CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Introduction

  1.1     The Basic Features of the VAX FTAM Product

  1.2     The Component Software of the VAX FTAM Product

  1.3     Overview of the VAX FTAM User Facilities

  1.4     Management Tasks

  1.5     Management Tools
    1.5.1      The Installation Verification Program (IVP)
    1.5.2      OSIF Control Program (OSIFCP)
    1.5.3      VAX FTAM Tracing Utility
    1.5.4      VAX FTAM Messages
    1.5.5      Event Logging

  1.6     Requirements for Compatibility with the VAX FTAM Product

  1.7     Lower Layer Addressing Information

  2      The VAX FTAM System Environment

  2.1     Required System Resources
    2.1.1      Quotas for Initializing VAX FTAM Software
    2.1.2      User Quotas

  2.2     Required Privileges

  2.3     Initializing the OSIFserver

  2.4     Event Logging to OPCOM Consoles

  2.5     Overview of VAX FTAM Addressing
    2.5.1      Presentation and Upper-Layer Addresses
      2.5.1.1      p-address Address Format
      2.5.1.2      Formats of Upper-Layer Selectors
    2.5.2      Overview of VOTS Lower-Layer Addressing
    2.5.3      Application-Entity Titles (AE Titles)

  2.6     The Items of the Address Database
    2.6.1      The Local application Address Format
    2.6.2      File Designation
    2.6.3      VMS User Name
    2.6.4      VMS Login Password
    2.6.5      VMS Account
    2.6.6      Application-Entity Title Information
    2.6.7      Transport Class
    2.6.8      Transport Options
    2.6.9      The VAX FTAM Default Address
    2.6.10     The DAP-FTAM Gateway Default Account

  2.7     The Items of the Alias Database
    2.7.1      Alias
    2.7.2      The Remote Application Address
    2.7.3      Application-Entity Title Information
    2.7.4      Session Version
    2.7.5      The Default VAX FTAM Alias

  2.8     FTAM Access Information

  2.9     Overview of VAX FTAM Operations
    2.9.1      Dynamics of Outbound Connections
    2.9.2      Dynamics of Inbound Connections

  3      Managing Databases

  3.1     Configuring VAX FTAM Databases

  3.2     Privileges Required by OSIFCP Commands

  3.3     Using the OSIF Control Program

  3.4     Ensuring the Availability of the Address Database

  3.5     OSIFCP User Features
    3.5.1      Recalling Commands
    3.5.2      Accessing On-Line Help for OSIFCP
    3.5.3      Entering Long Commands

  3.6     Accessing OSIFCP from a Command Procedure

  3.7     Overview of the OSIFCP Commands

  3.8     CREATE ADDRESS Command

  3.9     CREATE ALIAS Command

  3.10    DELETE ADDRESS Command

  3.11    DELETE ALIAS Command

  3.12    MODIFY ADDRESS Command

  3.13    MODIFY ALIAS Command

  3.14    SHOW ADDRESS Command

  3.15    SHOW ALIAS Command

  A   FTAM Access-Control Elements

  FIGURES

  1-1        The VAX FTAM and VOTS Components in the OSI Stack

  2-1        Relationship of Remote- to Local-Application Addresses

  TABLES

  2-1        Formats of Selectors

  2-2        Items in the Address Database

  2-3        Items in the Alias Database

  3-1        Privileges Required by OSIFCP

  3-2        The OSIFCP Command Verbs

  3-3        Using Wildcards in Local Application Addresses