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Modify the Network Management Configuration File
The procedures that follow describe how to modify the NMMGR configuration
fileand network directory filefor X.25 iX System Access configuration.
These procedures assume that you have already configured the
datacommunications and terminal subsystem (DTS) for this system. See
chapter 3 for information on DTS configuration.
Step 1: Begin the Configuration Process
Runthe NMMGRprogram. Node manager (NM) or network administrator (NA)
capabilities are required to run this program. To run NMMGR:
1. Type NMMGR.PUB.SYS at the MPE/iX prompt (:).
2. Press [Return].
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NOTE You cannot modify the X.25 iX transport and link
configurations in NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS if the Network Services
are active. Verify that the Network Services are not
running by issuing the NETCONTROL STATUS command. You must
have NM (Node Manager) capability to issue this command.
If NS is down, you will see the following two messages in
response to the NETCONTROL STATUS command:
TRANSPORT NOT ACTIVE. (NETXPORTWARN 0001) ENCOUNTERED ONE OR
MORE WARNINGS WHILE PROCESSING COMMAND. (CIWARN 4437)
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Step 2: Open the Configuration File
The first screen that NMMGR displays is the Open
Configuration/Directory File screen (see Figure 6-1 ). You should
already have created the configuration file you are using when you
configured DTS. (If you have not already configuredDTS, stop here, and go
to chapter 3 for step-by-step instructions.
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Figure 6-1. Open Configuration/Directory File Screen
1. Verify that the correct configuration file name, backup
configuration file name, and network directory file name are in
the appropriate fields
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 Config] key.
Fields
Configuration file The only configuration file namethe system
name recognizes for use by the network subsystem is
NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS. You can, however, create or
modify a configuration fileusing 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, validate within NMMGR (SYSGEN
cross-validation is done automatically within
NMMGR), and reboot the system.
Backup configuration A backup
file name file name must be specified whenever a
configuration file is opened or created. The
default backup configuration file name is
NMCBACK.PUB.SYS. The backup file will be
automatically updated with the contents of the
configuration file each time the configuration file
is successfully validated.
Network directory The network directory filemust be configured for
file name each new node (unless you will only be accessing
the node using direct level 3 access). The network
directory contains information that one X.25 node
needs in order to communicate with other X.25
nodes. The only network directory file name
supportedby 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.
Write access The passwordis an optional feature. If a password
password has been assigned, you must enter it in the
password field to update the configuration file.
It is still possible to open the file without using
an assigned password, but the file will be in read
onlymode and NMMGR will not accept any changes.
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 manual (32022-90041)
Step 3: Select NS Configuration
NMMGR
displays the Main screen(see Figure 6-2 ) after you create or open a
configuration file.
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Figure 6-2. Main Screen
1. You should already have configured a local node nameand entered
the other information required for this screen. Verify that the
information is correct
2. Press the [NS] key to select the NS configuration
branch.
Fields
Local HP 3000 node The local HP 3000 nodename is the name by which the
name HP 3000 Series 900 computer is known in the
network. The format of a node name is
nodename.domain.organization where the total number
of characters is 50 or fewer, and each field
contains 16 or fewer characters (alphanumeric,
underscore, or hyphens). The first character of
each field must be alphabetic.
The nodename portion of each node name must be
unique within the node's network. The
nodename.domain portion of each node name must be
unique within the internetwork. HP recommends that
all nodes on the network be assigned the same
domain and organization.
Assign meaningful node names. For example,
MKTG.ITG.HP and LAB.ITG.HP are meaningful names for
two nodes on the same Local Area Network (LAN)
within Hewlett Packard. One node (MKTG.ITG.HP) is
used by the marketing department. The other node
(LAB.ITG.HP) is used by the lab. The domain field
is the same because the nodes belong to the same
network. The organization field is the same
because the nodes belong to the same internetwork.
Are you using If you answer yes (Y) to this question, NMMGR
OpenView DTC assumes you are using a PC to manage your system
Manager? and takes you to the corresponding set of screens.
If you answer no (N), NMMGR assumes you are using
host-based network management and takes you to the
set of screens required for host configuration. If
you are using this manual, you should have entered
an N in response to this question when you
configured your DTCs.
Do you have X.25 If you answer yes (Y) to this question, NMMGR
system-to- system or assumes you are configuring X.25 connections and
PAD connections? takes you to the set of screens required to
configure DTC X.25 Network Access Cards when you
configure DTS. If you answer no (N), NMMGR assumes
you have no need to configure X.25 connections and
takes you to a different set of screens. If you
are using this manual, you should have entered a Y
in response to this question when you configured
your DTCs.
