NonStop System Glossary

external entry-point (XEP) table
A table located in the last page of each TNS code segment that contains links for calls (unresolved
external references) out of that segment.
external fabric connection
The low-level ServerNet connection between a node and one of the external ServerNet fabrics.
Each node has an X and a Y connection to the external fabrics.
external routing
The routing of packets over the external ServerNet fabrics; that is, between systems (or nodes) in
a ServerNet cluster. See also internal routing.
external ServerNet fabrics
The fabrics that link systems in a ServerNet cluster. See also internal ServerNet fabrics.
external ServerNet X or Y fabric
The X or Y fabric that links systems in a ServerNet cluster. See also internal ServerNet X or Y fabric.
external system area network manager process (SANMAN)
1. A Guardian process with the name $ZZSMN that provides management access to the external
ServerNet X and Y fabrics.
2. A Windows NT process that configures and maintains ServerNet switches within a Windows
NT cluster.
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fabric
A complex set of interconnections through which there can be multiple and (to the user) unknown
paths from point to point. The term fabric is used to refer to the X or Y portion of the ServerNet
communications network; for example, the X fabric.
factory-installed operating system
The version of the operating system image that HP creates having a CONFTEXT configuration file,
OSIMAGE file, and configuration database that matches your order. Your system is shipped with
this version installed in the system subvolume $SYSTEM.SYS00.
failed-over interface
The non-slave physical or bonded interface specified as the alternate location for resources
configured on another interface (the home interface).
failover CLIM
The failover destination CLIM, for a given interface.
failover interface
The source interface that has failed over to its failover interface.
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