G06.32 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

Glossary
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dynamic-link library (DLL)
dynamic-link library (DLL). A collection of procedures whose code and data can be loaded
and executed at any virtual memory address, with run-time resolution of links to and
from the main program and other independent libraries. The same DLL can be used by
more than one process. Each process gets its own copy of DLL static data. Contrast
with shared run-time library (SRL).
dynamic loading. Loading and opening dynamic-link libraries under programmatic control
after the program is loaded and execution has begun.
Compaq TSM. Identifies a client or server software component used to manage or service
HP NonStop S-series servers.
CONFBASE file. In G-series RVUs, the basic system configuration database file, which is
stored on the $SYSTEM.SYS nn subvolume. See also configuration file.
CONFIG file. In G-series RVUs, the current system configuration database file, which is
stored on the $SYSTEM. ZSYSCONF subvolume. See also configuration file.
configuration file. In G-series RVUs, one of the following files: CONFBASE, CONFIG, one
or more saved configuration files named CONF
xxyy and CONFSAVE. In RVUs prior
to G-series RVUs, the configuration file is either the OSCONFIG file used by the
Configuration Utility Program (COUP) or the CONFTEXT file used by SYSGENR.
configuration revision. A planner-defined set of software products and related
configuration information that the Distributed Systems Management/Software
Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM) can activate on a target system. Multiple
configuration revisions might exist on a target system. A configuration revision is made
up of the product versions named in its software revision list, its NonStop operating
system image, and the relevant profile items, such as the location of the target
subvolumes on the target system. It is created by a Build request and is included in the
activation package sent to the target system.
CONF xxyy file. In G-series RVUs, a saved configuration database file created by the
Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) and stored in the $SYSTEM.ZSYSCONF
subvolume. xxyy is the number you entered based on the version you entered as x.y
in SCF ( xx indicates the base version and yy indicates the subversion). See also
configuration file.
CUSTFILE. An EDIT file included on every site update tape (SUT) as
$SYSTEM.A nnnnnn .CUSTFILE, where nnnnnn is the system serial number of the
target system. The CUSTFILE contains information on the software products on the
SUT, their related files, and the destination and use of each file. HP customizes
information in the CUSTFILE for each customer’s system.
dial-out point. A system console from which incident reports are sent to a service provider.
Incident reports are sent only from the system consoles defined as the primary and
backup dial-out points (the primary and backup system consoles).