NonStop System Glossary

conforming POSIX.1 application using extensions
An application that:
• Is a conforming POSIX.1 application.
• Also uses features or facilities that are not described in ISO/IEC IS 9945-1:1990 (POSIX.1)
but are consistent with the standard
• Meets the documentation requirements of a conforming POSIX.1 application and documents
its use of nonstandard features or facilities
For example, an application using the tdm_fork() function could be a conforming POSIX.1
application using extensions.
CONFSAVE file
In G-series RVUs, the automatically saved configuration database file, which is stored on the
$SYSTEM.ZSYSCONF subvolume. See also configuration file.
CONFTEXT file
The configuration file used as input during system generation that contains a series of entries
defining your NonStop operating system attributes. A G-series CONFTEXT file consists of one or
two paragraphs: DEFINES (optional) and ALLPROCESSORS.
CONFxxyy file
In G-series RVUs, a saved configuration database file created by the Subsystem Control Facility
(SCF) and stored in the $SYSTEM.ZSYSCONF subvolume. xxyy is the number you entered as
xx.yy in the SCF SAVE CONFIGURATION command. (xx indicates the base version, and yy
indicates the subversion.) See also configuration file.
ConMgr
See concentrator manager process (ConMgr).
connection
1. The path between two protocol modules that provides reliable stream delivery service.
2. For OSM and TSM, the logical link established between the client software on a workstation
and the server software on a NonStop system after a logon sequence has been performed. The
two types of logical connections are service connections and low-level links.
Connection view
One of several views of a server available in the view pane of the Management window of the
TSM package. The Connection view is a visual representation of the connectivity among components
within an enclosure. See also Physical view.
connectivity
The ability of a system to transfer information between itself and a system from another vendor.
Other vendors use the term connectivity to mean hardware compatibility. See also interoperability.
connector
See port.
console message
See operator message.
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