Step 4: Select Guided Configuration
NMMGR displays the NS Configuration
screen (see Figure 6-3 ) if you press the [NS] key at the Main screen.
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Figure 6-3. NS Configuration Screen
1. If you are using domain names for network access, replace the node
name in the field at the bottom of the screen with this system's
domain name and press the [Save Data] key. If not using domain
names, leave the local HP 3000 node name in this field.
2. Press the [Guided Config] key to proceed with guided configuration
of X.25 iX System Access.
Fields
Local domain name The name of this systemin the ARPANET standard
format. This name can be used by other nodes on
the network to access this host.
The domain name is composed of labels, with each
label separated by a period. Each label must start
with a letter or digit, and have as interior
characters only letters, digits, hyphens (-), or
underbars (_). A domain name may have any number
of labels, but its total length, including periods,
is limited to 255 characters.
label[.label][...]
Domain names are not case sensitive.
Use of domain names is optional. If you are not
using domain names for network access, leave the
local HP 3000 node name in this field.
Step 5: Perform Guided Network Transport Configuration
NMMGR displays the Network Transport Configurationscreen(see Figure 6-4
(*)) if you press the [Guided Config] key at the NS Configuration screen.
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Figure 6-4. Network Transport configuration Screen
1. Next to the words Enter a network interface:, enter a namefor the
network interface (for example, X25NI).
2. Next to the words Enter a network type:, enter a 3 to indicate
that the NIis an X.25 NI.
3. Press the [Config Network] key. (There may be a short pause
before the next screen appears.)
Fields
Enter a network The network interface name(NI name) is used to
interface easily identify one of the types of network
interfaces: X.25, LAN, point-to- point (router),
gateway half, SNA, or token ring. The name can be
up to eight alphanumeric characters, starting with
a letter. The maximum number of NIs that can be
configured on a node is 12. One of the 12
allowable NIs is reserved for loopback. (Loopback
is configured for you automatically.)
If a node interfaces to more than one network, give
each NI on that node a unique name. Although all
nodes on the same network do not have to have the
sameNI name, it will be easier to remember if you
make the NI name the same for all nodes on the same
network (for instance, X25net1). You will use the
NI name with the NETCONTROL command to start the
transport and network link.
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NOTE You can have more than one X.25 NIs
configured for the same X.25 card on one
MPE/iX system, but only one can be running at
any one time.
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Enter a network type Number that indicates the type of networkinterface
you are configuring. You must enter a network type
if you are configuring a new network interface.
Network type 3 is the only type used when
configuring host-based X.25 links.
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NOTE The only link protocol that can be used as a
gateway half is that of the NS Point-
to-Point 3000/iX link. X.25 iX System Access
cannot be configured as a gateway half. Yet,
these two types of software can coexist on
the same node. To configure an internetwork
gateway half, refer to the HP 3000/iX Network
Planning and Configuration Guide
(36922-61023).
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Step 6: Configure X.25 Network
NMMGR displays the X.25 Configuration screenwhen (see Figure 6-5 ) you
press the [Config Network] key at the Network Transport Configuration
screenwith an NI type of 3 (X.25).
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Figure 6-5. X.25 Configuration Screen
1. In the IP address field, enter the internet protocol (IP) address
for the node being configured. An example of an address is: C
192.191.191 009
2. The IP subnet mask is optional. If entering one, tab to the IP
subnet mask field and enter the number in the same format as an IP
address. The 32-bit mask is grouped in octets expressed as
decimal integers and delimited by either a period (.) or a space.
The mask identifies which bits of an IP address will be used to
define a subnetwork. To determine these bits, you first need to
estimate how many subnetworks and nodes per subnetwork you need.
For details on deriving an IP subnet mask, refer to the HP 3000/iX
Network Planning and Configuration Guide (36922-61023).
3. Move to the first Link Name field. Enter a linkname to represent
the DTC/ X.25 Network Access card for which you are configuring a
link. This name must be unique to both the node and the DTC. The
link name must be the same as the link name configured for this
card on the DTC X.25 Card Configuration - Sys-to-Sys LUGs screen
during the DTC configuration (see chapter 3).
4. Enter the node nameof the DTC that houses the DTC/X.25 Access card
in the first DTC Node Name field the enter the slot number of the
card in the Card Number field. Enter a link name, DTC node name,
and card number for each link you are configuring.
5. When you are done adding links, press the [Save Data] key.
6. If the network that this node is on contains ANY internetwork
gateway (either full or half) press the [Neighbor Gateways] key
and proceed to the section in this chapter called "Configure
Neighbor Gateways."
