Configuring and Managing Host-Based X.25 Links - Edition 5 (36939-90054)
192 Glossary
Glossary
compatibility mode Processing
mode on HP 3000 Series 900
computers that allows
applications written for MPE
V/E-based systems to be ported
and run without changes or
recompilation.
computer network A group of
computer systems connected in
such a way that they can
exchange information and share
resources.
configuration 1) The way in
which computer equipment is
physically interconnected and set
up to operate as a system.
2) The layout of the computer
system, including the MPE table,
memory, and buffer sizes, that
tells which peripheral devices are
(or can be) connected to the
computer and how they can be
accessed.
3) The process of defining the
characteristics of a network in
software. For MPE/iX-based
computers, the operating systems
are configured through use of the
SYSGEN utility. Next, the
datacommunications and
terminal subsystem (DTS) link is
configured by using NMMGR
(running on the host) and may, in
addition, be configured using the
OpenView DTC Manager
software (running on the
OpenView Windows Workstation)
depending on the type of network
management you use. If any of
the NS link products are installed
on the system, network
configuration is accomplished
through use of NMMGR and, if
PC-based X.25 connections are
required, through the OpenView
DTC Manager.
configuration file he
configuration file, which you
create and update using the
NMMGR utility, contains:
1) the information that the
network needs in order to
operate.
2) Information necessary for
link-level and NetIPC logging.
3) Information required to
connect terminals and printers to
the system through one or more
DTC.
The only file name that the
system recognizes as the
configuration file is
NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS.
control-X echo Three
exclamation marks (!!!) output to
the terminal screen when the
cancel character (normally
[
CTRL]-X) is entered.
control-Y trap User-written
procedure to which control is
passedwhen the subsystem break
character (normally
[CTRL]-Y) is
entered during execution of a
program with subsystem break
enabled.
cross-validate The process of
assuring that information
contained in two locations is
consistent where it is imperative