Introduction to NonStop Operations Management

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Pathway Open Environment Toolkit (POET).
Pathway Open Environment Toolkit (POET). A set of programs and utilities that assist in
the creation and running of client/server applications for Tandem systems.
Pathway/TS. A Tandem product that provides tools for developing and interpreting screen
programs to support OLTP applications in the Guardian operating environment. See also
NonStop Transaction Services/MP (NonStop TS/MP) and Pathway environment.
PEEK. A utility program that reports statistical information concerning processor activity for
system storage pools, paging activity, send instructions, and interrupt conditions.
performance management. Activities that manage the performance of the production system
and network environment to ensure that the systems meet the business needs defined by
operations service-level agreements. One of the operations disciplines in the operations
management model. See operations management model.
physical outage class. An outage class that includes physical faults or failure in the
hardware. Any type of hardware-component failure belongs in this category. See also
outage class.
planned outage. Time during which the system is not capable of doing useful work because
of a planned interruption. A planned outage can be time when the system is brought
down to allow for servicing, upgrades, backup, or general maintenance. Contrast with
unplanned outage. See also outage, outage minutes, outage log, and availability.
POET. See Pathway Open Environment Toolkit (POET).
problem management. Activities that provide support for resolving problems in a
production environment. One of the operations disciplines in the operations management
model. See operations management model.
production management. The set of regularly scheduled activities that keeps the
applications on a system or network of systems running smoothly. These activities
include administering storage media such as disks and tapes, managing space in
processors and disks, and starting or stopping system components. One of the operations
disciplines in the operations management model. See operations management model.
PROGID program. A program that allows one user to temporarily use a controlled subset of
another user’s privileges.
PS MAIL. An electronic mail system that lets you send mail messages to any other registered
user on a Tandem network.
PUP. See the Peripheral Utility Program (PUP).
reconfiguration. See reconfiguration outage class.
reconfiguration outage class. An outage class that includes all planned outages. Examples
include down time required for planned maintenance such as software upgrades, and
configuration changes such as adding a new disk or restructuring a database. See also
outage class, planned outage, and down time.