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IB - InfiniBand
A switched, point-to-point channel based input/output architecture designed to be a true fabric architecture used in high-performance computing systems and clusters.
IBM BP - IBM Business Partner
A non-IBM organization under a contractual relationship with IBM to provide buyers with information solutions that incorporate IBM offerings.
IBM Direct Agent
A component of IBM Director software. When IBM Director Agent is installed on a system, the system can be managed by IBM Director. IBM Director Agent transfers data to the management server using several network protocols, including TCP/IP, NetBIOS, and IPX.
IBM Director Extension
A tool that extends the functionality of IBM Director. Some of the IBM Director extensions are Capacity Manager, ServeRAID Manager, Remote Deployment Manager, and Software Distribution.
IBM PE - IBM Product Engineering
The third-level of IBM service support. Product engineering is composed of IBM engineers who have experience in supporting a product or who are knowledgeable about the product.
IBSM
Infiniband switch module
IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics
A standard interface for connecting storage devices.
IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission
The international standards-setting organization responsible for electrical and electrotechnical issues. IEC often cooperates with ISO via technical committees on the definition of standards.
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
A professional society accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to issue standards for the electronics industry.
IGMP
Internet Group Management Protocol
IP - Internet Protocol
A protocol that routes data through a network or interconnected networks. This protocol acts as an intermediary between the higher protocol layers and the physical network.
ISL - Inter-Switch Link
The physical connection that carries a protocol for interconnecting multiple routers and switches in a storage area network (SAN).
ISMP - Integrated System Management Processor
A service processor built into some xSeries servers. ISMP is the successor to the Advanced System Management (ASM) processor.
ISP - Internet Service Provider
An organization that provides access to the Internet.
IT - Information Technology
The broad term that encompasses the application of computer systems, including hardware and software.
ITSO -
An IBM organization that provides information technology (IT) professionals and customers with technical information, assistance, guidance, and training. ITSO publishes Redbooks that supplement product manuals by describing installation experiences and scenarios and providing other useful information gathered by the companies' own systems and customer engineers. ITSO also conducts forums and training workshops for IT professionals.

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