HP Visualize J5000 Owner's Manual page 191

Glossary
file-system server for the cluster
clients. See also Cluster client,
Cluster node, Cluster server.
Cluster client. A cluster node
that does not have a local HP-UX
file system. Its file system resides
on the cluster server.
Cluster, Cluster node, Cluster
server.
Cluster node A member of a
group of workstations connected
via a Local Area Network (LAN).
One workstation, the cluster
server, acts as a file server to the
other machines in the cluster.
See also Cluster, Cluster client,
Cluster server.
Cluster server A workstation
that provides file access, login
access, file transfer, printing, and
other services across a network to
a defined cluster of systems
(cluster nodes) connected via a
LAN. See also Cluster, Cluster
client, Cluster node, Host.
Cold install. A process that
requires the booting of an install
kernel from an install server over a
network and answering some
networking and configuration
questions.
Command. An instruction that
you enter into the system at a
prompt, to execute a program or
perform a task.
command.
Command argument
See also
Information you provide on a
command line to describe the
object (often a file or directory) to
be operated on by the command.
Command interpreter A
program that reads lines of text
from standard input (typed at the
keyboard or read from a file) and
interprets them as requests to
execute commands or programs.
An HP-UX command interpreter is
called a shell.
Command option Information
you provide on a command line to
indicate any special action you
want the command to take, or
mode in which to operate.
also Default.
Configuration The arrangement
of a workstation or network as
defined by the nature, number, and
chief characteristics of its
functional units. More specifically,
the term "configuration" may refer
to a hardware configuration or a
software configuration.
See also Shell
See also Shell.
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