Audience

This manual is intended for network managers and planners who are responsible for setting up and configuring a communications network.

To make the best use of this guide, you should be familiar with basic MPE commands as well as with the NS 3000/iX product.

You should also be familiar with NMMGR, the tool used to configure network connections. If not, refer to Using the Node Management Services (NMS) Utilities for information.

Special Note

MPE/iX, Multiprogramming Executive with Integrated POSIX, is the latest in a series of forward-compatible operating systems for the HP 3000 line of computers.

In HP documentation and in talking with HP 3000 users, you will encounter references to MPE XL, the direct predecessor of MPE/iX. MPE/iX is a superset of MPE XL. All programs written for MPE XL will run without change under MPE/iX. You can continue to use MPE XL system documentation, although it may not refer to features added to the operating system to support POSIX (for example, hierarchical directories).

Finally, you may encounter references to MPE V, which is the operating system for HP 3000s, not based on the PA_RISC architecture. MPE V software can be run on the PA_RISC (Series 900) HP 3000s in what is known as compatibility mode.

Organization of This Manual

Chapter 1 “Network Configuration Overview” provides information you should know before you begin configuration.
Chapter 2 “Networking Concepts” describes networking concepts and provides information you need to know to plan your configuration.
Chapter 3 “Planning Your Network” will help you draw your network map and fill out network worksheets as you plan your network, internetwork, gateway, and network directory configuration.
Chapter 4 “Planning for Node Configuration” describes how to fill out node worksheets before you start configuring network links for each node. It includes a table listing the parameters that you will need to enter during NMMGR guided configuration.
Chapter 5 “Introductory Screens” provides step-by-step instructions for configuring NMMGR introductory screens.
Chapter 6 “Configuring a LAN, Token Ring, FDDI, 100VG-AnyLAN, 100Base-T Node” provides step-by-step instructions for configuring IEEE802.3/Ethernet LAN, token ring, and Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) links.
Chapter 7 “Configuring a Point-to-Point Node” provides step-by-step instructions for configuring Point-to-Point (router) links.
Chapter 8 “Configuring an X.25 Node” provides step-by-step instructions for configuring X.25 links.
Chapter 9 “Configuring a Gateway Half” provides step-by-step instructions for configuring the interface between two gateway halves.
Chapter 10 “Validating Network Transport and Cross-Validating with SYSGEN” provides step-by-step instructions for validating the network transport and cross-validating with SYSGEN.
Chapter 11 “Configuring the Network Directory” provides step-by-step instructions for configuring a network directory.
Chapter 12 “Configuring Domain Name Files” provides instructions for configuring the domain name resolver.
Chapter 13 “Configuring Logging” provides step-by-step instructions for configuring logging.
Chapter 14 “Operating the Network” shows you how to bring up and shut down NS3000 links and services.
Appendix A “MPE/V to MPE/iX Migration” provides general MPE/V to MPE/iX migration information.
Appendix B “NS X.25 Migration: NS 3000/XL Releases 1.0, 1.1, or 1.2 to NS 3000/iX Release 2.0 or Later” provides X.25-specific information on migration from NS 3000/XL releases 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 to NS 3000/iX release 2.0 or later.
Appendix C “NS X.25 Migration: NS 3000/V to NS 3000/iX Release 2.0 or Later” provides X.25-specific information on migration from a node running NS X.25 3000/V Link to a node that will be running NS 3000/iX release 2.0 or later. Appendix C does not apply if an MPE V-based node is being used as an X.25 server for NS 3000/XL-based machines.
Appendix D “NS X.25 Migration: NS 3000/V and NS 3000/XL Release 1.X to iX Release 2.0 or later” provides X.25-specific information on migration from any MPE V-based node acting as an X.25 server for NS 3000/XL-based machines (including the NS X.25 3000/XL Server product) to an NS 3000/iX node that will be running release 2.0 or later.
Appendix E “NS X.25 Migration: NS 3000/V PAD Access to NS 3000/iX Release 2.0 or Later” tells how to migrate NS 3000/V versions of PAD access to NS 3000/iX release 2.0 or later.
Glossary, contains terms applicable to the network configuration process.

Related Publications

The following manuals are referenced in this manual or may be of use to you as you plan and configure your network.

Networking

Using the Node Management Services (NMS) Utilities

Configuring and Managing Host-Based X.25 Links

Managing Host-Based X.25 Links Quick Reference Card

NS 3000/iX NMMGR Screens Reference Manual

NS 3000/iX Operations and Maintenance Reference Manual

NS 3000/iX Error Messages Reference Manual

NetIPC 3000/XL Programmer's Reference Manual

Berkeley Sockets/iX Reference Manual

NS Cross-System Network Manager's Reference Manual

Using NS 3000/iX Network Services

NS Cross-System NFT Reference Manual

Datacommunications and Terminal Subsystem

Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices and Troubleshooting Terminal, Printer, and Serial Device Connections

Using the OpenView DTC Manager

General Information

System Startup, Configuration, and Shutdown Reference Manual

MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual

Audience

Technical documentation

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