TS/MP System Management Manual (G06.24+, H06.03+)

Glossary
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fully qualified file name
fully qualified file name. The complete name of a file in the Guardian environment. For a
permanent disk file, this consists of a node name (system name), volume name,
subvolume name, and file identifier (file ID). In interactive interfaces such as
PATHCOM and TACL, the parts of a file name are separated by periods. See also
partially qualified file name.
gateway process. A process, such as the Transaction Delivery Process (TDP) that is part
of RSC, that manages communications between dissimilar environments (for example,
a workstation and a Tandem system). A gateway process both transfers information
and converts it to a form compatible with the protocols used by the destination
environment.
GDSX. See Extended General Device Support (GDSX).
graphical user interface (GUI). A type of screen interface that typically includes pull-down
menus, icons, dialog boxes, and online help.
Guardian. An environment available for interactive or programmatic use with the Tandem
NonStop Kernel. Processes that run in the Guardian environment use the Guardian
system procedure calls as their application program interface, and might also use
related APIs such as the Pathsend and TMF procedure calls. See also Open System
Services (OSS).
Guardian environment. The Guardian API, tools, and utilities. See also Guardian.
Guardian operating environment. See Guardian environment.
high PIN. A process identification number (PIN) in the range 256 through 65535. See also
process identification number (PIN) and low PIN.
IDS. See intelligent device support (IDS) facility.
Inspect. The Tandem debugging tool that can be used interactively to examine and modify
the execution of Guardian processes and SCREEN COBOL requester programs.
Inspect command terminal. The terminal on which programmers enter commands to
Inspect when debugging a SCREEN COBOL program or a Pathway server.
intelligent device. A device such as an automatic teller machine, a point-of-sale device, or
a communications line, or a process such as a Guardian process, that can
communicate with the Pathway environment through the intelligent device support
(IDS) facility, the Remote Server Call (RSC) product, or the Pathsend procedure calls.
intelligent device support (IDS) facility. A feature of the TCP that supports access to
Pathway server classes by intelligent devices. This facility allows SCREEN COBOL
requester programs to interact with external processes that, in turn, control devices
such as personal computers, automated teller machines, and point-of-sale devices.