NonStop System Glossary

interactive mode
A mode of operation that is characterized by having the same input and output device (a terminal
or a process) for the session. If a terminal is used, a person enters a command and presses Return.
If a process is used, the system interface waits for the process to send a request and treats the
process in the same manner as a terminal. Contrast with noninteractive mode.
Interconnect Ethernet switch
A component in the c7000 enclosure of a NonStop BladeSystem or c7000 CG enclosure of a
NonStop Carrier Grade BladeSystem. The Interconnect Ethernet switch is used to download HSS
bootcode via the dedicated service LAN.
interface resources
Resources configured or created to use an interface, such as IP addresses, routes, sockets,
connections, tunnels, and VPNs.
interface table
A table in each processor of the NonStop host system that indicates the current location of each
interface’s resources.
internal routing
The routing of packets within a NonStop server. See also external routing.
internal ServerNet fabrics
The fabrics that link ServerNet devices within a NonStop server. See also external ServerNet
fabrics.
internal ServerNet X or Y fabric
The X or Y fabric that links ServerNet devices within a NonStop server. See also fabric.
internationalization
The process of designing and coding software so that it can be adapted to meet the needs of
different languages, cultures, and character sets, with the ability to handle various linguistic and
cultural conventions. Internationalization methods enable the processing of character-based data
independently of the underlying character encoding, allowing choice among character sets.
Sometimes referred to as I18N, derived from the 18 letters between the initial I and the final N of
the word internationalization. See also character set.
Internet address
The 32-bit or 128-bit address assigned to hosts that want to participate in the Internet using
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Internet addresses are an abstraction of
physical hardware addresses, just as the Internet is an abstraction of physical networks. As assigned
to the interconnection of a host to a physical network, an Internet address consists of a network
portion and a host portion. See also IP address.
Internet control message protocol (ICMP)
A maintenance protocol in the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite that
is required in every TCP/IP implementation. The ICMP allows two nodes on an IP network to share
IP status and error information. The ICMP is used by the ping utility to determine the readability of
a remote system. See also IP address and ping.
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