Configuration

• General system configuration.

• Terminal and serial printer subsystem configuration.

• Terminal configuration settings.

General System Configuration

With MPE V computers, the INITIAL/SYSDUMP utility is used to configure the system. MPE/iX computers require you to use a utility called SYSGEN. SYSDUMP is an interactive program in which you answer questions to enter configuration information. SYSGEN is a command based interactive program. In SYSGEN, because you enter commands instead of answering questions, you have more control over the process of entering configuration data. SYSGEN also has other advantages over SYSDUMP.

For more information on SYSGEN, see Introduction to MPE/iX for MPE V System Administrators. Note that SYSDUMP is used to configure the terminal and serial printer subsystem but SYSGEN is not.

Terminal and Serial Printer Subsystem Configuration

For MPE V computers, you must configure the asynchronous subsystem by assigning device characteristics one-by-one through the use of INITIAL/SYSDUMP dialogue questions. For MPE/iX computers, you must use the< Node Management Configuration Manager (NMMGR) to configure the Datacommunications and Terminal Subsystem (DTS).

With NMMGR, device profiles are created. A profile allows you to specify values for a set of characteristics, such as a terminal type and line speed, and apply those values to as many devices as you wish by assigning the same device profile. This shortens the time needed to configure devices into the subsystem.

Alternatively, some MPE/iX networks can include a network management workstation running the OpenView DTC Manager. When the OpenView DTC Manager is used, some aspects of serial device configuration are offloaded from each MPE/iX system. These characteristics are configured on the OpenView Windows Workstation through the interface provided by the OpenView DTC Manager. For more information on configuration with the OpenView DTC Manager see Using the OpenView DTC Manager.

Terminal Configuration Settings

With several exceptions, terminal configuration settings for supported terminals on MPE/iX systems are the same as the settings that were used for supported terminals on MPE V systems. The following configuration values are the only settings that you will need to change so that the terminal will operate properly when connected to a DTC:

Note that the EnqAck setting can be left on although the ENQ/ACK protocol is not used.