NonStop S-Series Hardware Installation and FastPath Guide (G06.25+)

Glossary
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ATM 3 ServerNet adapter (ATM3SA)
ATM 3 ServerNet adapter (ATM3SA). A ServerNet adapter that provides access to
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks from an HP NonStop™ S-series system
enclosure. The 3860 ATM3SA supports the ATM User-Network Interface (UNI)
specification over a 155-megabit/second (Mbps) OC-3 Sonet (Synchronous Optical
Network) connection.
atomic. Behaving as a single, indivisible operation. For example, an atomic write operation
on a file cannot write data that is interleaved with data from another, concurrent write
operation on that file.
attachment. A file that contains information that augments the information in an incident
report.
attribute. (1) For the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF), a characteristic of an entity. For
example, two attributes of a process might be its program file and its user ID. An
attribute is sometimes called a modifier. (2) In OSM and TSM client interfaces, a data
item associated with a system or cluster resource. All attributes can be viewed, and
some can be modified.
audit. A Distributed Systems Management/Software Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM)
activity initiated by the operator at a target system that updates the target database
with the fingerprints of all the files in a selected set of target subvolumes (TSVs).
authentication attributes. Security attributes of a process that do not change unless a
successful reauthentication occurs or the super ID changes them. For Open System
Services (OSS) processes, the authentication attributes include the login name, real
user ID, real group ID, authentication system (node name), and group list.
authorization attributes. Security attributes of a process that can change through use of
functions such as setuid() (or of Guardian procedures such as
PROCESS_CREATE_) without reauthentication. For Open System Services (OSS)
processes, the authorization attributes include the effective user ID, saved-set user ID,
saved-set group ID, user audit flags, and effective user name.
authorization key. A password required for logging on to a modem. If you plan to allow
dial-outs to a service provider, you must specify the authorization key of the service
provider’s modem during configuration of the OSM or TSM Notification Director.
automated cartridge subsystem (ACS). A type of tape library. Also known as automated
cartridge system.
Automated Data Processing (ADP). The term used in the FIPS PUB 94 document to refer
to computerized data processing equipment that is installed inside a computer room.
automatic cartridge loader (ACL). A device that stores multiple cartridge tapes and loads
them automatically, one at a time, into a tape drive.
automatic configuration. The automatic assignment of magnetic disk attributes to an
internal disk drive when it is inserted into a slot. Also known as plug and play.