Intel SRCS16 - RAID Controller Hardware User's Manual page 25

Chapter A
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
Basic Input/Output System. Software that provides basic read/write capability. Usually kept
BIOS
as firmware (ROM based). The system BIOS on the mainboard of a computer is used to boot
and control the system. The SCSI BIOS on your host adapter acts as an extension of the
system BIOS.
Refers to the way a computer is setup; the combined hardware components (computer,
Configuration
monitor, keyboard, and peripheral devices) that make up a computer system; or the software
settings that allow the hardware components to communicate with each other.
Device Driver A program that allows a microprocessor (through the operating system) to direct the operation
of a peripheral device.
Domain Domain Validation is a software procedure in which a host queries a device to determine its
Validation
ability to communicate at the negotiated Ultra320 data rate.
EEPROM Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. A memory chip typically used to
store configuration information. See NVRAM.
Fusion-MPT Fusion-MPT (Message Passing Technology) architecture consists of several main elements:
Architecture
Fusion-MPT firmware, the Fibre Channel and SCSI hardware, and the operating system level
drivers that support these architectures. Fusion-MPT architecture offers a single binary,
operating system driver that supports both Fibre Channel and SCSI devices now.
The computer system in which a RAID controller is installed. It uses the RAID controller to
Host
transfer information to and from devices attached to the SCSI bus.
A circuit board or integrated circuit that provides a device connection to the computer system.
Host Adapter
Board (HAB)
The part of a computer's memory which is directly accessible by the CPU (usually
Main Memory
synonymous with RAM).
NonVolatile Random Access Memory. Actually an EEPROM (Electronically Erasable Read
NVRAM
Only Memory chip) used to store configuration information. See EEPROM.
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