System Generation Manual for G-Series RVUs

Glossary
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tape bootstrap
tape bootstrap. The program on a system image tape (SIT) that reads the rest of the SIT
during tape load and writes it to the system disk.
tape load. A system load. A tape load is the process of reading a system image tape (SIT)
and writing it to the system disk. In the event of a disaster, the normal procedure for
loading a system is to restore the SIT from tape to a SYSnn subvolume and load the
system from that subvolume. If all SYSnn subvolumes become corrupted, the only way
to restore the NonStop Kernel operating system is to perform a tape load. Note that a
tape load will erase all data residing on the system disk before writing the SIT to it.
Contact the Global Customer Support Center (GCSC) before performing a tape load;
many additional steps are required to restore your system to working order.
TEMPLI. The Event Management Service (EMS) template installation program that merges
template object files from specified subsystems and produces resident and nonresident
template files.
text string. A variable-length sequence of ASCII characters, defined in the CONFTEXT file,
that an identifier represents. When SYSGENR encounters an identifier, it substitutes
the associated text string for the identifier. See also identifier.
TNS. HP computers that support the NonStop Kernel operating system and that are based
on complex instruction-set computing (CISC) technology. TNS processors implement
the TNS instruction set. Contrast with TNS/R.
TNS instructions. Stack-oriented, 16-bit machine instructions defined as part of the TNS
environment. On TNS systems, TNS instructions are implemented by microcode; on
TNS/R systems, TNS instructions are implemented by millicode routines or by
translation to an equivalent sequence of RISC instructions.
TNS mode. The operational environment in which TNS instructions execute. See also
accelerated mode and TNS/R native mode.
TNS object file. The object file created by a TNS compiler. The file contains TNS
instructions and other information needed to construct the code spaces and the initial
data for a TNS process.
TNS/R. HP computers that support the NonStop Kernel operating system and that are
based on reduced instruction-set computing (RISC) technology. TNS/R processors
implement the RISC instruction set and are upwardly compatible with the TNS
system-level architecture. Systems with these processors include most of the NonStop
range of servers. Contrast with TNS.
TNS/R native mode. The operational environment in which native-compiled RISC
instructions execute.
TSM. See TSM.
TSM client software. See TSM client software.