A file conversion utility called NMMGRVER.PUB.SYS
allows you to convert earlier versions of subsystems for use with
the current version of Node Management Services (NMS) by converting
the files to an acceptable format.
To Convert Files |
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You should follow these steps to convert your configuration
files using NMMGRVER:
Make a backup copy of the existing configuration
files.
Install a copy of the MPE/V NMCONFIG
file to NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS on the
MPE/iX system, and then install copies of any NSCONF
files.
Execute NMMGRVER.PUB.SYS
by entering:
RUN NMMGRVER.PUB.SYS
The system responds with the following banner:
NMS Configuration File Conversion Utility 32099-11018 V.uu.ff
(C) Hewlett-Packard Co. 1985
The system will then prompt for the name of the configuration
file to be converted by displaying the message:
Fileset to be scanned?
You can then choose to end the conversion program by pressing
the [RETURN] key, or you can enter one of the following
filesets:
filename [.groupname [.acctname]]
@ [.groupname [.acctname]]
@.@ [.acctname]
@.@.@
NMMGRVER searches for files of type nconf
in the specified fileset. For each file found, it asks:
OK to convert filename.groupname.acctname?
where filename.groupname.acctname
is the name of a configuration file. Enter Y
for yes, or enter either N or [RETURN] for
no.
NMMGRVER checks the configuration file to determine
whether it is an MPE/V or an MPE/iX configuration file. If it is
an MPE/iX file the conversion proceeds without further user input.
If the file is an MPE/V file, however, NMMGRVER prompts you for
the type of MPE/V file you are converting, as follows:
What is the type of this file?
1) MPE V NSCONF
2) MPE V NMCONFIG
3) skip this file
Enter a value between 1 and 3.
Enter the appropriate value.
After each file is converted NMMGRVER will display the
following message:
FILE CONVERTED
Continue to enter either Y,
N, or [RETURN]
until you have converted all files.
In the conversion process, NMMGRVER will merge the information
from each NSCONF file accepted for conversion
with NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS, and create
new (converted) NSCONF files. If you have converted
more than one NSCONF file, you will need to
choose the file that corresponds to the network configuration you
want, and rename it as the new NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS.
Choose the NSCONF file that corresponds to
the network configuration you want to use as your NS 3000/iX
configuration.
This new NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS
file contains your NS configuration in a format acceptable to MPE/iX.
You can now run NMMGR to configure the DTS subsystem, and to perform
any needed modifications to the NS configuration. See "Reconfiguration
Guidelines" later in this appendix.
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If you are updating from an earlier version of MPE/iX at the
same time you are migrating from NS 3000/V to NS 3000/iX,
you will need to make a choice between reconfiguring your Distributed
Terminal Subsystem (DTS) and reconfiguring your NS network. The
choice is necessary because MPE/V versions of NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS
files do not include DTS configuration values.
You should let the circumstances of your installation determine
which configuration values you preserve. If your NS network is complex,
you may decide to convert the existing MPE/V configuration files,
and reconfigure DTS. In this case you should follow the steps under
"File Conversion Guidelines" earlier in this appendix.
If, on the other hand, your DTS configuration is extensive,
you may decide to migrate your existing MPE/iX configuration files
to the new version of MPE/iX. You will then need to redo your NS
network configuration so that both the NS and DTS configurations
are contained in a single, valid, MPE/iX NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS
file. In any case, you will need to reconfigure either NS or DTS
if you are both updating MPE/iX and converting from an NS 3000/V
network to an NS 3000/iX network.
