Fast Ethernet Adapter Installation and Support Guide

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remote interprocessor communication (RIPC)
remote interprocessor communication (RIPC). The exchange of messages between
processors in different systems or nodes.
remote mount. A mount used by a Network File System (NFS) client to attach part of the
local NFS file hierarchy to a point within the client’s remote file hierarchy. The remote
mount is visible only to the NFS client performing the mount. In effect, the local
hierarchy from the mount point down is exported to the client performing the remote
mount.
remote node. See remote system.
remote notification. A form of remote support. Remote notification, or dial-out, allows the
Compaq TSM package to notify a service provider, such as the Global Customer
Support Center (GCSC), of pending hardware and software problems. See also remote
access.
remote operator. The person who performs routine system operations from a geographical
distance, usually when no local operator is present.
remote procedure. A procedure or function packaged to be called within a server process
indirectly by a client process.
remote procedure call. A remote procedure or the action of calling a remote procedure.
Remote Procedure Call (RPC). A protocol that extends a procedure-call form of process-
to-process communication to a network environment. RPC is a way for programs
running on client computers to invoke the services of a program running on a server
computer. RPC allows a program to call a procedure that does not exist on the client
computer.
remote procedure call system. A set of facilities that includes a programming library,
network resource mapping, and binding services to provide a mechanism for a client
process to execute a procedure on a remote server. A remote procedure call system is
a subset of the Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) and of other products.
remote processor. A processor in a node other than the node running the ServerNet
cluster monitor process (SNETMON) that is reporting status about the processor.
remote switch. An HP NonStop™ Cluster Switch in a split-star topology that is not directly
connected to the server that you are logged onto. The Compaq TSM Service
Application cannot perform any actions on a remote switch. To perform actions or get
additional information on a remote switch, use the TSM Service Application to log on to
a server that is directly connected to the switch.
remote system. An active ServerNet node to which the local system has active external
ServerNet paths. Contrast with local system.
request packet. A ServerNet packet sent from one ServerNet device to another, requesting
either a read action or a write action on the part of the receiving device. In the case of