CP6100 Configuration and Management Manual

Glossary
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nonsensitive command
nonsensitive command. A command that can be issued by any user or program that is
allowed access to the subsystem—that is, a command on which the subsystem
imposes no further security restrictions. For Subsystem Control Facility (SCF)
subsystems, 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. (1) One or more of the devices, lines, processes, and files in a NonStop subsystem;
any entity subject to independent reference or control by one or more subsystems.
(2) In the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF), a resource controlled by an SCF
subsystem. SCF objects include processes, disks, and data communications lines.
Each object has an object type and an object name. See also object name and object
type.
object file. A file generated by a compiler, Binder program, or nld utility that contains
machine instructions and other information needed to construct the executable code
spaces and initial data for a process. The file might be a complete program that is
ready for immediate execution, or it might be incomplete and require linking with other
object files before execution.
object name. A unique name for a Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) object within an SCF
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. An SCF subsystem has a set of object
types for the objects it manages.
offline change. Any change that requires system resources to be shut down. Offline
changes are usually performed during a planned outage. Contrast with online change.
offline configuration. Configuration performed offline by SYSGENR. You edit the
CONFTEXT configuration file to create a new configuration, and then run the
Distributed Systems Management/Software Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM) (which
in turn runs SYSGENR) to generate a system image for the new configuration.
online change. Any change that can be performed while an application or its system
resources are operational. In some situations, online changes might temporarily affect
subsystem and application availability. For example, altering the characteristics of a