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Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices MPE/iX 5.5 Documentation


Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices

Table of Contents

 Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices
   Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices : COPYRIGHT

   Ch 1.  Introduction
      Devices that Communicate Asynchronously
      How Devices Communicate Once They Are Connected
      Typical Network Configurations
          Host-Based Management
          PC-Based Management
          PAD Access
          X.25 Network Access
          Telnet/iX Access
          Multi-System Access
          Back-to-Back Access

   Ch 2.  Before Configuring Terminal and Printer Connections
      Plan the Network
      Defining the HP 3000 System
      Defining the DTC
      Defining the DTC Connector Cards (or Boards)
      Configuring With NMMGR
      Configuration Worksheets
          HP 3000 DTC Configuration Worksheet
          DTC Configuration Worksheet
          DTC Card Configuration Worksheet

   Ch 3.  Automatic Configuration of DTCs
      Performing an Automatic Configuration Outside NMMGR
      Performing an Automatic Configuration Inside NMMGR
          Step 1: Use Valid Configuration File
          Step 2: Activate Automatic Configuration Process
          Step 3: Complete Automatic configuration

   Ch 4.  Dynamic Configuration and DTS Shutdown/Restart
      Dynamic Configuration
          NMCONFIG and NMCONFIX Files
          Compressing the Configuration Files
      Performing a Dynamic Configuration
          DTCCNTRL After NMMGR Exit
          Using NMSTART
          LOGDCC and LOGDCCBK Files
          Dynamic Configuration Status
      DTS Shutdown
          Performing a DTS Shutdown
      DTS Restart
          Performing a DTS Restart

   Ch 5.  Configuring Serial Devices (for Host-Based Management)
      Network Configuration Overview
      Copy the Sample File
      Modify the Network Management Configuration File
          Step 1: Begin the Configuration Process
          Step 2: Open the Network Management Configuration File
          Step 3: Configure the Local Node Name
          Step 4: Configure the Link
          Step 5: Select DTC Type
          Step 6: specify DTC Configuration
          Step 7: Configure DTC Cards
          Step 8: Validate/Cross-Validate the Configuration File
          Step 9: Ensure DTS Changes Become Active
             Performing a DTC Reboot
             Performing a DTS Shutdown/Restart

   Ch 6.  Configuring Serial Devices (for PC-Based Management
      OpenView DTC Manager and NMMGR
      Copy the Sample File
      Modify the Netwark Management Configuration File
          Step 1. Begin the Configuration Process
          Step 2: Open the Network Management Configuration File
          Step 3: Configure the Local Node Name
          Step 4: Configure the Link
          Step 5: Select DTC Type
          Step 6: Specify DTC Configuration
          Step 7: Configure DTC Cards
             Configure a Direct Connect Card
             Configure a X.25 Card
          Step 8: Validate/Cross-Validate the Configuration File
          Step 9: Ensure DTS Changes Become Active
             Performing a DTC Reboot
             Performing a DTS Shutdown/Restart

   Ch 7.  Terminal and Printer Profiles
      What is a Profile
          Profile Name
          Terminal Profiles
          Printer Profiles
          PAD Terminal Profiles
          PAD Printer Profiles
          Host Profiles
          Terminal Types
             Terminal Type 10
             Terminal Type 18
             Terminal Type 24
          Printer Types
             Printer Type 18
             Printer Type 21
             Printer Type 22
             Printer Type 26
      Creating and Modifying Profiles
      Profile Screens
      Terminal Profile Screen (Host-Based)
      Terminal Switching Configuration Screen
      Terminal Profile Screen (PC-Based)
      Printer Profile Screen (Host-Based)
      Printer Switching Configuration Screen
      Printer Profile Screen (PC-Based)
      PAD Terminal Profile (Host-Based)
      PAD Printer Profile (Host-Based)
      Host Profile Screen (Host-Based)
      System Supplied Terminal and Printer Profiles

   Ch 8.  Additional DTC Configuration
      Configuring DNS/IP
      Tuning Your DTC
      Configuring the DTC User Interface
      Configuring SNMP
          Configuring SNMP Authorization Filters
          Configuring SNMP MIB Parameters
          Configuring Trap Destinations

   Ch 9.  Describing Asynchronous Devices
      How MPE/iX Identifies Devices
          Logical Device Numbers
             Non-Nailed Devices
             Nailed Devices
             System Console
             Printer
             Terminals
             Plotters
             UPSs
             Other Non-Supported Devices
          Device Physical Path
      How Devices Are Owned and Why
      How the File System Manages Information
      How Operation Modes Set Functionality
          System Console
             HP-PB Console Support
          Session-Accepting Devices
          Programmatic Devices
          Spooled Devices
          Slaved Devices
          UPS Devices on the DTC
      How Connections Set Characteristics
          Direct Connections
          Modem Connections
      How to Access Multisessions
      How to Use Duplex Printing
      How to Control the Flow of Data
          The XON/XOFF Protocol
          The Read Trigger Character
      How to Control Terminals
          Echo
             Local Echo
             Modem Echo
             DTC Echo
             Typeahead Echo
             Disabling Echo
          Special Characters
             Backspace
             Line Delete
             End-of-Record Character
             System Console Attention Character
             System Break
             Subsystem Break
          Transmission Speed
          Parity
          Input Modes
             Character Mode
             Block Mode
          Data Editing Modes
          Terminating Reads
      How to Control Printers
          Transmission Speed
          Parity
          Status Request
          Vertical Format Control
          Printer Initialization

   Ap A. Using NMMGR in Maintenance Mode
      Using Maintenance Mode
          Entering Maintenance Mode from Screen Mode
          Running Maintenance Mode from a Batch Job
      Maintenance Mode Commands
      SUMMARYCONF

   Ap B. Migrating From Previous Releases
      Running NMMGRVER

   Ap C. DTC User Interface
      Command Line Syntax
      DTC User Interface Commands
   Messages
      Validation Error Messages
      DCC Error Messages

   Ap D. Glossary
       Glossary (a - m)
      Glossary (n - z)
   INDEX
       Index



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