Expand Configuration and Management Manual (H06.03+)

Glossary
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Expand priority
Expand priority. The priority of an Expand message. The Expand priority is based on the
priority level of the application process that created the message, unless the
SETMODE 71 procedure is used.
fabric. A complex set of interconnections through which there can be multiple and (to the
user) unknown paths from point to point. The term fabric is used to refer to the X or Y
portion of the ServerNet system area network (SAN); for example, the X-fabric.
Fast Ethernet ServerNet Adapter (FESA). The FESA is a single-port adapter that provides
connectivity between NonStop NS-series servers and Fast Ethernet 802.3u LANs. It
supports 100 Mbps and 10 Mbps Ethernet data transfer rates on NonStop NS-series
servers.
FIRMUP. A diagnostic task that is used to update the copy of the pSOS imbedded kernel
that is kept in the SWAN concentrator communications line interface processor (CLIP)
memory.
frame. See Expand frame.
generic process. A process created and managed by the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF)
interface to the Kernel subsystem for the purpose of performing an operation. Also
known as a system-managed process. A common characteristic of a generic process
is persistence. See also persistence.
G4SA. See Gigabit Ethernet 4-port ServerNet adapter (G4SA).
GESA. See Gigabit Ethernet ServerNet adapter (GESA).
Gigabit Ethernet 4-port ServerNet adapter (G4SA). A multiport ServerNet adapter that
provides 1000 megabits/second (Mbps) data transfer rates between HP NonStop™
S-series systems and Ethernet LANs. The G4SA is the only LAN adapter supported for
the I/O adapter module (IOAM) enclosure, and it is installed in slots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of
an IOAM. Although the G4SA supersedes the Ethernet 4 ServerNet adapter (E4SA),
Fast Ethernet ServerNet adapter (FESA), and the Gigabit Ethernet ServerNet adapter
(GESA), it cannot be installed in an HP NonStop™ S-series enclosure.
Gigabit Ethernet ServerNet adapter (GESA). The GESA supports one Ethernet
connection and communicates with multiple processors through its dual ServerNet
interfaces to the ServerNet fabrics. The adapter exists in copper and fiber versions.
The copper version allows switchable or negotiated speeds; the fiber operates only at
1000 megabits/second (Mbps).
global variables space. A portion of the Expand line-handler process data space that
contains Expand software global variables. The Expand subsystem determines how
much global variables space to allocate according to the number of lines in a path
controlled by the Expand line-handler process.