CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 Introduction 1.1 Summary of Steps Required Part I OpenVMS Load Hosts: Installation and Configuration 2 Installing: OpenVMS Load Hosts 2.1 OpenVMS Background Information 2.1.1 Setting System Parameters 2.2 OpenVMS Installation Procedure 2.3 OpenVMS Online Documentation 2.3.1 DECNIS Problem Solving Manual 2.4 The DECNIS V3.1 Software Images 2.4.1 Which Image Is Loaded? 2.4.2 How the DECNIS Uses the Double Image 2.4.3 How to Load the Double Image NIS031B.SYS 2.4.4 Editing the Double Image 2.4.4.1 Load Host Loading or Part Nonvolatile Memory Loading 2.4.4.2 Full Nonvolatile Memory Loading 2.4.5 Updating the DECNIS 2.5 After Installation 2.5.1 Registering the DECNIS in a Namespace 2.5.2 Configuring a DECNIS for the First Time 2.5.3 Updating a Previously Installed DECNIS 2.5.4 Verifying the Installation 2.5.5 Deleting Installed Files 2.5.6 Checking Your Terminal Setup 2.5.6.1 Type of Terminal 2.5.6.2 Terminal Setup 2.5.7 Reporting Problems 2.6 VAXcluster Load Hosts 2.7 Installing on Multiple Load Hosts 3 Using the Load-Host Configurator: OpenVMS Load Hosts 3.1 What Is the Load-Host Configurator? 3.1.1 Definition of a Load Host 3.1.2 Load Protocol 3.2 Starting the Load-Host Configurator 3.3 Menu Options 3.4 How to Enter Load Information 3.5 Load Information 3.5.1 Load Client Name 3.5.1.1 Finding the Load Client Name 3.5.2 Hardware Address 3.5.2.1 Finding the Hardware Address 3.5.3 MOP Circuit 3.5.3.1 Finding the MOP Circuit Name 3.5.3.2 Requirement for MOP Circuit 3.5.4 Phase IV Address 3.5.5 Type of Loading 3.5.5.1 Definition of Nonvolatile (Flash) Memory 3.5.5.2 Advantages of Nonvolatile Memory Loading 3.5.6 Specifying a Dump File 3.5.7 Use of DECdns and the Local Namespace by the Configurators 3.5.7.1 Background: the DECNIS and the DECnet/OSI Naming Services 3.5.7.2 Generating KNOWN TOWER Commands 3.5.8 Node Name (Naming Service Users Only) 3.5.9 Node Synonym (Naming Service Users Only) 3.6 Delete a Router 3.6.1 Effect of Deleting 3.7 Modify a Router 3.7.1 Information that Cannot Be Modified 3.7.2 Running the DECNIS Configurator After Modifying 3.7.3 Modifying the Type of Loading 3.7.3.1 Results of Changing Back to Load Host Loading 3.8 Restore a Router 3.8.1 Automatic Restore 3.9 Update a Router 3.9.1 Automatic Update 3.9.1.1 Update Command: Full Nonvolatile Memory Loading 3.9.1.2 Update Command: Part Nonvolatile Memory Loading 3.9.1.3 Update Command: Load Host Loading 3.10 Getting Help in the Load-Host Configurator 3.11 Errors when Running the Load-Host Configurator 3.12 The Load-Host Data File 3.12.1 Saving the Load-Host Data File 3.13 What the Load-Host Configurator Does with Load Information 4 Starting the DECNIS Configurator: OpenVMS Load Hosts 4.1 Introduction to the DECNIS Configurator 4.2 Before You Start 4.3 How to Start 4.4 Configurator Keys 4.5 Online Help 4.5.1 How to Get Online Help 4.5.2 Help on Fields and Menu Choices 4.5.3 Help on the Configurator 4.5.4 Keys to Get Help Part II Digital UNIX Load Hosts: Installation and Configuration 5 Installing: Digital UNIX Load Hosts 5.1 Digital UNIX Background Information 5.2 Digital UNIX Installation Procedure 5.3 Digital UNIX Online Documentation 5.3.1 DECNIS Problem Solving Manual 5.4 The DECNIS V3.1 Software Images 5.4.1 Which Image Is Loaded? 