ALL-IN-1 TeamLinks Connection Installation and Management Guide

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  CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Introducing the TeamLinks Connection (TLC)

  2      Differences From TLC Version 2.1

  2.1     Support for OpenVMS Alpha Systems

  2.2     Updated File Cabinet Server

  2.3     Updated PC Broadcast Server

  2.4     Updated AIDA Server

  3      Known Problems and Restrictions

  3.1     Using the SUBSCRIBERS: Special Address

  3.2     CDA Compatibility

  3.3     Logical Device Names

  3.4     Partially Successful Operation in the File Cabinet Server

  3.5     Simultaneous Access to a Document

  3.6     Using TeamLinks Remote Connection Manager With Captive ALL-IN-1 Accounts

  4      Preparing to Install the TLC

  4.1     Types of Installation

  4.2     Prerequisite Software

  4.3     Disk Space

  4.4     Location of Site Link File

  5      Installing the TLC

  5.1     Keeping a Record of the Installation

  5.2     Running the Installation Procedure

  6      Restarting an Installation

  6.1     Recovering from Installation Errors

  6.2     Restoring the Object Libraries

  6.3     Running the Postinstallation Procedures

  7      Setting up the TLC

  7.1     License Requirements
    7.1.1      Choosing a License
    7.1.2      ALL-IN-1 Client Services Access License

  7.2     Setting up File Cabinet Servers

  7.3     Setting up Network Transport Mechanisms
    7.3.1      If You Use TCP/IP Transport
    7.3.2      If You Use AppleTalk Transport

  7.4     Enabling Non-DECnet Asynchronous Connections

  7.5     Relinking ALL-IN-1 IOS

  8      Managing AIDA Servers

  8.1     Accessing the Manage AIDA Servers Menu

  8.2     How the AIDA Server Works

  8.3     When are Management Tasks Necessary?

  8.4     What do Management Tasks Involve?

  8.5     Configuring an AIDA Server

  8.6     Tuning an AIDA Server
    8.6.1      Controlling the Number of Users
    8.6.2      Setting Process Quotas
    8.6.3      Controlling Mail Directory Usage

  8.7     Ensuring Access to Up-to-date Data Files

  8.8     Accessing Additional Form Libraries
    8.8.1      Creating an AIDA Library Search Order
    8.8.2      Using a Test Library Search Order

  8.9     Changing the State of an AIDA Server
    8.9.1      Starting an AIDA Server
    8.9.2      Stopping an AIDA Server

  8.10    Monitoring and Controlling Connections to an AIDA Server

  8.11    Creating an AIDA Server

  8.12    Removing an AIDA Server

  9      Managing File Cabinet Servers

  9.1     Overview of the File Cabinet Server
    9.1.1      What the File Cabinet Server Does
    9.1.2      Connections to the File Cabinet Server
    9.1.3      Locating File Cabinet Objects
    9.1.4      Opening Drawers
    9.1.5      The Drawer Cache

  9.2     Tasks Involved in Managing File Cabinet Servers

  9.3     Accessing the Options for Managing File Cabinet Servers

  9.4     Managing a Remote File Cabinet Server

  9.5     File Cabinet Server Configuration and Attributes

  9.6     Creating a Local File Cabinet Server
    9.6.1      Enabling Connections to a New File Cabinet Server

  9.7     Changing File Cabinet Server Configuration and Attributes

  9.8     Deleting a File Cabinet Server

  9.9     Changing the Status of a File Cabinet Server
    9.9.1      Starting a File Cabinet Server
    9.9.2      Stopping a File Cabinet Server
    9.9.3      Enabling a File Cabinet Server
    9.9.4      Disabling a File Cabinet Server

  9.10    Identifying Clients of the File Cabinet Server

  9.11    Resetting the Warning for Disk Quota Limit

  9.12    Tuning the File Cabinet Server
    9.12.1     Monitoring the Performance of the File Cabinet Server
    9.12.2     Tuning File Cabinet Server Process Quotas
    9.12.3     Setting the Value of CHANNELCNT
    9.12.4     Tuning the File Cabinet Server Drawer Cache
    9.12.5     Controlling the Number of Clients
    9.12.6     Setting the Process Priority of the File Cabinet Server

