Users Guide

Initial microprogram load (IML)
The action of loading a microprogram from external storage to writable control storage.
Initiator
The component that runs a command. The initiator can be the host system or the tape control unit.
INST
Installation.
Interface
A shared boundary. An interface might be a hardware component to link two devices or it might be a
portion of storage or registers accessed by two or more computer programs.
Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
The protocol that is used to set up a security association (SA) in the IPSec protocol suite. See also
Security Association (SA).
Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4)
See IPv4.
Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
See IPv6.
Intervention required
Manual action is needed.
INTRO
Introduction.
I/O
Input/output.
I/O Station
Cartridge location that is dedicated for the insertion of cartridges into and the removal of cartridges
from the library.
IOP
Input/output processor.
IP
Internet Protocol.
IP address
An identier for a computer or device on an Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network. Networks that use the
TCP/IP protocol route messages that are based on the IP address of the destination. See IPv4 and
IPv6.
IPL
Initial program load.
IPSec (IP Security)
A set of protocols for securing IPv6 network communications by authentication and encryption.
IP Stack
A TCP/IP protocol stack that manages static IP addresses.
IPv4
A network layer protocol for packet-switched networks. IPv4 supports 2
32
(about 4.3 billion)
addresses.
IPv6
A network layer protocol for packet-switched networks. It is the designated successor of IPv4 for
general use on the Internet. The main improvement of IPv6 is the increase in the number of
addresses available for networked devices, allowing, for example, each mobile phone and mobile
electronic device to have its own unique address.
ISV
Independent software vendor.
ITDT
Firmware update, dump retrieval and drive test tool.
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