NS 3000/iX network subsystems on HP 3000
Series 900 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 Configuration
directs 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 “Introductory Screens” (Figure 2-1 “NMMGR Screen Flow”)
for the screen flow of the introductory screens for guided and unguided
configurations.
