TS/MP System Management Manual (H06.05+, J06.03+)

Glossary
HP NonStop TS/MP System Management Manual—541819-007
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link
link. (1) An open of a server process within a server class. When a link manager—that is, a
TCP or a LINKMON process—sends a request to a PATHMON process for a link to a
server in a specified server class, the PATHMON process selects a server process in
that server class (possibly starting a new server process if necessary) and then returns
the name of the server process to the requesting link manager. See also link granting
and link manager. (2) To examine, collect, associate together, and modify code and
data blocks from one or more object files to produce a target object file. On Tandem
NonStop systems, linking for TNS/R native object files is performed by the nld utility.
link access. The actual transfer of data from a requester to a server process. In the
Pathway environment, link access is provided by TCPs and LINKMON processes.
See also link granting.
link granting. The process of selecting a particular server process in a server class to
handle a request from a link manager (TCP or LINKMON process) on behalf of a
requester. In the Pathway environment, link granting is done by the PATHMON
process. See also link and link access.
link management. The act of coordinating the sharing of links between requester or client
processes and server processes.
link manager. A process that requests links to server processes and provides link access
after the link is granted. TCPs and LINKMON processes are the link managers in the
Pathway environment. See also link access and link granting.
LINKMON process. A Guardian process that supports access to servers in the Pathway,
NonStop TUXEDO, and PTP environments. LINKMON processes act as link managers
for requesters and clients that use the Pathsend procedure calls and other interfaces
such as RSC, POET, and the NonStop TUXEDO ATMI. See also link manager.
lock. A mechanism that coordinates access to the same data; locks are either shared or
exclusive.
log file. See PATHMON log file and event log file.
low PIN. A process identification number (PIN) in the range 0 through 255. (PIN 255 is
reserved by the system; it is never assigned to a running process, but is used by
high-PIN processes to communicate with low-PIN processes.) See also process
identification number (PIN) and high PIN.
manageability. The ability to easily and comprehensively manage a subsystem, system, or
network.
MAKEUL. A TACL macro used to perform pTAL compilation of user-written conversion
routines for use with the Pathway/TS TCP and SCREEN COBOL requesters and to
create the TNS/R native TCP user library containing these routines.
management application. An application program that automates configuration and
management tasks. Such a program can request from the PATHMON process the