Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices (32022-90051)
262 Glossary
Glossary
an ldev number at configuration
time. When the user at such a
device logs on to an MPE/iX
system, an ldevis assigned from a
pool of ldevs set aside for this
purpose at configuration time.
The association between a
non-nailed device and this
assigned ldev exists only for the
duration of the session. One
advantage of the use of
non-nailed device connections is
that configuration is simplified,
since it is not required that each
non-nailed device be individually
configured.
NS 3000/iX A Hewlett-Packard
data communication product that
provides networking capabilities
for MPE/iX based HP 3000
minicomputers. NS 3000/iX
consists of a link and network
services.
NS 3000/iX Link Software and
hardware that provides the
connection between nodes on a
network. Some of the NS 3000/iX
links available are the ThinLAN
3000/iX Link and its ThickLAN
option, the DTC/X.25 iX Network
Link, the NS Point-to-Point 3000/
iX Link, and the StarLAN 10
3000/iX link.
NS3000/iX Network Services
Software applications that can be
used to access data, initiate
processes, and exchange
information among nodes in a
network. The services are RPM,
VT, RFA, RDBA, and NFT.
NSDIR.NET.SYS Name of the
active network directory file. See
also network directory.
O
octet An eight-bit byte operated
upon as an entity.
OpenView HP OpenView
Windows is HP’s network
management environment. It
provides the basic services for
accessing and managing
networks used by the DTC
Manager, and other applications,
such as Switch/PAD Manager,
Hub Manager, etc.
OpenView Admin An
OpenViewWindowsprogramthat
enables you to configure how your
OpenView Windows applications
will function. For example, it
enables you to set a default map
for the OpenView DTC Manager.
OpenView Draw An OpenView
Windows program that is used to
draw the network map and to
label the components on it.
OpenView DTC Manager An
OpenView Windows application
that enables you to configure,
control, monitor, and troubleshoot
the operation of the
Datacommunications Terminal
Subsystems on the LAN.
OpenView Run An OpenView
Windows program that covers
most of the control features used