NonStop S-Series Hardware Installation and FastPath Guide (G06.26+)

Glossary
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group database
physical object, such as an enclosure. For example, an HP NonStop™ S-series
processor enclosure typically includes only one group number, but a modular cabinet
can contain several enclosures that each might belong to different groups. See also
module. (2) In the Open System Services (OSS) environment, a set of user IDs with
the same group ID.
group database. A database on an Expand node that contains the group name, group ID,
and user names for each group using that node.
group ID. The nonnegative integer used to identify a group of users of an Expand node.
Each user of a node is a member of at least one group. When the identity of a group is
associated with an Open System Services (OSS) process, a group ID value is referred
to as one of:
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Real group ID
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Effective group ID
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Supplementary group ID
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Saved-set group ID
group list. An Open System Services (OSS) process attribute that is used with the effective
group ID of the process to determine the file access permissions for the process.
GRT. See Guided Replacement Toolkit (GRT).
Guardian. An environment available for interactive or programmatic use with the HP
NonStop™ operating system. Processes that run in the Guardian environment usually
use the Guardian system procedure calls as their application program interface.
Interactive users of the Guardian environment usually use the HP Tandem Advanced
Command Language (TACL) or another HP product’s command interpreter. Contrast
with Open System Services (OSS).
Guardian environment. The Guardian application program interface (API), tools, and
utilities.
Guardian services. An application program interface (API) to the HP NonStop™ operating
system, plus the tools and utilities associated with that API. This term is synonymous
with Guardian environment. See also Guardian.
Guardian user ID. See HP NonStop™ operating system user ID.
GUI. See graphical user interface (GUI).
GUID. See globally unique ID (GUID).
guided procedure. A software tool that assists you in performing complex configuration or
replacement tasks on an HP NonStop™ server. OSM guided procedures are launched
through actions in the OSM Service Connection. TSM guided procedures are
accessible from the Start menu on your system console. Guided procedures include
Replace PMF, IOMF, SNDA, SEB, or MSEB. Some names vary between OSM and