Siemens V4.0 Glossary

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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 S erver for

UNIX.

Application Programming Interface (API)

Using the programming interface of Advanced Server for UNIX, the a pplication

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.