a system has begun to boot. This term is used

interchangeably with ISL on HP9000 systems.

LIF Logical Interchange Format is the directory format that contains the information that

is needed to boot HP9000 systems. For more information, refer to lif(4) and

lifls(1M).

PA-RISC Precision Architecture-Reduced Instruction Set Computer is the name of the CPU

architecture used in HP9000 servers and workstations.

PDC The processor-dependent code (firmware) that implements all processor-dependent

functionality, including initialization and self-test of the processor. Upon completion,

it loads and transfers control to the ISL. Firmware behavior varies somewhat,

depending on the hardware architecture.

PXE Pre-eXecution Boot Environment is part of the Wired For Management specifications

from the Intel® Corporation and allows a PXE compliant system to boot over the

network. All HP Integrity systems support PXE.