HP 3000 Manuals

HP3000/iX Network Planning and Configuration Guide

To Open the Network Directory 

The Open Configuration/Directory file screen (#1) in figure 11-2 is the
first screen displayed when you run NMMGR.


          Figure 11-2.  Open Configuration/Directory File 

Steps 

   1.  Verify that the correct network directory file name is in the
       Network directory file name field.

   2.  If you have assigned a write access password, enter it in this
       field.  If you are not using the password feature, leave this
       field blank.

   3.  Press the [Open Directry] key.  If you are creating the file for
       the first time, NMMGR will ask you to verify creation.  Press the
       [Open Directry] key again to continue.

Fields 

Configuration file name   The only configuration file name the system
                          recognizes for use by the network subsystem is
                          NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS. You can, however, create or
                          modify a configuration file using a different
                          name and save it as an offline configuration 
                          file.  You can use offline configuration files
                          as a means of creating and storing
                          configurations that you want to use in the
                          future or that you are preparing for use on a
                          different system.  When you are ready to use an
                          offline configuration file, rename it as
                          NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS and reboot the system.  (Keep
                          in mind that any file you use as a
                          configuration file must be successfully
                          validated before you try to use it.)

Backup configuration      A backup file namemust be specified whenever a
file name                 configuration file is opened or created.  The
                          default backup configuration file name is
                          NMCBACK.group.account.  The backup file will be
                          automatically updated with the contents of the
                          configuration file each time the configuration
                          file is successfully validated. 

Network directory file    The only network directory file name supported
name                      by HP is NSDIR.NET.SYS. This file is part of a
                          KSAM pair.  A key file is created at the same
                          time as this data file.  The key file will
                          automatically be named using the first six
                          letters of the network directory file name,
                          appended with the character K. For example,
                          NSDIRK.NET.SYS is the name of the key file
                          associated with the data file NSDIR.NET.SYS. If
                          the name of the data file is less than six
                          letters long, then the entire file name would
                          be appended with a K.

Write Access Password     The password is an optional feature.  If a
                          password has been assigned, you must enter it
                          in the password field to update the
                          configuration file or the directory file.  It
                          is still possible to open an existing file
                          without using an assigned password, but the
                          file will be in read only mode and no changes
                          will be accepted.

                          If a password has not been assigned, you should
                          ignore the password field.

                          If you want to assign a password for the system
                          you are configuring, see Using the Node 
                          Management Services (NMS) Utilities.

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