SCF Reference Manual for G-Series RVUs (G06.24+)

Glossary
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LANMON
LANMON. See LAN monitor (LANMON) process.
LAN monitor (LANMON) process. The process provided as part of the ServerNet local
area network (LAN) Systems Access (SLSA) subsystem that has ownership of the
Ethernet adapters controlled by the SLSA subsystem.
LIF. See logical interface (LIF).
local area network (LAN). A network that is located in a small geographical area and
whose communications technology provides a high-bandwidth, low-cost medium to
which low-cost nodes can be connected. One or more LANs can be connected to the
system such that the LAN users can access the system as if their workstations were
connected directly to it.
logical device name. The name assigned to an I/O process during its configuration. Other
processes use the logical device name when issuing OPEN, READ, WRITEREAD, and
CLOSE Guardian procedure calls to the I/O process.
logical device number. A number that identifies a particular I/O device in the system.
Logical device numbers are assigned to physical I/O devices.
logical interface (LIF). A process that allows an application or another process to
communicate with data communications hardware.
management process. A process through which an application issues commands to a
subsystem. A management process can be part of a subsystem or it can be associated
with more than one subsystem; in the latter case, the management process is logically
part of each subsystem. Subsystem Control Point (SCP) is the management process
for all subsystems controlled by Subsystem Control Facility (SCF).
node. A uniquely identified computer system connected to one or more other computer
systems in a network.
nonconfigured object. An object that comes into existence after Subsystem Control
Facility (SCF) is running and that was created in response to activity outside the SCF
environment. An SCF STATUS command can display the name of a nonconfigured
object, but its state is UNKNOWN.
noninteractive mode. A mode of operation that usually involves a command file (an EDIT
file that contains a series of commands). Contrast with interactive mode.
nonsensitive command. A command that can be issued by any user or program that is
allowed access to a subsystem—that is, a command on which the subsystem imposes
no further security restrictions. For SCF, nonsensitive commands are those that cannot
change the state or configuration of objects; most of them are information commands.
Contrast with sensitive command.