Appendix A Glossary of Terms and AcronymsHPSS Installation Guide September 2002 481Release 4.5, Revision 2RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computer/CyclesRMI Remote Method Invocation; the Java form of remote procedure callRMI registry The service with which Java programs register themselves to run remotemethods and by which they find the locations of other Java programswhich offer remote methods.RMS Removable Media ServiceRPC Remote Procedure CallSammi A commercial software product group from Kinesix Corporation thatmanages the graphical user interface to SSM in conjunction with the SSMData Server.SCSI Small Computer Systems Interfacesecurity A log record message type used to log security related events (e.g.,authorization failures). The default logging policy is to log securitymessages.SFS Structured File ServerSGI Silicon Graphicsshelf tape A cartridge which has been physically removed from a tape library, butwhose file metadata still resides in HPSS.shutdown An HPSS SSM administrative operation that causes a server to stop itsexecution gracefully.sink The set of destinations to which data is sent during a data transfer (e.g.,disk devices, memory buffers, network addresses).SMC SCSI Medium ChangerSMIT System Management Interface ToolSNL Sandia National LaboratoriesSOID Standard Object ID. An internal HPSS storage object identifier thatuniquely identifies a storage resource.source The set of origins from which data is received during a data transfer (e.g.,disk devices, memory buffers, network addresses).SP Scalable ProcessorSS Storage ServerSSA Serial Storage Architecture
