NonStop System Glossary

system library
A logically distinct part of the NonStop operating system that consists of user-callable library
procedures and kernel procedures.
System Library (SL)
See TNS code space.
system load
1. To start the system; to load the NonStop operating system image into the memory of a processor.
See RELOAD.
2. The process of loading the operating system. A system load changes a system from an inactive
to an active (or operational) state by loading software that establishes communication between
the operating system and configured system peripherals.
system-managed process
Another name for a generic process.
system manager
See manager.
system number
See Expand node number.
system operator
See local operator and remote operator.
system planner
The person who plans for the hardware and software installation of a new system or for changes
to a system already installed. This person arranges for site preparation, schedules the installation,
and completes the Installation Document Packet.
system process
1. A privileged process that comes into existence at system-load time and exists continuously for
a given configuration for as long as the processor remains operable.
2. A NonStop operating system process, such as the memory manager, the monitor, and the
input/output (I/O) control processes. The files containing system processes are invoked by
ALLPROCESSORS paragraph entries.
3. A part of a single copy of the NonStop operating system with Open System Services (OSS)
interfaces. A system process does not have an OSS process ID.
system reduction
The process of making a donor system smaller by removing enclosures from it. The enclosures
removed from a donor system might be added to a target system. Contrast with system expansion.
system resizing
See system expansion or system reduction.
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