5.4.2 How the DECNIS Uses the Double Image 5.4.3 How to Load the Double Image NIS031B.SYS 5.4.4 Editing the Double Image 5.4.4.1 Load Host Loading or Part Nonvolatile Memory Loading 5.4.4.2 Full Nonvolatile Memory Loading 5.4.5 Updating the DECNIS 5.5 After Installation 5.5.1 Registering the DECNIS in DECdns 5.5.2 Configuring a DECNIS for the First Time 5.5.3 Updating a Previously Installed DECNIS 5.5.4 Verifying the Installation 5.5.5 Deleting Installed Files 5.5.6 Checking Your Terminal Setup 5.5.6.1 Type of Terminal 5.5.6.2 Terminal Setup 5.5.7 Reporting Problems 6 Using the Load-Host Configurator: Digital UNIX Load Hosts 6.1 What Is the Load-Host Configurator? 6.1.1 Definition of a Load Host 6.1.2 Load Protocols 6.2 Before You Begin 6.3 Starting the Load-Host Configurator 6.4 Load-Host Configurator Menu Options 6.5 How to Enter Load Information 6.6 Load Information 6.6.1 Load Client Name 6.6.1.1 Finding the Load Client Name 6.6.2 Hardware Address 6.6.2.1 Finding the Hardware Address 6.6.3 MOP Circuit (MOP Loading Only) 6.6.3.1 Finding the MOP Circuit Name 6.6.3.2 Requirement for MOP Circuit 6.6.4 IP Address (BOOTP Loading Only) 6.6.5 Phase IV Address 6.6.6 Type of Loading 6.6.6.1 Definition of Nonvolatile (Flash) Memory 6.6.6.2 Advantages of Nonvolatile Memory Loading 6.6.7 Specifying a Dump File 6.6.8 Use of DECdns and the Local Namespace by the Configurators 6.6.8.1 Background: the DECNIS and the DECnet/OSI Naming Services 6.6.8.2 Generating KNOWN TOWER Commands 6.6.9 Node Name (Naming Service Users Only) 6.6.10 Node Synonym (Naming Service Users Only) 6.7 Delete a Router 6.7.1 Effect of Deleting 6.8 Modify a Router 6.8.1 Information that Cannot Be Modified 6.8.2 Running the DECNIS Configurator After Modifying 6.8.3 Modifying the Type of Loading 6.8.3.1 Results of Changing Back to Load Host Loading 6.9 Restore a Router 6.9.1 Automatic Restore 6.10 Update a Router 6.10.1 Automatic Update 6.10.1.1 Update: Full Nonvolatile Memory Loading 6.10.1.2 Update: Part Nonvolatile Memory Loading 6.10.1.3 Update: Load Host Loading 6.11 Getting Help 6.12 Errors when Running the Load-Host Configurator 6.13 The Load-Host Data File 6.13.1 Saving the Load-Host Data File 6.14 What the Load-Host Configurator Does with Load Information 7 Setting Up BOOTP on Load Hosts 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Setting Up Digital UNIX Systems as BOOTP Load Hosts 7.2.1 Basic Steps 7.3 Setting Up Non-Digital UNIX Systems as BOOTP Load Hosts 8 Starting the DECNIS Configurator: Digital UNIX Load Hosts 8.1 Introduction to the DECNIS Configurator 8.2 Before You Start 8.3 How to Start 8.4 Configurator Keys 8.5 Online Help 8.5.1 How to Get Online Help 8.5.2 Help on Fields and Menu Choices 8.5.3 Help on the Configurator 8.5.4 Keys to Get Help Part III Appendixes A Information Required for Load-Host Configuration A.1 Dump File Names B Files Installed on an OpenVMS Load Host B.1 Introduction B.2 Required Files B.2.1 SYS$COMMON:[DECW$BOOK] Directory B.2.2 SYS$COMMON:[MOM$SYSTEM] Directory B.2.3 SYS$EXAMPLES Directory B.2.4 SYS$HELP Directory B.2.5 SYS$LIBRARY Directory B.2.6 SYS$MANAGER Directory B.2.7 SYS$MESSAGE Directory B.2.8 SYS$SYSTEM Directory B.2.9 SYS$TEST Directory B.3 Optional Files B.3.1 SYS$LIBRARY Directory B.3.2 MCC_COMMON Directory C Example Installation on an OpenVMS Load Host C.1 Example Installation on OpenVMS Alpha Load Host C.2 Example Installation on OpenVMS VAX Load Host D Files Installed on Digital UNIX Load Hosts D.1 Introduction E Example Installation on a Digital UNIX Load Host TABLES 1-1 Steps to Set Up the DECNIS 2-1 Location of Online Information: OpenVMS 2-2 Images and Management Processor Cards 4-1 OpenVMS Configurator Keys 4-2 Keys Used to Get Help 5-1 Location of Online Information: Digital UNIX 5-2 Images and Management Processor Cards 8-1 Digital UNIX Configurator Keys 8-2 Keys Used to Get Help A-1 Load-Host Configuration Information: DECnet/OSI Load Hosts