NS 3000/iX Operations & Maintenance Reference Manual: HP 3000 MPE/iX Computer Systems > Chapter 7 Commands NETCONTROL |
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Command used to initialize, terminate, and control the operation of the network transport.
The NETCONTROL command is composed of functions (START, STOP, STATUS, etc.) to be executed against one or more entities shown in Figure 7-1 “The NETCONTROL Entities”. Notice that the first seven entities are composed of groups of modules. For example, let us look at the third entity, labeled 3. This entity, NET=niName where niName is the configured LAN niName, combines the network interface (NI) configured for any LAN link and the protocols configured for that NI, which can include IP, ARP, and Probe. The remaining three entities, numbers 8-10 in Figure 7-1 “The NETCONTROL Entities”, allow exact specification of one and only one module of the network transport. This is especially useful when troubleshooting. Refer to NETCONTROL STATUS and NETCONTROL TRACE for more information. For information on how the entities are affected by a particular function, refer to the command page for that function. This example illustrates how each NETCONTROL command is used. See individual commands for further details and examples. To check the level of transport software installed, enter :NETCONTROL VERSION To start a transport having a LAN network named "LAN1" plus a loopback network named "LOOP" and a router network named "ROUTER1", having links "PSI40" and "PSI48" under it, enter :NETCONTROL START; NET=LAN1 :NETCONTROL START; NET=ROUTER1 :NETCONTROL START; NET=LOOP To then enable the NS 3000/iX Services (DSCOPY, etc.), enter :NSCONTROL START To now take down the "PSI40" link on the "ROUTER1" network because someone wants to use that link for RJE/iX access, (the other link "PSI48" is still available to the router), enter :NETCONTROL DELLINK=PSI40; NET=ROUTER1 To check if the PROBE protocol is running on the "LAN1" network, enter :NETCONTROL STATUS=ALL; NI=LAN1; PROT=PROBE To bring the PSI link "PSI40" back online after RJE/iX users have finished with it, enter :NETCONTROL ADDLINK=PSI40; NET=ROUTER1 To update the "ROUTER1" network with new node mappings added to the NMCONFIG file without stopping that network, enter :NETCONTROL UPDATE=MAPPING; NET=ROUTER1 To start TCP message and data tracing for all networks (since TCP is a general protocol), enter :NETCONTROL TRACEON=MHD; PROT=TCP To stop the NS 3000/iX Services, enter :NSCONTROL STOP To stop all networks, tracing, and the entire transport, enter :NETCONTROL STOP |