ServerNet Cluster 6780 Operations Guide (G06.28+, H06.05+)

Glossary
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summary report
summary report. A brief informational listing of status or configuration information provided
by the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) STATUS or INFO command. Contrast with
detailed report.
super group. The group of user IDs that have 255 as the group number. This group has
special privileges. Many utilities have commands or functions that can be executed
only by a member of the super group.
super-group user. A user who can read, write, execute, and purge most files on the
system. Super-group users have user IDs that have 255 as the group number.
super ID. A privileged user who can read, write, execute, and purge all files on the system.
In the Guardian environment, the super ID has the user ID 255,255.
super time factors (STFs). An enhancement to Expand that allows the extension of
automatically calculated time factors to line speeds greater than 224 Kbps. These new
time factors are logarithmic-based and allow a much broader range of line performance
to be specified.
SUT. See site update tape (SUT).
SWAN concentrator. See service processor (SP).
SYSnn subvolume. A subvolume on the $SYSTEM volume where the new version of the
NonStop Kernel operating system image is located. Also located on the SYSnn
subvolume is system-dependent and release-dependent software. nn is an octal
number in the range %00 through %77.
system. A node. All the processors, controllers, firmware, peripheral devices, software, and
related components that are directly connected together to form an entity that is
managed by one NonStop Kernel operating system image and operated as one
computer.
system area network manager process (SANMAN). See external system area network
manager process (SANMAN).
system console. An HP-approved personal computer used to run maintenance and
diagnostic software for HP NonStop S-series servers. New system consoles are
preconfigured with the required HP and third-party software. When upgrading to the
latest RVU, software upgrades can be installed from the HP NonStop System Console
Installer CD. System consoles communicate with NonStop S-series servers over a
dedicated local area network (LAN) or a nondedicated (public) LAN. System consoles
configured as the primary and backup dial-out points are referred to as the primary and
backup system consoles, respectively.
system enclosure. An enclosure for system components. Processor enclosures and I/O
enclosures are both system enclosures.