NonStop S-Series Planning and Configuration Guide (G06.26+)

Glossary
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offline
offline. (1) Used to describe tasks that are performed outside of the control of an application
or computer system. (2) Used to describe tasks that require system resources to be
shut down. Contrast with online
.
offline change. Any change that requires system resources to be shut down. Offline
changes are usually performed during a planned outage. Contrast with online change
.
offline configuration. Configuration performed offline by Distributed Systems
Management/Software Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM). If necessary, you edit the
CONFTEXT configuration file to create a new configuration and then run DSM/SCM to
generate a system image for the new configuration.
ohm. The standard unit for measuring resistance. A one-ohm resistor will conduct one
ampere when one volt is applied.
online. Used to describe tasks that can be performed while the HP NonStop™ operating
system and system utilities are operational. Contrast with offline
.
online change. Any change that can be performed while an application or its system
resources are operational. In some situations, online changes might temporarily affect
subsystem and application availability. For example, altering the characteristics of a
communications line might temporarily affect applications that use the communications
line. Contrast with offline change
.
Online Support Center (OSC). The group of support specialists within the HP Global
Customer Support Center (GCSC) who respond to telephone calls regarding system
problems and diagnose malfunctioning systems using remote diagnostic links.
open file. In the Open System Services (OSS) file system, a file with a file descriptor.
open file description. In the Open System Services (OSS) file system, a data structure
within an HP NonStop™ Expand node that contains information about the access of a
process or of a group of processes to a file. An open file description records such
attributes as the file offset, file status, and file access modes. An open file description
is associated with only one open file but can be associated with one or more file
descriptors.
open migration. In the Open System Services (OSS) file system, the set of events and
outcomes that occur when an open file description is inherited by a child process in a
different processor than its parent process. Contrast with open propagation
.
open propagation. In the Open System Services (OSS) file system, the set of events and
outcomes that occur when an open file description is inherited by a child process in the
same processor as its parent process. Contrast with open migration
.
Open SCSI. A subsystem that provides the hardware and software for a SCSI-2 open
interface that runs on HP NonStop™ S-series servers and to which developers can
attach small computer system interface (SCSI)
devices.