HP 3000 Manuals HP 3000 Manuals
Chapter 1 Overview
NS3000/iX network subsystems on 900 Series HP 3000 computers are
configured using a utility called the node management configuration
manager (NMMGR). NMMGR uses a series of VPlus screens to display
and accept configuration data. Configuration data is stored in
a hierarchically structured file, of file type NCONF, called
NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS. The network services, network transport, data
communications configurator, and logging services use NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS to
get the information they need to operate.
NMMGR may be used to configure the network in two ways.
* Guided Configurationdirects you through an established sequence of
configuration screens for the type of network you are configuring.
In general, you should always use Guided Configuration to
establish your initial network configuration and in most cases for
network maintenance and updating.
* Unguided Configuration (manual configuration)allows a more random
type of access to NMMGR screens. Unguided configuration is more
appropriate when examining or modifying the fields of a single
screen or of a few specific screens.
These two methods are not mutually exclusive; they may, with some
restrictions, be used in conjunction with one another during
configuration. Refer to chapter 2 (figure 2-1) for the screen flow of
the introductory screens for guided and unguided configurations.