Glossary
Enscribe. The Compaq database
entry. A DSM object type representing a routing table or directory entry in the OSI manager MIB. ENTRY objects are used to register local and remote OSI addresses and locally defined application names (common names) with the OSI manager process. ENTRY objects are of four types: application (APPL), TSEL, NSAP, and SNPA.
EOF (end of file). A marker placed at the end of a file to indicate that the file contains no additional information.
error. (1) A condition that causes a command or other operation to fail. Contrast with warning. (2) A code that indicates the outcome of a procedure call. For the procedures in the FTAM API, this value can be either a negative error code defined by Compaq FTAM or a positive Compaq
error code. A Compaq code returned on an APS_STATUS_ procedure call that indicates the current error condition, if any, for the CEPI specified in the APS_STATUS_ call. If a
error identifier. An
error observer. An
error source. An
error subcode. A Compaq subcode qualifying
error type. An
See informative message, permanent error, and transient error.
event. (1) In Compaq OSI terms, an indication or confirm primitive that an application using the FTAM or OSI/AS API retrieves by calling the APS_EVENT_RECEIVE_ procedure. See also indication primitive or confirm primitive. (2) In DSM terms, a significant change in some condition in the system or network. Events can be operational errors, notifications of limits exceeded, requests for action needed, and
so on. See also EMS and event message.
Event Management Service. See EMS.
event message. On Compaq NonStop systems, a message triggered when a subsystem or system component using the Event Management Service (EMS) detects the
