CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 Welcome to DECmcc Introducing DECmcc Components of DECmcc Are Called Modules Network Objects Are Called Entities Attributes Describe Entities The Configuration Lists Your Network Entities Domains Provide a Selected View of Your Network Entities DECmcc Task Overview 2 Getting Started Starting DECmcc on a VMS System Starting DECmcc on an ULTRIX System DECmcc Provides Two Types of Interfaces The Map Window Displays Domains and Child Entities The Management Window Displays Management Information The Toolbox Provides Map Tools Two Other Methods of Using DECmcc DECmcc Provides Online Help Using DECmcc Online Help from the Iconic Map Interface Using DECmcc Online Help from the Command Line Interface Starting Another Process Exiting DECmcc Interrupting DECmcc 3 Using DECmcc Windows and Menus The Iconic Map PM Provides a DECwindows Environment Supplying Information to DECmcc Viewing the Map Window Status Area Editing Your Domain Maps Using Tools in the Toolbox Window Selecting Multiple Objects Dragging Multiple Objects Aligning Objects Enabling Objects to Snap to a Grid Locking and Unlocking a Map Window Navigation: Finding Entities on the Map Navigation: Finding an Entity in a Network Opening Another Window Closing Windows Customizing Your Session Customizing Operations Requiring No User Input Selecting and Changing Map Backdrops Adding Customized Icons to the Toolbox Window Entering Information in the Management Window Using the Pop-Up Menu Using the Send Empty Function in the Pop-Up Menu Working on Multiple Entities Selecting the Table Format 4 Managing Your Network Configuration Creating a Domain Introducing DECmcc Entities Adding a Global Entity to Your Domain Using Icon Variants Changing Existing Icons Adding a Child Entity Viewing Child Entities Partial Registration of Entities Receiving Event Notifications Populating a Domain Opening a Domain Displaying Domain Attributes Displaying Domain Member Attributes Copying a Domain Listing Domains Listing Entities Renaming an Entity Removing a Global Entity Removing a Child Entity Removing a Domain Creating and Viewing Map Snapshots Operations on Entities DECmcc Attributes and Arguments Scheduling a Time for Your Management Operation to Begin Specifying a Time Period for Your Management Operation Specifying Access Control Specifying Routing Information Displaying Dictionary Information with the Dictionary Browser 5 Graphing A Quick Start on Graphing Selecting Attributes to Graph What Is On The Graph? Modifying the Graph Setting the Polling Rate Adjusting the Polling Rate for Statistics Graphing Historical Data Changing Graph Colors 6 Using DECmcc Commands DECmcc Command Syntax Rules Interpreting Displays Using the DECmcc Command Line Features Entering Comment Statements Editing a Command DECmcc Verbs and Entities DECmcc Attributes and Arguments DECmcc Qualifiers Scheduling a Time for Your Directive to Begin Specifying a Time Period for Your Directive Specifying a Domain Specifying Access Control Redirecting Output to a File Specifying Routing Information Filtering Output Changing DECmcc Defaults Customizing Your Display Symbol Substitution Customizing Your Session on VMS Systems Verifying and Using DECmcc Command Procedures Working on Multiple Entities 7 Using the Forms Interface Invoking the Forms Interface Entering and Editing Directives in Field Format Entering and Editing Directives in Line Format Scrolling the Output Region Printing the Output Region Listing Forms Interface Field Options Terminating the Forms Interface 8 Using the Application Launch Facility What is the Application Launch Facility? Preparing to Execute an Application in DECmcc Using Keywords Creating a Simple Definition With a Button Access Option Creating a Simple Definition With a Double Click Access Option Creating a Complex Application Interface Definition Using Well-Known Arguments Using User-Specified Arguments Enabling Multiple Entities to Affect an Application Launch 9 Using DECmcc to Perform Network Management Tasks Monitoring Network Entities Managing Network Entities Disabling and Enabling Network Entities Creating and Deleting Network Entities 10 Managing DECmcc Itself The DECmcc Management Model Displaying DECmcc Component Identifiers Testing DECmcc Troubleshooting DECmcc How to Report a Problem Glossary FIGURES 1-1 DECmcc Network Management Software 1-2 Example of a DECmcc Director 1-3 The DECnet Phase IV Entity Class Hierarchy 1-4 Partial List of DECnet Phase IV Node4 Entity Attributes 1-5 Example