CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Preparing for Installation

  1.1     Checking the Distribution Kit

  1.2     SNA Concepts

  1.3     Preparing the IBM Environment

  1.4     Installation Requirements
    1.4.1      Disk Space
    1.4.2      Privileges
    1.4.3      Dynamic Nonpaged Memory
      1.4.3.1      Changing the Value for Nonpaged Pool
    1.4.4      Process Account Quotas

  1.5     VMS License Management Facility

  1.6     Hardware Requirements
    1.6.1      Digital Communications Devices
    1.6.2      Modems

  1.7     Software Requirements
    1.7.1      VMS Software
    1.7.2      Communications Device Software
    1.7.3      DECnet SNA OpenVMS Access Routines

  1.8     Considerations for VAXcluster Systems

  1.9     Configuration Requirements
    1.9.1      Configuration Questionnaire
    1.9.2      Configuration Parameters for SDLC Lines
    1.9.3      Configuration Parameters for X.25 Lines
    1.9.4      Access Names
    1.9.5      Access Name Parameters

  2      Installing and Configuring OpenVMS SNA

  2.1     Accessing the On-Line Release Notes

  2.2     Using VMSINSTAL

  2.3     Installing OpenVMS SNA Software

  2.4     Configuring OpenVMS SNA Software

  2.5     After Installation and Configuration
    2.5.1      Authorizing Users
    2.5.2      Configuring OpenVMS SNA for Other Cluster Nodes
    2.5.3      Updating DCL Tables
    2.5.4      Starting OpenVMS SNA
    2.5.5      Running the Installation Verification Procedure
    2.5.6      User Account Quotas and Privileges
    2.5.7      Editing the System Startup File
    2.5.8      Editing the Configuration File

  A   Files Installed During Installation

  B   Sample Installation and Configuration

  B.1     Sample Installation

  B.2     Sample Configuration (SDLC Lines)

  B.3     Sample Configuration (X.25 Lines)

  TABLES

  1-1        Disk Space Requirements

  1-2        Required Nonpaged Pool Resources

  1-3        Process Account Quotas for the Installing Account

  1-4        Configuration Questionnaire (SDLC Lines)

  1-5        Configuration Questionnaire (X.25 Lines)

  1-6        Communications Devices and Configuration Parameters

  1-7        Configuration Questionnaire (Access Names)

  2-1        Phase IV File Locations After Configuration

  A-1        Files Added During Installation of DECnet (Phase IV VMS V.5.5-2)

  A-2        Files Added During Installation of DECnet (Phase IV VMS V6.0, 6.1)

  A-3        Files Added During Installation of DECnet/OSI