Chapter 3. Operating NetView FTP V2.2.1 MVS - IBM

node. An endpoint in a link, or a junction common to
two or more links in a network. A deprecated term for
server group.
node ID. Deprecated term for server group.
node ID table. Deprecated term for server group table.
not-after time. The time after which NetView FTP is
not to process a request.
not-before time. The time before which NetView FTP
is not to process a request.
numeric literal. A numeric character or string of
numeric characters whose value is implicit in the characters
themselves; for example, 777 is the literal as well
as the value of the number 777.
octal. Pertaining to a selection, choice, or condition
that has eight possible different values or states.
OEM. Original equipment manufacturer.
Open Systems Interconnection. The seven-layer
communications architecture used for the definition of
protocol standards for networks.
operation mode. See attended mode and unattended
mode.
operational key. Deprecated term for cryptographic
key.
Original equipment manufacturer. A manufacturer of
equipment that may be marketed by another manufacturer.
originator ID. A string of characters that identifies the
job, started task, or user that added a request to the
request queue.
OSI. See Open Systems Interconnection.
other-domain resource. A recommendation for a
logical unit that is owned by another domain and is referenced
by a symbolic name, which can be qualified by
a network identifier.
panel. A predefined image displayed on a terminal
screen.
panel flow. The way in which panels are chained
together so that a user can move from one to another.
panel layout. The way in which the text and the input
fields on a panel are arranged.
partitioned data set. A data set in direct access
storage that is divided into partitions, called members,
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each of which can contain a program, part of a
program, or data.
PCF. Programmed Cryptographic Facility.
PDS. Partitioned data set.
path information unit. In SNA, a message unit consisting
of a transmission header (TH) alone, or a TH followed
by a basic information unit (BIU) or a BIU
segment.
phase. The smallest unit of executable code that can
be loaded into virtual storage.
ping. The use of the ping command to send an echo
request to a network host or gateway.
port. With NetView FTP, the communication end point
in TCP/IP. A port is identified by a port number.
port number. In TCP/IP, a 16-bit number used to
communicate between TCP/IP and a higher-level protocol
or application.
post-conversation user exit. A user exit that passes
control to a routine at the system at which the filetransfer
request originated. This routine is to run just
after the servers terminate their conversation.
post-transfer user exit. A user exit that passes
control to a routine that is to run just after a server
closes a file that has been transferred.
pre-queuing user exit. A user exit that passes control
to a routine that is to run just after a request is submitted
to NetView FTP and just before NetView FTP
adds the request to the queue.
pre-transfer user exit. A user exit that passes control
to a routine that is to run just before a server opens a
file that is to be transferred.
preparation user exit. Deprecated term for pretransfer
user exit.
process (a request). To obtain and try to carry out (a
request).
program temporary fix. A temporary solution to
bypass of a problem diagnosed by IBM as resulting
from a defect in a current unaltered release of a
program.
PTF. Program temporary fix.
PUBX. Physical Unit Control Block Extension.
QDA. Query data area.
QRA. Query response area.