SNAX/APC Management Programming Manual

Contents
111813 Tandem Computers Incorporated ix
About This Manual xv
Notation Conventions xix
Section 1 Introduction to SNAX/APC
Interfaces to SNAX/APC 1-2
Relationship of Applications to the SNAX/APC Subsystem 1-2
Comparing DSM Applications and SCF 1-3
Management Programming for SNAX/APC 1-5
SNAX/APC Management Functions 1-5
Objects Controlled by SNAX/APC 1-5
Introduction to SNAX/APC Programmatic Commands 1-6
SPI Programming Considerations 1-7
Section 2 Communicating With the SNAX/APC Process
Communicating With SCP 2-1
Fault-Tolerant Attributes of SNAX/APC 2-2
File Interface to the SNAX/APC Subsystem 2-2
Security of Access 2-2
Multiple Opens and Requests 2-2
Close Requests 2-2
Section 3 Elements of SPI Messages for SNAX/APC
SNAX/APC Definition Files 3-1
Naming Rules and Guidelines for Applications 3-1
SNAX/APC Object Types and Names 3-2
Object Hierarchies 3-3
The CONVERSATION Object 3-4
The LU Object 3-5
The PROC Object 3-6
The PTNR-LU Object 3-7
The PTNR-MODE Object 3-8
The SESS Object 3-9
The TPI Object 3-10
The TPN Object 3-11
Object Referencing 3-12
Object Summary States 3-14