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

Glossary
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nondedicated device
nondedicated device. A term formerly used for a terminal or other input/output device on
which a Pathway application could be started from PATHCOM with a RUN PROGRAM
command. The RUN PROGRAM command results in the creation of a temporary
TERM object to control the terminal. (No new term replaces this term; instead, the
manual text now refers to such devices as those associated with temporary TERM
objects.) See also dedicated device and temporary TERM object.
noninteractive mode. An operating mode in which commands are entered through a
command file.
NonStop Kernel. See Tandem NonStop Kernel.
NonStop processing. On Tandem NonStop systems, processing characterized by
continued operation even when a component fails, when equipment is being repaired
or replaced, or while new processors or peripheral devices are being added to the
system. In the Guardian environment, NonStop processing is provided by means of
fault tolerance and process pairs.
NonStop SQL/MP. The Tandem relational database management system that promotes
efficient online access to large distributed databases. See also Structured Query
Language (SQL) and Enscribe database record manager.
NonStop Transaction Manager/MP (NonStop TM/MP). A Tandem software product that
provides transaction management, transaction protection, and database consistency in
online transaction processing (OLTP) environments. It gives full protection to
transactions that access NonStop SQL/MP and Enscribe databases, as well as
recovery capabilities for transactions, online disk volumes, and entire databases. The
component of NonStop TM/MP that provides these features is the TMF subsystem.
See also Transaction Management Facility (TMF) subsystem.
NonStop Transaction Services/MP (NonStop TS/MP). A Tandem product that provides
process management and link management functions for OLTP applications on
Tandem NonStop systems. NonStop TS/MP consists of the PATHMON process, the
LINKMON process, the PATHCOM process and interface, and the Pathsend
procedures. Together with NonStop Transaction Manager/MP (NonStop TM/MP),
NonStop TS/MP forms the foundation for Tandem’s open transaction processing
services, including those provided by the RSC and POET products, the NonStop
TUXEDO system, and the Parallel Transaction Processing (PTP) Services for the
CICS API product. See also Pathway/TS and NonStop Transaction Manager/MP
(NonStop TM/MP).
NonStop TUXEDO application. The collection of machines, servers and services, and
System/T components defined by a single configuration file in the NonStop TUXEDO
environment. See also NonStop TUXEDO transaction processing environment,
Pathway application, and PTP application.
NonStop TUXEDO environment. See NonStop TUXEDO transaction processing
environment.