7. If the network that this node is on contains NO internetwork
gateways or if you have already configured gateways for this
system, press the [Config Directry] key and proceed to the section
in this chapter called "Configure X.25 Virtual Circuits."
Fields
Node name Display only. This is the Local HP 3000 node name.
Network interface Display only.
(NI) name
IP address The IP addressis an address of a node on a network.
An IP address has two parts: a network portion and
a node portion. The network portion must be the
same for all nodes on an X.25 network; the node
portion must be unique for all nodes on an X.25
network.
HP assigns the network portion (initial nine
digits) of IP addresses from ARPA Class C, though
your addresses may also be of Classes A or B. The
complete formats are:
Table 6-1.
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| | |
| Class | A nnn xxx.xxx.xxx B nnn.nnn |
| | xxx.xxx C nnn.nnn.nnn xxx |
| | |
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| | |
| Where: | nnn = the network portion of the |
| | IP address andxxx = the node |
| | portion of the IP address |
| | |
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Note: A space separates the network and node
portions of the IP address.
For Class C, the node portion of the IP address
must be between 000 and 255.
If you are adding your NS3000/iX node to an
existing NS3000/ V network, the network portion of
each node's IP address should be the same. You
will have to find out what this is, and use it in
the network portion of the IP address of your
NS3000/ iX node. Also, you will need to know the
node portions of the IP addresses of each of the
nodes (usually they will be numbered sequentially,
such as 001, 002, and so on), so that you can
specify a unique node portion for the IP address of
your node. If you have a network map, it should
provide a record of such items as the node name and
IP address of each node. If there is no record,
and if you want to find out each node's IP address,
you will have to issue the following command (NM
capability required) on each of the nodes:
Table 6-2.
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| NETCONTROL | NET=NIname;STATUS |
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The last line of output from this command tells you
what the complete IP addressis for that node; the
last three digits are the unique node portion of
the address.
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NOTE The Network Administration Office of the
Information Networks Group assigns IP
addresses from the block allocated to HP from
ARPA Class C. Contact this department if you
need to obtain an IP address: Network
Administration Office, Information Networks
Group, Hewlett-Packard Company, 19420
Homestead Road, MS 43UX, Cupertino, CA 95014.
Or, you may send HPDesk to Network Admin
Office/HP6600/Y0, or Comgram to Network Admin
Office/HP6600/Y0.
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IP subnet mask An IP subnet maskis specified in the same format as
an IP address. The 32-bit mask is grouped in
octets expressed as decimal integers and delimited
by either a period (.) or a space. An IP mask is
used when configuring subnetworks. The mask
identifies which bits of an IP address will be used
to define a subnetwork. To determine these bits,
you first need to estimate how many subnetworks and
nodes per subnetwork you need. For details on
deriving an IP subnet mask, refer to the HP 3000/
iX Network Planning and Configuration Guide
(36922-61023).
Link Name The link nameidentifies a specific DTC/X.25 Network
Access card to be used for X.25 system-to-system
connections. This link name must be the same as
the link name you entered for this card on the DTC
X.25 Card Configuration - Sys-to-Sys LUGs screen
when you configured your DTCs (see chapter 3).
DTC Node Name The DTC node nameis the fully qualified nodename
(name.domain.organization) of the DTC that contains
the DTC/X.25 Network Access card with the
configured link name.
Card Number The DTC card numberis the number of the DTC/X.25
Network Access card in the associated DTC. If the
card is contained in a DTC 48, the DTC card number
can be any number from 1 to 5. If the card is
contained in a DTC 16, the card number must be 2.
If the card is contained in a DTC 72, the DTC card
number can be any number from 0 to 3.
Step 7: Configure X.25 Virtual Circuits
NMMGR displays the X.25 Virtual Circuit Configurationscreen ( Figure 6-6
)if you press the [Config Directry] key from the X.25 Configuration
screen. This screenlets you configure the network directory.
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Figure 6-6. X.25 Virtual Circuit Configuration
1. In the Remote node name field, enter, in turn, the nodename
of each remote X.25 node on your network in the format
nodename.domain.organization. Also, if you need to be able to
perform a loopback DSLINE command to the local node, then enter
the local HP 3000 node's name here as well.
2. For each remote nodename, type the IP addressof the node in the
Remote IP address field.
3. To specify that calls can be made to a node, enter its address
keyin the Address key field. Enter the node portion of the remote
node's configured nodename.
