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NMMGR
The Node Management Configuration Manager (NMMGR) is the utility you use
to create or update configuration and network directory files. These
files define the configuration for terminal and serial printer
connections and networked connections for 900 Series HP 3000 computers.
You use NMMGR to configure each of the following subsystems:
* The distributed terminal subsystem (DTS), which defines
connections for terminals, printers, and other serial devices that
will be able to communicate with the system.
* The Network Services (NS) subsystem, which defines the operation
of NS links and services between HP 3000 systems.
* The BSC subsystem, which defines BSC communication links between
HP 3000 and IBM systems.
* The SNA subsystem, which defines SNA communication links between
HP 3000 and IBM systems.
The Configuration File
NMMGR stores configuration information in a special MPE configuration
file that contains the data needed by the system for networking and
terminal-to-system communications. The file has the MPE file code NCONF
and may contain three kinds of data:
* Standard software operating parameters, such as limits on using
MPE resources.
* Node-specific information, such as the name of the local computer
and its network address.
* Information needed by the network software in order to communicate
with other nodes to which the local node is connected.
The configuration file must be named NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS in order to be
recognized and used by the system. You may, however, create a
configuration file using any valid MPE file name and rename it as
NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS when you are ready for the system to use the
configuration information it contains.
NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS must reside on LDEV1 in order to be recognized. The
system does not have access to other LDEVs at startup and the
configuration file is needed at that time.
With a few exceptions, the changes you make to the NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS file
take effect only when the system is rebooted. In most cases, you should
avoid making changes to an active configuration file (one that the system
is currently using). There are some changes, however, that you may make
while the network is operating. Refer to your product-specific manuals
for details on changes that can be made online.
The Backup Configuration File.
You specify a backup configuration file name whenever you open or create
a configuration file. The default backup configuration file name is
NMCBACK.group.account, where group and account are the logon group and
account. You may change the name of the file by typing a new name in
place of the default. The backup file also has the file type NCONF. Each
time a subsystem is successfully validated, the backup file is
automatically updated with the configuration information. In the event
that something should occur to cause your active configuration file to be
corrupted, you can rename the backup file and avoid having to recreate
NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS from scratch.
The Sample Configuration File.
Hewlett-Packard provides a sample configuration file with every 900
Series HP 3000 system. This file contains some basic configuration
information for the link, NRJE, SNANODE, IMF, DTS and logging subsystems.
It can be used as a template to help you when you are creating a new
system configuration. The sample file is named NMSAMP1.PUB.SYS. To use
the sample file, make sure you copy it to a new name, then run NMMGR and
modify the copy that you just created so that it contains your system's
configuration information.
NOTE Check "Copying a Configuration File" in chapter 3 for important
information about this procedure.
The Network Directory File
NMMGR stores network directory information for the NS subsystem in a
second special file called the network directory file. This file, of
file type NDIR, contains information required for one node to communicate
with another node in an internetwork (network of networks).
The network directory file must be named NSDIR.NET.SYS but, like the
configuration file, you may create a directory file under another name
and rename it when you are ready for the system to use the directory
information it contains.
NOTE A network directory uses a KSAM file pair. Therefore, if copying a
directory, be sure to copy both the data file and the key file. If
the file name you create is NSDIR.NET.SYS, the KSAM pair of the
file will be named NSDIRK.NET.SYS, and its file type will be KSAMK.
Operating Modes
NMMGR includes two interfaces that you can use to enter or modify data:
* The screen interface, a VPLUS block-mode interface, presents a
series of screens that you can use to display or modify existing
configuration data or enter new data. When using this interface,
you are operating NMMGR in screen mode.
* The maintenance interface, a character interface, is used
primarily from within batch jobs to update configuration data.
This interface may also be run interactively from within NMMGR.
The maintenance interface includes commands that let you manage
network directories and configuration files. When using this
interface to run NMMGR, you are operating in maintenance mode.