  10     Enabling Broadcast Messages

  10.1    The PC Broadcast Server

  10.2    ALL-IN-1 Conditions for Enabling Broadcast Messages

  10.3    The PC Notification Data Set

  11     Tools for Troubleshooting

  11.1    Running the IVP

  11.2    AIDA Server Log Files

  11.3    AIDA Server Tracing
    11.3.1     What You Can Trace
    11.3.2     AIDA Server Trace Files
    11.3.3     Enabling AIDA Server Tracing
    11.3.4     Switching AIDA Server Tracing Off

  11.4    File Cabinet Server Log Files

  11.5    File Cabinet Server Tracing
    11.5.1     Tracing File Cabinet Server Activity
    11.5.2     Tracing Client Connections

  11.6    PC Broadcast Server Log Files

  11.7    The PC Broadcast Test Program

  11.8    The PC Broadcast Server Test Program

  11.9    Testing Transport Mechanisms for Broadcast Messages

  12     Solving Problems

  12.1    Problems with Addressing Mail

  12.2    Problems with the File Cabinet Server
    12.2.1     Failure to Connect to the File Cabinet Server
    12.2.2     File Cabinet Server Fails to Start
    12.2.3     Invalid Authentication Information
    12.2.4     Thread Access Violation or Internal Error

  12.3    Problems with Broadcast Messages
    12.3.1     Checking the RSVD_FOR_TCS Flag
    12.3.2     Checking an Entry in the OA$PC_NOTIFY Data Set
    12.3.3     Starting and Stopping the PC Broadcast Server

  12.4    DASL Errors

  FIGURES

  1-1        The ALL-IN-1 Client-Server Environment

  10-1       Broadcasting Messages to a PC

  TABLES

  1-1        Components of the TLC

  4-1        Preparation Tasks

  4-2        Types of Installation

  4-3        Disk Space Requirements (in Blocks)

  5-1        Information About the Installation Procedure

  5-2        Installation Procedure

  7-1        Are Further Licenses Necessary?

  7-2        Licensing Options

  7-3        Styles of the ALL-IN-1 Client Services Access License

  7-4        Network Transport Mechanisms

  8-1        Displaying the Manage AIDA Servers Menu

  8-2        Managing AIDA Servers

  8-3        AIDA Server Configuration Details

  8-4        Factors That Affect Performance of an AIDA Server

  8-5        Process Quotas Affecting the AIDA Server

  8-6        OA$AIDA_FLUSH_TIME Values

  8-7        How to Create an AIDA Library Search Order

  8-8        How to Use a Library Search Order for Testing

  8-9        AIDA Server States

  8-10       Options on the Index of Server Connections Menu

  9-1        Management Tasks for the File Cabinet Server

  9-2        Displaying the Manage Servers Menu

  9-3        Creating an Entry for a Remote File Cabinet Server

  9-4        File Cabinet Server Configuration and Attributes

  9-5        Creating a Local File Cabinet Server

  9-6        Building an Index of Server Clients

  9-7        Options on the Manage Server Clients Index Menu

  9-8        Monitoring the Performance of a File Cabinet Server

  9-9        Process Quotas for File Cabinet Servers

  9-10       Drawer Cache Attributes

  10-1       ALL-IN-1 Conditions for Enabling Broadcast Messages

  10-2       OA$PC_NOTIFY Data Set

  11-1       Troubleshooting Tools

  11-2       Questions and Answers about AIDA Server Log Files

  11-3       Activities That You Can Trace

  11-4       Questions and Answers about AIDA Server Trace Files

  11-5       How to Enable Tracing for an AIDA Server

  11-6       Questions and Answers about PC Broadcast Server Log Files

  12-1       How to Solve Problems with Broadcast Messages

  12-2       Starting and Stopping the PC Broadcast Server