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NOTE An address key called POOL is already preconfigured for you
though it doesn't show up on the screen. POOL allows the
node being configured to receive any incoming calls even if
the remote system's address is not configured on this
screen. POOL will also allow you to use NetIPC to
programmatically provide an X.25 address that is not
configured on this screen. If you want to delete the POOL
address key, in the last line of the X.25 Virtual Circuit
Configuration screen enter a 3 (for switched VCs) and press
the [Go To] key. That brings you to the X.25 SVC Address
Key Paths screen where you can then remove the default name
POOL by typing over it with spaces and then saving the data.
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4. If the address type is a switched virtual circuit, complete steps
a through c, but if the address type is a permanent virtual
circuit, skip to step 5.
a. In the Remote X.25 address field, enter the X.25 addressof
the remote host for X.25 public data networks or private
networks.
b. Make sure the name of the facility set you are using is in
the Facility set field. You may either choose the default
facility set
(STDSFSET) or enter an alternative. If you are configuring
a new facility set, enter a new name. (To modify facility
set parameters, enter a 5 in the last field on the screen
and press the [Go To] key.)
c. In the Security class field, enter the level of logical
security you want to have on this particular entry. The
possible values are IN (accept calls from the address), IO
(accept calls from and send calls to the address, default),
OU (send calls to the address, incoming calls are
rejected), and LK (block calls to or from the address).
5. If the address type is a permanent virtual circuit
(PVC), in the Permanent VC number field, enter the PVC numberof
the PVC on the remote node. This value cannot be greater than the
number of PVCs for which you are subscribed. It must be within
the PVC range you defined during DTC configuration.
6. After you have finished entering new information for each remote
node, press the [Save Data] key. (Press the key once for each
remote node you are configuring.)
7. If you have completed configuration of X.25 iX System Access,
press the [Validate Netxport] key. Otherwise, press the [Prior
Screen] key to return to the X.25 Configuration screen.
Fields
Network directory The network directoryfile that will be updated by
name the information entered through this screen.
Remote node name You must enter the remote node nameof each X.25
node into the network directory. Include entries
for all remote nodes and, if you want to be able to
perform loopback, the local HP 3000 node as well.
Remote IP address Also in the network
directory, you must enter the IP Address of each
node whose identity you have entered into the
network directory. For the format of this
parameter, see the information in the "Fields"
section under "X.25 Configuration."
Address key The X.25 address keyis the name of a remote node
with which your local node will be communicating.
Hewlett-Packard recommends that you make the name
be the node portion of the remote node's name
(where its full name is node.domain.organization).
You must configure an X.25 address key for each
remote node with which your node will be
communicating. You have a combined maximum of 1024
X.25 address keys in the SVC and PVC path tables.
The X.25 address key name must be eight characters
or less and the first character must be alphabetic.
A default address key called POOL allows any system
to access the local system even if the remote
system's address is not configured. POOL can also
be used when level 3 programmatic access (NetIPC)
provides an X.25 address.
Network interface Displayonly.
(NI) name
SVC or PVC The parametersfor assigning either SVCs or PVCs are
Parameters described in the following paragraphs.
For SVCs
Remote X.25 address The remote X.25 Addressis the remote node's X.25
address. This address is required for SVCs if you
have specified an X.25 address key. This address
must be 15 digits or less.
Facility set The facility set
nameis a name for a set of X.25 connection
parameters. The parameters are determined by the
type of X.25 network that you are subscribed to.
You can configure options in a facility set so that
specified options are available for every virtual
circuit or negotiated for each virtual circuit on a
per-call basis. This facility set will be used
when a connection is made from your node to the
specified remote node or from the specified remote
node to your node. A Facility Set is required for
SVCs if you have specified an X.25 Address Key.
The facility set name must be eight characters or
less, and the first character must be alphabetic.
You can configure up to 128 facility sets.
To modify facility set parameters, enter a 5 in the
field at the bottom of the screen and press the [Go
To] key. This will take you to the X.25 User
Facility Sets screen. From this screen you can
create new or modify existing user facility sets.
Refer to the NS3000/iX NMMGR Screens Reference
manual (36922-90034) for more information.
Security Class The security classis the level of logical security
you want to have when a connection is made to or
from the specified remote node. A Security level
is required for SVCs if you have specified an X.25
Address Key. The possible values are as follows:
* IO--Both incoming and outgoing calls are
accepted. This is the default value.
* IN--Only incoming calls are accepted from
this particular remote address. Outgoing
calls will be rejected.
* OU--Only outgoing calls are accepted to this
particular remote address. Incoming calls
will be rejected.
* LK--Entry is locked. No call is accepted,
either inbound or outbound.
For PVCs
Permanent VC number The PVC number
identifies a permanent virtual circuit
(PVC) on the remote node. If you have entered a
name in the X.25 Address Key field and are
configuring PVCs, then you also have to enter a
value for the PVC number.