Open SCSI Integrator's Manual for NonStop S-Series Servers

Glossary
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Communications Management Interface (CMI)
and a software interface to the host. The CLIP stores and implements specific
communications protocols.
Communications Management Interface (CMI). A utility used in D-series and earlier
releases to make online changes to the configuration of ATP6100, CP6100, and
EnvoyACP/XF communications subdevices. In G-series releases, CMI functions are
performed by the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF).
communications subsystem. The combination of data communications hardware and
software processes that function together as an integrated unit to provide services and
access to wide and local area networks.
configuration. (1) The arrangement of enclosures, system components, and peripheral
devices into a working unit. (2) The definition or alteration of characteristics of an
object.
configuration file. In G-series releases, one of the following files: CONFBASE, CONFIG,
one or more saved configuration files named CONFxxyy, and CONFSAVE. See also
system configuration database
. In pre-G-series releases, the configuration file is either
the OSCONFIG file used by the Configuration Utility Program (COUP) or the
CONFTEXT file used by SYSGENR.
configuration planner. The person who manages software configuration changes for a
system. This person modifies the configuration file and creates the new operating system
image for hardware or software configuration changes. See also plug-in card (PIC)
.
configuration revision. A planner-defined set of software products and related configuration
information that the Distributed Systems Management/Software Configuration Manager
(DSM/SCM) can activate on a target system. Multiple configuration revisions might
exist on a target system. A configuration revision is made up of the product versions
named in its software revision list, its operating system image, and the relevant profile
items, such as the location of the target subvolumes on the target system. It is created by
a Build request and is included in the activation package sent to the target system.
Configuration Utility Program (COUP). A utility used in D-series and earlier releases to
make online changes to the configuration of devices and controllers. COUP is part of the
Dynamic System Configuration (DSC) facility. In G-series releases, COUP functions are
performed by the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF).
connection. (1) The path between two protocol modules that provides reliable stream
delivery service. (2) For the TSM package, the logical link established between the TSM
client software on a workstation and the TSM server software on a NonStop system after
a logon sequence has been performed. There are two types of logical connections:
service connections and low-level links.
connector. See port
.
console message. See operator message
.
controller. See ServerNet addressable controller (SAC)
.