NonStop System Glossary

remote mount
A mount used by a Network File System (NFS) client to attach part of the local NFS file hierarchy
to a point within the client’s remote file hierarchy. The remote mount is visible only to the NFS client
performing the mount. In effect, the local hierarchy from the mount point down is exported to the
client performing the remote mount.
remote node
See remote system.
remote notification
A form of remote support. Remote notification, or dial-out, allows the Notification Director for OSM
or TSM to notify a service provider, such as the Global Mission Critical Solution Center (GMCSC),
of pending hardware and software problems. See also remote access.
remote operator
The person who performs routine system operations from a geographical distance, usually when
no local operator is present.
remote procedure
A procedure or function packaged to be called within a server process indirectly by a client process.
remote procedure call
A remote procedure or the action of calling a remote procedure.
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
A protocol that extends a procedure-call form of process-to-process communication to a network
environment. RPC is a way for programs running on client computers to invoke the services of a
program running on a server computer. RPC allows a program to call a procedure that does not
exist on the client computer.
remote procedure call system
A set of facilities that includes a programming library, network resource mapping, and binding
services to provide a mechanism for a client process to execute a procedure on a remote server.
A remote procedure call system is a subset of the Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) and
of other products.
remote processor
A processor in a node other than the node running the ServerNet cluster monitor process
(SNETMON) that is reporting status about the processor.
remote switch
A NonStop Cluster Switch (model 6770) or NonStop ServerNet Switch (model 6780) in a ServerNet
cluster that is not directly connected to the server that you are logged on to. The OSM Service
Connection and the TSM Service Application cannot perform any actions on a remote switch. To
perform actions or get additional information on a remote switch, use the OSM Service Connection
(for either the 6770 or 6780 switch) or TSM Service Application (for the 6770 switch only) to log
on to a server that is directly connected to the switch.
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