Open System Services Management and Operations Guide (G06.25+, H06.03+)

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Introducing Open System Services
The Open System Services (OSS) environment provides a user and programming
interface similar to that of the UNIX operating system. The OSS environment combines
the benefits of the UNIX operating system with the features of the HP NonStop
operating system.
Open System Services differs from the UNIX operating system in that almost all
management and operations activities are performed through Guardian environment
commands. The OSS environment is managed in a similar fashion to the Guardian
environment.
This section presents an overview of OSS management and operations. It briefly
describes:
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The Operating System Environments on page 1-1
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Management Tools on page 1-2
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Management and Operations Tasks on page 1-3
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OSS File System Concepts on page 1-5
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Components to Be Managed on page 1-9
The Operating System Environments
The OSS environment coexists with the Guardian environment on a NonStop S-series
or NonStop NS-series system, as shown in Figure 1-1 on page 1-2. Environments are
sometimes called “personalities” in other HP documentation.
You use management tools in both environments. You can use features of each
environment from the other environment.
Note. The term “management” is used in this guide instead of “administration” because
“management” is the term used in the Guardian environment.