CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  Summary of Technical Changes

  1      Preparing to Install the DEC TCP/IP Services for VMS Software

  1.1     Online Release Notes

  1.2     Recommendations

  1.3     Requirements
    1.3.1      Required Configuration Data
    1.3.2      Product Registration
    1.3.3      DECrpc Requirements
    1.3.4      DECwindows Requirements
      1.3.4.1      Installing the Transport-Specific Shareable Image
      1.3.4.2      Installing the Example Transport Shareable Image

  2      Installing the DEC TCP/IP Services for VMS Software

  2.1     Overview
    2.1.1      First-Time Installation
    2.1.2      Reinstalling the Software

  2.2     Using VMSINSTAL
    2.2.1      Getting Help
    2.2.2      Stopping and Restarting the Installation
    2.2.3      Creating a Log of the Installation

  2.3     Installation Procedure

  2.4     Installation Error Messages

  2.5     Post-Installation Tasks

  3      Configuring the DEC TCP/IP Services for VMS Software

  3.1     Modifying VMS SYSGEN Parameters
    3.1.1      Increasing the Nonpaged Pool Size

  3.2     Editing the System Startup and Site-Specific Command Procedures
    3.2.1      Verifying SYS$MANAGER:SYLOGIN.COM File Protection

  3.3     Configuring the Internet Environment
    3.3.1      DEC TCP/IP Services for VMS Accounts
    3.3.2      Running the Configuration Procedure
    3.3.3      Defining Multihomed Hosts
    3.3.4      Defining Hosts in VAXclusters

  3.4     Starting the DEC TCP/IP Software

  3.5     Setting Up the DEC TCP/IP Databases
    3.5.1      Defining Network Databases

  3.6     Modifying the DECwindows Command Procedure

  3.7     Installing DECrpc

  3.8     Files Changed or Created by the DECrpc Installation

  3.9     Post-Installation Tasks Required to Run DECwindows Applications

  4      Starting DEC TCP/IP Services for VMS Applications

  4.1     Starting the File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

  4.2     Starting the Remote Executive and Remote Shell

  4.3     Starting the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

  4.4     Starting the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

  4.5     Starting DEC TCP/IP Printing Services

  5      Configuring the DEC NFS Software

  5.1     Starting the NFS Server

  5.2     Allowing Access to Online Documentation

  6      Other Post-Installation Tasks

  6.1     Running the Installation Verification Procedure
    6.1.1      Installation Verification Procedure Messages
      6.1.1.1      Informational Messages
      6.1.1.2      Error Messages

  6.2     Reinstalling the DEC TCP/IP Services for VMS Software
    6.2.1      Migrating to More Functionality

  6.3     Installing Maintenance Updates

  A   Sample DEC TCP/IP Services for VMS Installation

  B   Sample Internet Configuration

  C   Sample DEC NFS Configuration

  D   Sample DECrpc Installation

  E   Files Replaced by the Installation

  EXAMPLES

  A-1        Sample Installation of the DEC TCP/IP Services for VMS Software

  TABLES

  2-1        Post-Installation Tasks

  3-1        Accounts, Directories, and Rights Identifier

  3-2        DEC TCP/IP Databases

  3-3        Files Changed or Created by the Installation of DECrpc

  E-1        Files Created or Replaced by the DEC TCP/IP Services for VMS Installation