Installation manual

Glossary
This glossary defines key terms in the context of an OpenVMS VAX computing
environment.
boot, bootstrap
The process of loading system software into a processor’s main memory. This
guide uses the term boot to refer to this process.
boot command procedure
A program, stored on the console fixed disk, that is used to boot the OpenVMS
operating system from a specified controller. Compaq provides a boot command
procedure for each controller that the processor supports.
boot name
The abbreviated name of the boot command procedure you use to boot the system.
boot server
A VAX computer that is part of a local area OpenVMS Cluster system. The boot
server is a combination of a MOP server and a disk server for the satellite system
disk. See also satellite node.
CI-only cluster
A computer system consisting of a number of computers. It uses only the
computer interconnect (CI) to communicate with other computers in the cluster.
These computers share a single file system.
computer interconnect (CI)
A type of I/O subsystem. It links computers to each other and to HSC devices.
See also Hierarchical Storage Controller (HSC) device.
DECW$TAILOR
A software program that lets you add or remove DECwindows files from your
system disk.
device name
The name used to identify a device on the system. A device name indicates the
device code, controller designation, and unit number.
disk server
A computer within a local area cluster that provides an access path to CI,
CSSI, and locally connected disks for other computers that do not have a direct
connection.
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