ClearPath IX Systems Installation and Configuration Guide

ClearPath IX Systems Installation and Configuration Guide ClearPath IX Systems Installation and Configuration Guide

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Glossary NIM node NTFS O See network interface module. In a ClearPath HMP IX context, an instance of an operating system running on a computer. A ClearPath HMP IX server can include one to four Windows NT nodes or UnixWare nodes, in any combination (for example, three Windows NT nodes and one UnixWare node) and two OS 2200 nodes (where a single 2200 hardware device is partitioned into separate nodes). See Windows NT File System. Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) A feature of Microsoft Windows applications that allows applications to work together to share data and create compound documents. ODB ODBC OLTP See operations database. See Open Database Connectivity. See online transaction processing. OLTP-TM2200 See TransIT Open/OLTP Transaction Manager. online transaction processing (OLTP) A high-performance type of application characterized by a service request from a user immediately followed by an action and response from a server system. A complete request-response cycle is called a transaction. OLTP systems must meet certain criteria, called ACID properties (atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability), to maintain the integrity of the data and ensure that transactions are executed correctly. OPE See Open Programming Environment. Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) A Microsoft call level interface for Structured Query Language (SQL) that has become a de facto standard. ODBC is an extended version of the call level interface defined by the SQL Access Group (SAG), a consortium of database vendors. ODBC middleware enables Windows database clients to interoperate with a variety of server databases that would otherwise be incompatible. Open Network Computing (ONC) A distributed applications architecture. Glossary–16 Version 009B (Web Only) 7850 5104–009

Glossary Open/OLTP Pathway An Open/OLTP middleware component that provides applications in the Intel (UnixWare or Windows NT) environment of a ClearPath IX server with a gateway to the Open/OLTP Transaction Manager in the OS 2200 environment. This allows Windows NT or UnixWare applications to execute transactions against OS 2200 databases. Open Programming Environment (OPE) The Unisys implementation of the SVR4 environment. OPE is not a product but rather an optional programming environment available in the OS 2200 operating environment of a ClearPath IX server. Open Systems Interconnect Transaction Processing (OSI TP) An ISO standard (ISO/IEC 10026-2) for protocols and services that establish dialogues and pass messages between client programs and service routines on different computers. operations database (ODB) A database populated with information unloaded from the Site Configuration Management System (SCMS) database. The ODB contains configuration information needed by the OS 2200 Exec to operate 2200 Series component hardware. OSI Abbreviation for Open Systems Interconnection. OSI-MHS Abbreviation for Open Systems Interconnection Message Handling System. P Packet Internet Groper (PING) A command used to verify connections to one or more remote hosts. The PING utility uses the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request and echo reply packets to determine whether a particular IP system on a network is functional. The PING utility is useful for diagnosing IP network or router failures. parity An extra bit added to a group of bits (for example, a byte or a word) to reveal errors in data storage or transmission. partition databank (PDB) A data structure passed by the System Control Facility (SCF) to the Exec that contains all the necessary information for the Exec to operate the hardware in the partition. The PDB is used to build the I/O, tape translator, and other sections of the master configuration table (MCT). The partition databank is created by the SCMS partitioning function. PathMate See Integration Expert. PCC See processing complex cabinet. 7850 5104–009 Version 009B (Web Only) Glossary–17

Glossary<br />

NIM<br />

node<br />

NTFS<br />

O<br />

See network interface module.<br />

In a <strong>ClearPath</strong> HMP <strong>IX</strong> context, an instance of an operating system running on a computer.<br />

A <strong>ClearPath</strong> HMP <strong>IX</strong> server can include one to four Windows NT nodes or UnixWare<br />

nodes, in any combination (for example, three Windows NT nodes <strong>and</strong> one UnixWare<br />

node) <strong>and</strong> two OS 2200 nodes (where a single 2200 hardware device is partitioned into<br />

separate nodes).<br />

See Windows NT File System.<br />

Object Linking <strong>and</strong> Embedding (OLE)<br />

A feature of Microsoft Windows applications that allows applications to work together to<br />

share data <strong>and</strong> create compound documents.<br />

ODB<br />

ODBC<br />

OLTP<br />

See operations database.<br />

See Open Database Connectivity.<br />

See online transaction processing.<br />

OLTP-TM2200<br />

See TransIT Open/OLTP Transaction Manager.<br />

online transaction processing (OLTP)<br />

A high-performance type of application characterized by a service request from a user<br />

immediately followed by an action <strong>and</strong> response from a server system. A complete<br />

request-response cycle is called a transaction. OLTP systems must meet certain criteria,<br />

called ACID properties (atomicity, consistency, isolation, <strong>and</strong> durability), to maintain the<br />

integrity of the data <strong>and</strong> ensure that transactions are executed correctly.<br />

OPE<br />

See Open Programming Environment.<br />

Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)<br />

A Microsoft call level interface for Structured Query Language (SQL) that has become a de<br />

facto st<strong>and</strong>ard. ODBC is an extended version of the call level interface defined by the SQL<br />

Access Group (SAG), a consortium of database vendors. ODBC middleware enables<br />

Windows database clients to interoperate with a variety of server databases that would<br />

otherwise be incompatible.<br />

Open Network Computing (ONC)<br />

A distributed applications architecture.<br />

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