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Boot protocols
The Network Station has the following boot protocol options:
v Remote Program Load (RPL)
v Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Preboot Execution
Protocol (PXE)
Note: The Network Station's boot protocol's default configuration is RPL.
You can select the Network Station's boot protocol settings by entering the
setup utility. For more information, refer to "Devices and I/O ports" on
page 55.
RPL
Remote Program Load (RPL) is an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers) 802.2 LLC (logical link control) level boot protocol. The Network
Station firmware (hereafter referred to as flash image) initializes the network
adapter and broadcasts its network address over the network for a server
connection.
DHCP and PXE
Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) and Intel's Preboot Execution
Environment (PXE) are boot mechanisms which take advantage of
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networks. The boot
protocol code initializes the network adapter within the system.
Java virtual machine
The Java Virtual Machine (VM) for WorkSpace On-Demand is part of the
licensed program. Java VM performs like a software version of a Central
Processing Unit (CPU). This program interprets Java instructions and runs
them on the hardware.
The Java VM runs compiled Java code, stand-alone Java applications, and
downloaded applets for Web browsers. The Java VM provides additional tools
for overcoming programming obstacles in the Java language that allow
customers to create their own languages. Customer programs are accessible
from any Java application, in any Java interpreter, on nearly any computer.
The Java Virtual Machine:
v Resolves run-time dynamic links to Java packages. The packages also store
as .class files
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