System Generation Manual for G-Series RVUs

Glossary

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operating system image

Distributed Systems Management/Software Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM) (which

in turn runs SYSGENR) to generate a system image for the new configuration.

operating system image. See OSIMAGE.

OSCONFIG file. In G-series RVUs, a configuration file built by SYSGENR that contains only

Software Problem Isolation and Fix Facility (SPIFF) and Software Identification (SWID)

tool records. In D-series and earlier RVUs, the Configuration Utility Program (COUP)

uses the $SYSTEM.SYSnn.OSCONFIG file to store its configuration information.

OSIMAGE. A file built by the SYSGENR program and Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) that

contains the complete image of the NonStop Kernel operating system that runs in each

processor in the system.

owner. (1) In the case of a disk file, the user or program that created the file, or a user or

program to whom the creator has given the file with the File Utility Program (FUP)

GIVE command. (2) In the case of a process, the user or program that created the

process or, if the PROGID option was specified in the File Utility Program (FUP)

SECURE command for the code file, the user or program that owns the code file. (3) In

the case of a token or other definition, the subsystem that provided the definition. (4) In

the case of a subsystem, the company or organization that provides the subsystem, or

the eight-character string identifying that company.

PARAM. A TACL command and a Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) command you can use

to create a parameter and give it a value. The TACL process stores the values of

parameters assigned by the PARAM command and sends the values to applications,

such as SYSGENR, that request parameter values.

PIN. See process identification number (PIN).

preprocessing commands. Commands specifying unique run-time parameters that can

override your default system parameters. These commands can assign process file

names, select backup media formats, and define utility options for SYSGENR.

process. A program that has been submitted to the operating system for execution, or a

program that is currently running in the computer.

process ID. A number that uniquely identifies a process. It consists of the processor (CPU)

number and the process identification number (PIN).

process identification number (PIN). A number that uniquely identifies a process running

in a processor. The same number can exist in other processors in the same system.