CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 Introduction to System Administration Components You Need to Manage AppleTalk for VMS Software VAXshare Software Other System Components Using AppleTalk for VMS Manager Commands Using VAXshare Manager Commands 2 Changing the Network Configuration AppleTalk Network Concepts You Need to Know Defining a Primary Port Defining Zones Understanding Network Numbers and Ranges Changing Network Configuration Values Setting Up AppleTalk for VMS Routing Understanding Routing Defining Ethernet Ports Defining DECnet Tunnels 3 Managing AppleTalk for VMS Adjusting Parameters on Large Internets ADSP Connection Failures Name Search Failures Conserving Memory and Improving Performance Improving ADSP Memory Usage and Performance Improving ATP Memory Usage and Performance Improving DDP Performance Improving Memory Usage for DECwindows ADSP Transport Increasing Available Sockets Improving Router Performance Improving Gateway Performance 4 Starting and Stopping PATHWORKS for VMS (Macintosh) Starting PATHWORKS for VMS (Macintosh) Stopping PATHWORKS for VMS (Macintosh) 5 Understanding VMS and Macintosh File Structures How VAXshare Software Handles Macintosh Volumes How VAXshare Software Handles Macintosh Folders and Files Assigning VAXshare File Creator and Type 6 Setting Up Volumes, User Accounts, and Applications Setting Up Volumes Adding a Volume Setting Up User Accounts Create One Volume for All Users Create a Personal Volume for Each User Create a Guest Account Installing Applications from a Macintosh Computer 7 Managing Volumes and File Servers Modifying File Server Characteristics Changing the Configuration Controlling File Server Security Improve Performance and Reduce Memory Usage Backup and Restore Files Managing Volumes Making Volumes Available and Unavailable Modifying the Volume's Characteristics Adding File Servers Selecting File Servers Removing File Servers Starting and Stopping File Servers Including MSA Commands in DCL Command Procedures 8 Managing Printer Services How Printing Components Work Together VAXshare Receiver Job Controller VAXshare and DECprint Printer Symbionts Forms Available with an Apple LaserWriter Printer Adding Printer Services Adding a Digital PostScript Printer Service Adding an Apple LaserWriter Printer Service Customizing Printer Services Tables of Qualifiers Customizing Services to Meet User Requirements Starting and Stopping Printer Services Starting Printers Stopping Printers Removing Printer Services Using Print Accounting Connecting a LaserWriter Using a Serial Connection Connecting a LaserWriter to a Terminal Server A Modifying MSAX$CLIENT Parameters B Setting Up VAX Distributed Queuing Service (DQS) for VAXshare Printer Services C Sharing Resources with DOS Users D Setting Up Data Access Language (DAL) Server Software Verifying Installation Using DALSVR Using the IDAL Test Application Changing Installation Parameters Changing the Location of the DAL Software Directory Changing the DAL Temporary Directory Using the DAL Stored Procedures File Defining DAL Session Logging Defining Support for AppleTalk Network Troubleshooting Connecting to the Rdb/VMS Demonstration Database Checking Rdb/VMS Status Checklist for Operating Data Access Language with AppleTalk for VMS Demonstration Database Tables E Converting Volumes to VAXshare Converting Volumes Stored on Fileserver Running AppleTalk Phase 1 Setting Up the Macintosh Computer for Conversion The Conversion Process Converting Volumes Stored on File Servers Running AppleTalk Phase 2 Setting Up the Macintosh Computer for Conversion The Conversion Process F AppleTalk for VMS Manager Error Messages ACPNOTMNT . . . CURNETRAN CURZONNAM . . . ERREXERST ERRGETCMD . . . ERRXLTSTR EXEWROSTA . . . NETRANSEE NMRVERMIS . . . PORNAMDEV PORNAMNET . . . REQZONNAM RMA_ABORT . . . TUNCFMERR TUNCNSUSP . . . TUNPARTNS TUNRJTCOD . . . ZONNAMCON G AppleTalk/DECnet Transport Gateway Error Messages ERRALLOVM . . . ERRONATKREQ ERRQATKREQ . . . UNKNWNMBX H DECwindows ADSP Transport Error Messages ACCEPTREQERR . . . KEEP_LINK MISMATCHVER . . . READQERR READREQERR . . . WRITEQERR WRITEREQERR . . . ZONE2LONG I VAXshare Error Messages ACTNAMETOOLONG . . . AUTOADDFIL BADAFPVERS . . . CREAFPREC CREAPPFIL . . . DELCATREC DELCMTFIL . . . ERRGETEXQUE ERRGETFONT . . . ERRREDPRM ERRRWDFIL . . . GETREQCOMP GETREQERR . . . INVALIDRSP INVALIDSRVC . . . LGIUSERDISABLED LGIUSEREXPIRED . . . MOVFOLDERDEPTH MSG_FILE_MISMATCH . . . NOPROCSET NOPERMANENT . . . PAPERR PARDATNOTFOUND . . . PRTNOTFOUND PWD2EASY . . . PWDSYNTAX PWDUSERDISABLED . . . REDCMTFIL REDROTCAT . . . RSCDIRNAM RSCROTDIR . . . SHUTDOWN_CANCEL SJCERR . . . SYSTOOSML TRNNOTFND . . . VOLLISTGTR512 VOLMINIDDIF . . . VOLMAJIDDIF VOLNOTFOUND . . . WRTVCTERR Glossary AppleTalk for VMS 3.0 . . . catalog file Chooser . . . Ethernet executor . . . half router hierarchical file system (HFS) . . . network range network number . . . receiver resource fork . . . transaction transaction request . . . zone FIGURES 2-1 An Internet Zone Example 2-2 Network Map Example 2-3 Connecting Two Ethernet Networks 2-4 Defining DECnet Tunnel Ports 2-5 Sample DECnet Tunnel Configuration 2-6 Routing with DECnet Tunnels 3-1 ATK$MANAGER Database Commands 3-2 Routing Hops 8-1 How the Components Work Together to Provide Services 8-2 Print Request from a Macintosh User to the VAX Computer 8-3 How Symbionts Process Print Requests TABLES 3-1 When to Use ATK$MANAGER Commands 4-1 Startup Command Files 5-1 MSAF$ Data files 5-2 Mapping Macintosh to VMS File Names 5-3 Values for "rule1" 5-4 Values for "rule2" 5-5 Add Creator and Type to MSAF$FILE_TYPES.DAT file 5-6 Example of MSAF$FILE_TYPES.DAT 5-7 Format Field Values 5-8 Attribute Field Values 5-9 Translation Field Values 7-1 Examples of Changing Security Characteristics 8-1 Forms Available for LaserWriter Printers 8-2 Supported Printers 8-3 Printer Qualifiers 8-4 Qualifiers and Parameters for Apple LaserWriter Printers 8-5 Qualifiers and Parameters for Digital PostScript Printers D-1 IDAL Command Summary D-2 Demonstration Database Tables