NonStop System Glossary

Compaq TSM Event Viewer
A component of the TSM client software. The TSM Event Viewer lets you set up criteria to view
Event Management Service (EMS) log files in several ways, enabling you to rapidly assess service
problems.
Compaq TSM Low-Level Link
A component of the TSM client software. The TSM Low-Level Link enables you to communicate with
a NonStop S-series server even when the NonStop operating system is not running. When the
operating system is running, you usually communicate with the server using the TSM Service
Application. See also Compaq TSM Service Application.
Compaq TSM Notification Director
A component of the TSM client software. The TSM Notification Director receives incident reports
from a NonStop S-series server, displays them, and allows you to take action or forward the incident
reports to your service provider for resolution. The TSM Notification Director can be configured to
run on a system console at all times, even when other TSM applications are not being used.
Compaq TSM package
A software product for NonStop S-series servers that provides the information needed to perform
functions such as querying resources and testing, provides notification of problems on the system,
and allows local or remote access to the system for service and maintenance. The TSM package
performs the same role as that of HP Tandem Maintenance and Diagnostic System (TMDS),
Syshealth, and Remote Maintenance Interface (RMI) on earlier systems.
Compaq TSM server software
The component of the TSM package that runs on a NonStop S-series server. When the NonStop
operating system is running, the TSM client software on a system console communicates with a
server through the TSM server software. See also Compaq TSM client software.
Compaq TSM Service Application
A component of the TSM client software. The TSM Service Application enables you to communicate
with a NonStop S-series server when the NonStop operating system is running. When the operating
system is not running, communication must take place using the TSM Low-Level Link. See also
Compaq TSM Low-Level Link.
compiler extended-data segment
A selectable segment, with ID 1024, created and selected automatically in many (but not all) TNS
processes. Within this segment, the compiler automatically allocates global and local variables
and heaps that would not fit in the TNS user data segment. A programmer must keep this segment
selected whenever those items might be referenced. Any alternative selections of segments must
be temporary and undone before returning.
complex instruction-set computing (CISC)
A processor architecture based on a large instruction set, characterized by numerous addressing
modes, multicycle machine instructions, and many special-purpose instructions. Contrast with
reduced instruction-set computing (RISC).
compliance
The testing and verification process that precedes X/Open licensing.
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