SCF Reference Manual for J-Series and H-Series RVUs

Glossary
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management process
server. When the HP NonStop operating system is not running, communication must
take place over a low-level link. You can also communicate with a n Integrity NonStop
NS-series server over a low-level link when the operating system is running.
management process. A process through which an application issues commands to a
subsystem. A management process can be part of a subsystem or it can be associated
with more than one subsystem; in the latter case, the management process is logically
part of each subsystem. Subsystem Control Point (SCP) is the management process
for all subsystems controlled by Subsystem Control Facility (SCF).
node. A uniquely identified computer system connected to one or more other computer
systems in a network.
nonconfigured object. An object that comes into existence after Subsystem Control
Facility (SCF) is running and that was created in response to activity outside the SCF
environment. An SCF STATUS command can display the name of a nonconfigured
object, but its state is UNKNOWN.
noninteractive mode. A mode of operation that usually involves a command file (an EDIT
file that contains a series of commands). Contrast with interactive mode.
nonsensitive command. A command that can be issued by any user or program that is
allowed access to a subsystem—that is, a command on which the subsystem imposes
no further security restrictions. For SCF, nonsensitive commands are those that cannot
change the state or configuration of objects; most of them are information commands.
Contrast with sensitive command.
null object type. A placeholder object type for the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF)
NAMES and VERSION commands, which do not require explicit specification of a
particular object type.
OBEY file. See command file.
object. One or more of the devices, lines, processes, and files in a subsystem; any entity
subject to independent reference or control by one or more subsystems. In the
Subsystem Control Facility (SCF), each object has an object type
and object name.
object name. A unique name for an SCF object within a subsystem.
object-name template. A name that stands for more than one Subsystem Control Facility
(SCF) object. Such a name includes one or more wild-card characters, such as *
(asterisk) and ? (question mark). See also wild-card character.
object type. The category of Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) objects to which a specific
SCF object belongs; for example, a specific disk has the object type DISK and a
specific terminal may have the object type SU. Each subsystem has a set of object
types for the objects it manages.