of a Network Configuration Display 1-6 Sample Domains 1-7 Sample Map Window With Toolbox Window 2-1 Invoking DECmcc on a VMS System 2-2 Invoking DECmcc on an ULTRIX System 2-3 Screen Displays from Different Presentation Modules 2-4 DECmcc Map Window 2-5 DECmcc Management Window 2-6 Toolbox Window 2-7 Executing a Single Command and Command Procedure or Script 2-8 DECmcc Help Hierarchy 2-9 Accessing Help Text from the Iconic Map 2-10 Accessing Help Text from the Command Line 2-11 Starting a Subprocess 2-12 Exiting DECmcc 2-13 Interrupting DECmcc 3-1 Common Features of DECmcc Windows Using Motif 3-2 Example DECmcc Menu and Dialog Box 3-3 Status Area Containing Message 3-4 Toolbox Window 3-5 Selecting Multiple Objects 3-6 Sample of Dragging Multiple Objects 3-7 Sample Align Dialog Box 3-8 Snap to Grid Function 3-9 Sample Locked and Unlocked Maps 3-10 DECmcc Navigation Window 3-11 Sample Cross Domain Membership Search Dialog Box 3-12 Creating a New Map Window 3-13 Closing a Map Window 3-14 Customization Dialog Boxes 3-15 Customization Requiring No Input Sample Dialog Boxes 3-16 Using the Western Europe Geographic Map As a Backdrop 3-17 Displaying a New Domain Icon 3-18 Entering Information in the Management Window 3-19 Expand Field Dialog Boxes 3-20 Sample Using Send Empty 3-21 Test of Selected Entities 3-22 Sample Table Format 4-1 Creating a Domain 4-2 Entities in a Map Window 4-3 Adding a Global Entity 4-4 Icon Variants and Stretchable Icons 4-5 Change Icon Dialog Box 4-6 Example Child Entity Registration 4-7 Sample Map Window Showing Child Entities 4-8 Sample Message Box for Partial Registration 4-9 Sample Map with Icon Receiving a Notification 4-10 Populating a Domain 4-11 Domain Filter and Domain Mismatch 4-12 Displaying Sample Identifiers Attributes 4-13 Displaying Domain Member Characteristics 4-14 Copying Individual Domain Members 4-15 Two Methods of Listing Domains 4-16 Example Entity List 4-17 Renaming an Entity 4-18 Deleting a Global Entity 4-19 Deleting a Child Entity 4-20 Deleting a Domain 4-21 Map Snapshot 4-22 Selecting Entities in a Map Window to Show Entity Identifiers 4-23 Arguments of the Test Directive 4-24 Schedule Time 4-25 Absolute and Relative Scope of Interest Time 4-26 Access Control Dialog Box 4-27 The Via Qualifier Dialog Box 4-28 Dictionary Browser 5-1 Graphing Attribute Values 5-2 Selecting Attributes to Graph 5-3 The Graph 5-4 Graph Icons and Buttons 5-5 Schedule Time Window: Setting a Polling Rate of Ten Seconds 5-6 Setting Relative Scope of Interest Time to Two Minutes 5-7 Absolute Scope of Interest Time Window 5-8 Sample Graph Color Settings in mcc_resource.dat 5-9 Graph Color Variables 6-1 Example of DECmcc Command Line Syntax 6-2 Example Data Display 6-3 Example Command Completion and Command Continuation 6-4 Example Comment Statement 6-5 DECmcc Command Line Editing Features 6-6 Sample DECmcc Command 6-7 Example DECmcc Attributes and Arguments 6-8 DECmcc Qualifiers 6-9 Scheduling Time 6-10 Specifying a Scope of Interest 6-11 Listing All Node4 Entities Within a Specific Domain 6-12 Passing Access Information 6-13 Redirecting Output to a File 6-14 Routing a Directive 6-15 Displaying Specific Entities 6-16 Setting and Displaying DECmcc Defaults 6-17 Customizing Your Terminal Display 6-18 Example Symbol Definitions 6-19 Defining Your Initialization Logical Name 6-20 Creating and Running an Example Command Procedure 6-21 Using Entity Wildcards 7-1 The DECmcc Forms Interface 7-2 Field Format Display 7-3 Command Line Format Display 7-4 Scrolling the Output Region 7-5 Printing Information in the Output Region 7-6 Field Options List and DECmcc Help Displays 7-7 Command Line Interface Display 8-1 Sample Application Interface Definition 8-2 Sample Methods of Executing an Application in DECmcc 8-3 Table of Possible Keywords 8-4 Sample Simple Definitions With Button Access Options 8-5 Sample Simple Definition With a Double Click Option 8-6 Table of Well-Known Arguments 8-7 Sample Definition With a Well-Known Argument 8-8 Sample Definitions With User-Specified Arguments 8-9 Sample Definition Using Multiple Entities 9-1 Management Window Displaying Counters for a Line Child Entity 9-2 Sample Entity Characteristics 9-3 Examples of Enabling and Disabling Entities 9-4 Creating and Deleting Entities from the Command Line 10-1 Sample DECmcc Management Model and MCC Child Entity Map 10-2 Sample DECmcc Component Characteristics and List 10-3 Sample DECmcc Component Test Displays 10-4 Common DECmcc Problems 10-5 Information To Supply in Your Software Problem Report