SPI Common Extensions Manual

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SPI Common Extensions
Manual
Glossary Index Figures Tables
What’s New in This Manual xiii
Manual Information xiii
New and Changed Information xiii
About This Manual xv
Your Comments Invited xvi
Notation Conventions xvi
1. Introduction to SPI Extensions
Review of Basic SPI 1-1
Subsystems 1-1
Subsystem Objects 1-1
Management Applications 1-2
Subsystem Managers 1-2
SPI Message Protocol 1-2
SPI Message Format 1-3
Tokens 1-3
SPI Procedures 1-3
SPI Data Definitions 1-4
SPI and EMS
1-4
Overview of Extended SPI
1-5
Subsystem Support 1-6
Procedures 1-6
Data Definitions 1-6
Commands 1-6
Errors 1-6
Events 1-7
Object Names 1-7
Object Types 1-7
Security 1-7
Message Routing 1-7
Subsystem Control Point (SCP) 1-8