NonStop S-Series Planning and Configuration Guide (G06.25+)

Glossary
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option
option. In a UNIX or Open System Services (OSS) command, a flag and its parameters or
a flag without parameters.
ordinary library. A dynamic-link library (DLL) or shared run-time library (SRL) that is not
public. See ordinary dynamic-link library (ordinary DLL)
.
ordinary dynamic-link library (ordinary DLL). A dynamic-link library (DLL) or shared
run-time library (SRL) that is not public. The code file is found at run time and can be
provided by the user. Contrast with public dynamic-link library (public DLL)
.
orphaned process group. In the Open System Services (OSS) environment, a process
group in which the parent of every member is also either a member of the process
group or a member of a different session.
orphan file. In the Open System Services (OSS) environment, a file with no corresponding
inode in the PXINODE file.
orphan inode. In the Open System Services (OSS) environment, an inode that appears in
the PXINODE file but has no links in the PXLINK file.
OSC. See Online Support Center (OSC).
OSCONFIG file. In G-series release version updates (RVUs), a configuration file built during
system generation that contains only Software Problem Isolation and Fix Facility
(SPIFF) and Software Identification (SWID) tool records. In D-series and earlier RVUs,
the Configuration Utility Program (COUP) uses the $SYSTEM.SYS
nn.OSCONFIG file
to store its configuration information.
OSI. See Open Systems Interconnection (OSI).
OSIMAGE. A file built during system generation that contains the complete image of the HP
NonStop™ Kernel operating system that runs in each processor in the system.
OSM. See HP NonStop™ Open System Management (OSM) Interface.
OSM Event Viewer. OSM replacement for the TSM Event Viewer.
OSM Low-Level Link. OSM replacement for the TSM Low-Level Link.
OSM Notification Director. OSM replacement for the TSM Notification Director.
OSM Service Connection. OSM replacement for the TSM Service Application.
OSS. See Open System Services (OSS).
OSS environment. See Open System Services (OSS) environment.
OSS Monitor. See Open System Services (OSS) Monitor.