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Glossary
Total Information Manager. The Total Information Manager (TIM) product integrates
multiple collections of NonStop™ Kernel product and support information—including
customer manuals, education course information, and other technical documents—to
provide a single, searchable library. The TIM viewer provides the interface to
collections of documents that are available on local CD-ROM discs as well as online,
Internet-accessible servers. This common interface allows you to merge local and online
searches and display local and online windows.
Transaction Management Facility (TMF). A standard NonStop™ Kernel tool that
maintains the consistency, integrity, and durability of a distributed database that is being
updated by concurrent transactions.
TSM. See Tandem Service Management
TSM application. A component of the Compaq Tandem Service Management (TSM) client
software. The TSM application enables you to communicate with a NonStop™
Himalaya S-series server even when the NonStop™ Kernel operating system is not
running. When the operating system is running, you will usually communicate with the
server using a service connection. When the operating system is not running,
communication must take place over a low-level link.
TSM application notification. A type of notification. Compaq Tandem Service Management
(TSM) application notifications are generated by the TSM server software on a
NonStop™ Himalaya S-series server when something occurs that might affect the
performance of a resource managed by TSM. The TSM Notification Director passes
TSM application notifications to the TSM Notification Director where they are used to
show up-to-date resource information.
TSM client software. The portion of the Compaq Tandem Service Management (TSM)
package that resides on a workstation. The TSM client software consists of the TSM
application, the TSM Notification Director, and the TSM EMS Event Viewer. See
server software.
TSM EMS Event Viewer. Used to perform a variety of tasks associated with viewing and
monitoring EMS event logs. The TSM EMS Event Viewer lets you select from a variety
of parameters to set the criteria to search for and view the EMS event log file.
TSM Notification Director. A component of the Compaq Tandem Service Management
(TSM) client software. The TSM Notification Director receives notifications and
incident reports from a NonStop™ Himalaya S-series server, displays them, and allows
you to take action or forward the incident reports to your service provider for resolution.
The TSM Notification Director runs on the TSM workstation at all times, even when
TSM is not being used.
TSM server software. The major component of the Compaq Tandem Service Management
(TSM) package that runs on a NonStop™ Himalaya S-series server. When the
NonStop™ Kernel operating system is running, the TSM software on the workstation
communicates with the server through the TSM server software. See
software.
(TSM).
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