Siemens V4.0 Administration shell, Administrator, Advanced Server, Alerter, Announce process

Glossary

administration shell

Users can manage the servers from this shell. The administration shell can be called up for both local and remote administration.

administrator

The person responsible for the management of the local network. The adminis- trator is generally responsible for the configuration of the local network and organizes the shared resources in the network. In addition, the administrator has the task of assigning privileges and assisting users with network problems.

Advanced Server

Advanced Server is a network operating system for local networks. Appropriate software is required on the client in order to request services (workstation distri- bution); software is also required on a server to process services (server distri- bution).

alerter

This service enables the server to send warning and error messages to a specific list of client users. These alarm messages deal with access violations when using shared resources, and exceeding important limit values (free storage area on the hard disk, maximum error rate for network and hard disk access and maximum number of logon attempts).

announce process

The server uses the announce process to announce itself at regular intervals in the network. This function is undertaken by the Browser in Advanced Server for UNIX.

Application Programming Interface (API)

Using the programming interface of Advanced Server for UNIX, the application programs are given access to the services and shared resources of Advanced Server for UNIX. LM named pipes or mailslots can be accessed, for example, from application programs.

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