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If you create or modify a configuration file and press the [Open Config] key from the Open Configuration/Directory File, the Main screen (#2) shown in Figure 2-3 "Main Screen" appears.

Figure 2-3 Main Screen

[Main Screen]

At the Main screen you configure the local node name of the HP e3000 host system. Before you can proceed beyond the Main configuration screen you will need to enter a valid local node name, answer the questions asked on the screen, and press the [Save Data] key.

Fields

local node name

The local node name is the name by which the HP e3000 machine is known in the network. The format of a node name is name.domain.organization where the total number of characters is 50 or fewer, and each field contains 16 or fewer characters (alphanumeric, underscore, or hyphens). The first character of each field must be alphabetic.

The name portion of each node name must be unique within the node's network. The name.domain portion of each node name must be unique within the internetwork. HP recommends that all nodes on the same network be assigned the same domain and organization.

Assign meaningful node names. For example, MKTG.IND.HP and LAB.IND.HP are meaningful names for two nodes on the same Local Area Network within Hewlett-Packard. One node (MKTG.IND.HP) is used by the marketing department. The other node (LAB.IND.HP) is used by the lab. The domain field is the same because the nodes belong to the same network. The organization field is the same because the nodes belong to the same internetwork. Refer to the HP e3000/iX Network Planning and Configuration Guide for more information about node names.

NOTE: Even if you are planning to use only domain names for network access, you will still need to configure the local node name on this screen. The datacommmunications and terminal subsystem (DTS) requires the local node name for communications between the host and its Datacommunications and Terminal Controllers (DTCs).

The Main screen also requires you to specify whether or not you are using OpenView DTC Manager and whether or not you will be configuring X.25 system-to-system or PAD connections. The answers you provide to these questions determine the set of screens that you will be taken through when you configure terminal, printer, and other serial device connections through DTS. If you are configuring an ARPA network connection, you will already have answered these questions. Refer to Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices for more information on how to answer these questions.

Once you have entered the local node name and answered the two questions on this screen, press the [Save Data] key to save the node name information in the configuration file. You can then proceed to one of the various NMMGR configuration subbranches.

NMMGR Configuration Subbranches

To select one of the NMMGR configuration subbranches (DTS, NS, OSI, IBM and Utility), press the appropriate function key.To configure Datacommunications and Terminal Controllers (DTCs) and the devices attached to them, press the [DTS] function key and refer to Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices.

To configure an ARPA network using guided configuration screens (recommended), press the [NS] key and refer to the HP e3000/iX Network Planning and Configuration Guide.

To configure an ARPA network using unguided configuration screens, press the [NS] key and continue on in this manual.

To configure OSI, press the [OSI] function key and refer to Installing, Configuring, and Starting OSI/iX.

To configure an HP-to-IBM link, press the [IBM] function key and refer to the SNA LINK/iX Node Manager's Guide.

To use NMMGR utilities to copy, compress, validate, or print a configuration, press the [Utility] function key and refer to Using the Network Management Services (NMS) Utilities.



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