ATM Configuration and Management Manual

Glossary
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master service processor (MSP)
is logically part of each subsystem. SCP is the management process for all
subsystems controlled by SCF.
master service processor (MSP). A service processor (SP) that provides the basic service
processor functions as well as centralized system functions such as a console port, a
modem port for remote support functions, and system-load control. The enclosure
containing processors 0 and 1 (group 01) also contains a pair of MSPs. See also
expansion service processor (ESP).
MB. See megabyte (MB).
Mbps. See megabits per second (Mbps).
media access control (MAC) address. A value in the Medium Access Control sublayer of
the IEEE/ISO/ANSI LAN architecture, that uniquely identifies an individual station that
implements a single point of physical attachment to a LAN.
megabits per second (Mbps). A data rate equal to 1,048,576 bits per second.
megabyte (MB). A unit of measurement equal to 1,048,576 bytes (1024 KBs) for memory
size. See also gigabyte (GB), kilobyte (KB), and terabyte (TB).
MIB. See management information base (MIB).
microcode. Any machine code or data that can run in a microprocessor. HP produces two
types of microcode for the NonStop server: volatile and nonvolatile. Volatile microcode
is loaded into the volatile random-access memory (RAM) of some types of printed
wiring assemblies (PWAs) and is not retained in a host PWA when power to the PWA
is interrupted. For nonvolatile microcode, see firmware. See also millicode.
millicode. RISC instructions that implement various TNS low-level functions such as
exception handling, real-time translation routines, and library routines that implement
the TNS instruction set. Millicode is functionally equivalent to TNS microcode.
MFIOB. See multifunction I/O board (MFIOB).
multifunction I/O board (MFIOB). A ServerNet adapter that contains ServerNet
addressable controllers (SACs) for SCSI and Ethernet; a service processor; ServerNet
links to the processor, to the two ServerNet adapter slots, and to one of the ServerNet
expansion board (SEB) slots; and connections to the serial maintenance bus (SMB),
which connects components within an enclosure to the service processor.
native system library. Synonym for import library.
network. Two or more computer systems (nodes) connected so that they can exchange
information and share resources. See also Expand network, wide area network (WAN),
and local area network (LAN).