Acronyms and abbreviations

ATA

Advanced Technology Attachment

BIOS

Basic Input/Output System

CPU

central processing unit

DLL

dynamic link library

FAQ

frequently asked questions

HTTP

hypertext transfer protocol

I/O

input/output

IDE

integrated device electronics

IMP

Insight Management Pack

IP

Internet Protocol

IRQ

interrupt request

MIB

management information base

MOM

Microsoft® Operations Manager

MP

Management Pack

NIC

network interface controller

PCI

peripheral component interface

RAID

redundant array of inexpensive (or independent) disks

SAS

serial attached SCSI

SATA

serial ATA

SCSI

small computer system interface

SIM

Systems Insight Manager

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

SP1

Service Pack 1

SQL

structured query language

UPS

uninterruptible power system

WMI

Windows Management Instrumentation