NBX Manual

Glossary
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NetWare Core Protocol (NCP)
NetWare Core Protocol (NCP). A Novell protocol for request-response access to NetWare
services, such as printing and filing.
NetWare Loadable Module (NLM). A software module that conforms to a standard that
allows the module to function with and communicate with other NLMs and with
NetWare software.
NetWare server. A system that runs NetWare network operating system (NOS)
software. The
server can be dedicated (used only as a server) or nondedicated (used as a server or
workstation).
network adapter card (NIC). A printed circuit card that provides the interface between a
workstation and the local area network (LAN)
.
Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS). An interface between programs executing
in the workstation and an attached local area network (LAN)
.
network operating system (NOS). An operating system designed to provide such services as
device management, file management, communications, and network management for
workstations connected to local area networks (LANs). NOS examples include Novell
NetWare, Microsoft LAN Manager, IBM LAN Server, and Banyan System VINES.
NIC. See network adapter card (NIC)
.
NLM. See NetWare Loadable Module (NLM)
.
noncritical event. A Distributed Systems Management (DSM)
event that is not crucial to
system or network operations. Contrast critical event.
nonsensitive command. A Subsystem Control Facility (SCF)
command that can be issued by
any user or program allowed access to the target subsystem—that is, a command on
which the subsystem imposes no further security restrictions. For Compaq data
communications subsystems, the nonsensitive commands are all those that cannot
change the state or configuration of objects (usually informational commands). Contrast
sensitive command
.
NonStop Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Server. A Compaq software product that
processes ODBC requests. It replaces the Compaq Structured Query Language (SQL)
Server Gateway product.
NonStop Transaction Services/MP (NonStop TS/MP). A Compaq application that
configures and manages online transaction applications.
NOS. See network operating system (NOS)
.
nowait mode. In NonStop Kernel file-system operations and in some Access Control Server
(ACS) operations, the mode in which the called procedure initiates an I/O operation but
does not wait for it to complete before returning control to the caller. In order to make
the called procedure wait for the completion of the operation, the application calls a
separate procedure. Contrast wait mode.