System Startup, Configuration, and Shutdown Reference Manual (32650-90907)

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required parameter A parameter that is required
when entering a command or calling an intrinsic. In
reference manuals, required parameters are
surrounded by braces ({}).
resource Any device or item used by a computer, for
example I/O devices, disk files, or programs.
resource identification number (RIN) A
number identifying a user-defined resource. Users
are normally allowed to lock only a single RIN,
which means they can have exclusive access to one
resource at a time, such as an I/O device, a file, or a
program.
resource sharing The most significant feature of a
network. With resource sharing, elements at each
node are accessible from other nodes in the network.
These elements may include disk files, printers,
magnetic tapes, terminals, and other programs.
response center support (RCS) An HP support
agreement coverage that provides telephone
assistance with software usage and problems.
restore The process of retrieving user files from
SYSGEN (MPE/iX), SYSDUMP (MPE V/E), and STORE
tapes or from serial disk and writing them to disk.
Restoring is executed with the RESTORE command.
restricting data A way of limiting access to data by
grouping data into volumes, volume classes, and
volume sets.
run To execute a program.
run time The environment in which a process is
running or executing.
save files capability (SF capability) The
capability allowing users to save the files they
create. It is assigned by default to accounts and
users.
search path A mechanism that controls which file
is opened once a command is determined not to be a
UDC nor an MPE command.
sector A portion of a track on a disk, and the
smallest addressable piece of the disk.
MPE-formatted disks use 128-word sectors (256
bytes).
security 1) The provisions that prevent
unauthorized users from entering the system,
accessing data, or using resources, programs, or
capabilities. 2) The provisions included in MPE to
protect the system from unauthorized use. MPE
offers several methods of creating a secure
environment. The most basic level of security
includes organizing files into groups and users into
accounts, either of which may be assigned a
password. Security also refers to the ability to read,
write, append, lock, and execute files, optionally
assigned to accounts by the system manager and to
groups and users by the account manager.
segmented library (SL) A file structure
containing code segments that are shareable,
general-use MPE, utility, and subsystem procedures
not unique to a particular process. The three levels
of SLs are group library SL, available to any user
who can access the group; the public library SL,
accessible to account users; and the system library
SL, used by all system users.
session A mode in which the HP 3000 system is
used interactively by entering commands and data
through a terminal’s keyboard and receiving
immediate responses to input. A session is initiated
with the HELLO command and is ended with the BYE
command, or a second HELLO command that logs the
user off the first session and onto another session.
single-user mode A DBEnvironment startup mode
that allows only one DBE session to be active at a
time.
single-user state A condition of the MPE/iX
operating system in which the system console
provides the only communication mechanism
between the system and its user.
single-user system A system that can
communicate with only one fixed terminal.
soft reset A reset that initializes a variety of
terminal functions but does not reset the memory.
software A set of programs, instructions, rules, and
procedures concerned with the operation of a
computer.
spooling An activity that permits the concurrent
use of output devices and batch job input. (SPOOL is
an acronym for simultaneous peripheral operations
online.) If multiple users send output to a