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Using the Node Management Services (NMS) Utilities

Validate Configuration File Screen 

The Validate Configuration File screen shown in figure 4-7 allows you to
test the validity of a specified subsystem configuration.  (You can also
use the VALIDATECONF maintenance mode command to perform this function.
See chapter 5 for more information on the maintenance mode commands.)

You reach this screen by pressing the [Go To VALIDATE] key at the Utility
screen.


          Figure 4-7.  Validate Configuration File Screen 

The purpose of the validation process is to ensure that your
configuration data is syntactically and logically correct before you
activate the node.


NOTE  The distributed terminal subsystem (DTS) cannot be brought up and
      configured unless validation is complete.  The link configuration
      must be complete before you attempt to validate the network
      transport configuration.  This is because the network transport
      validation process uses link configuration data.


To begin validation for a subsystem, press the function key that
corresponds to the subsystem you wish to validate.  For example, to
validate your NS network transport configuration, press the [Validate
NETXPORT] function key.  After checking various aspects of your
configuration, the validation process creates a listing of error messages
to help you pinpoint invalid items.  One possible message, for instance,
states that a phone number has not been configured for a dial-type link
in your NS configuration.

When you press one of the validation function keys, you enter character
mode.  Any validation error messages are listed at your terminal.  If you
want the error message listing to be sent to a device in addition to your
terminal, enter a Y in the box next to "Output to line printer or
FORMLIST in addition to terminal" on the Validate Configuration File
screen.  You can have the listing sent to disk or a printer by setting a
file equation or you can have it routed to the default device, which is
$STDLIST.

After viewing the validation messages, if any, press [RETURN] to return
to the Validate Configuration File screen.  The message in the message
line of the screen tells you if the validation process completed and, if
so, whether the configuration is valid.  You must see the following
message to be sure that your configuration file is valid:

Validation completed; configuration of the selected subsystem is valid.

If valid, you should backup the configuration to the file you specified
on the open screen.

If a message other than the one above appears, refer to the MPE XL Error 
Messages manual (for DTS errors) or to the manual that contains error
messages for the subsystem you are configuring or the systems for
terminals, printers and other serial devices manual for DTS errors.  If
you encounter errors that you cannot resolve, notify your HP
representative.

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