HP 3000 Manuals

Troubleshooting Terminal, Printer, and Serial Device Connections : COPYRIGHT NOT [ Troubleshooting Terminal, Printer, and Serial Device Connections ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation

Troubleshooting Terminal, Printer, and Serial Device Connections

HP AdvanceNet
Printed in U.S.A.
HP Part No. 32022-90004
Edition Edition 1
Printed Oct 1989
E1089

This document contains proprietary information, which is protected by
copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be
photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the
prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company. The information
contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

Hewlett-Packard Company
Business Networks Division
19420 Homestead Road
Cupertino, CA 95014 U.S.A.

Notice

Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this
material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard
shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or
consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or
use of this material.

Hewlett-Packard assumes no responsibility for the use or reliability of
its software on equipment that is not furnished by Hewlett-Packard.

Printing History

New editions are complete revisions of the manual. Update packages,
which are issued between editions, contain additional and replacement
pages to be merged into the manual by the customer. The dates on the
title page change only when a new edition or a new update is published.
No information is incorporated into a reprinting unless it appears as a
prior update; the edition does not change when an update is incorporated.

Note that many product updates and fixes do not require manual changes
and, conversely, manual corrections may be done without accompanying
product changes. Therefore, do not expect a one-to-one correspondence
between product updates and manual updates.

Edition 1 October 1989

Documentation Map
The following documentation map is intended to be a general guideline to
the manuals containing information related to the product described in
this manual. You may need information from one or all the manuals listed
here.

Syntax Conventions
nonitalics
Words in syntax statements which are not in italics must be entered
exactly as shown. Punctuation characters other than brackets, braces,
and ellipses must also be entered exactly as shown. For example:

EXIT;
italics
Words in syntax statements that are in italics denote a parameter that
must be replaced by a user-supplied variable. For example:

CLOSE filename
[ ]
An element inside brackets in a syntax statement is optional. Several
elements stacked inside brackets indicates the user may select any one or
none of these elements. For example:

[A]
[B] User may select A or B or C or none.
[C]
{ }
When several elements are stacked within braces in a syntax statement,
the user must select one of those elements. For example:

{A}
{B} User must select A or B or C.
{C}
...
A horizontal ellipsis in a syntax statement indicates that a previous
element may be repeated. For example:

[, itemname]...;
In addition, vertical and horizontal ellipses may be used in examples to
indicate that portions of the example have been omitted.
,
A shaded delimiter preceding a parameter in a syntax statement indicates
that the delimiter must be supplied whenever (a) that parameter is
included or (b) that parameter is omitted and any other parameter that
follows is included. For example:

itema[ ,itemb][ ,itemc]
means that the following are allowed:

itema
itema,itemb
itema,itemb,itemc
itema,,itemc
Å
When necessary for clarity, the symbol Å may be used in a syntax
statement to indicate a required blank or an exact number of blanks. For
example:

SET[ modifier] Å (variable)
underlining
Brackets, braces, or ellipses appearing in syntax or format statements
which must be entered as shown will be underlined. For example:

LET var[[subscript]] = value
Output and input/output parameters are underlined. A notation in the
description of each parameter distinguishes input/output from output
parameters. For example:

CREATE (parm1,parm2,flags,error)
shading
Shading represents user input on the terminal's screen. For example:

NEW NAME? ALPHA
Key Cap
A string in bold font enclosed by brackets may be used to indicate a key
on the terminal's keyboard. For example, Enter indicates the carriage
return key.
List of Effective Pages
The List of Effective Pages gives the date of the current edition and of
any pages changed in updates to that edition. Within the manual, any
page changed since the last edition is indicated by printing the date the
changes were made on the bottom of the page. Changes are marked with a
vertical bar in the margin. If an update is incorporated when an edition
is reprinted, these bars are removed but the dates remain. No
information is incorporated into a reprinting unless it appears as a
prior update.

Pages Effective Date

All October 1989
Documentation Cross-Reference List
This list provides a cross-reference between manuals shown on the
documentation map and their associated part numbers and, where
applicable, kit numbers. When kit numbers exist, use those numbers for
direct orders.

Manual Name Manual Part Kit Number
Number (for Direct
Orders)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Getting Started with the DTC 32098-90010 32098-61000

HP2345A Datacommunications and Terminal 02345-90021
Controller Installation and Service Manual

LAN Cable and Accessories Installation 5955-7680
Manual

HP 36923A LAN 3000/XL Link and Terminal LAN 36923-90001
Link Hardware Reference Manual

Using the Node Management Services (NMS) 5959-2805 32022-61005
Utilities

Configuring Systems for Terminals, 32022-90001 32022-61000
Printers, and Other Serial Devices

Troubleshooting Terminal, Printer, and 32022-90004 32022-61002
Serial Device Connections

OpenView Windows User's Guide 32048-90001

Using the OpenView DTC Manager D2355-90001

Quick Reference Guide for Terminal Users D2355-90002

Asynchronous Serial Communications 32022-90002 32022-61001
Programmer's Reference Manual
Customizing Terminal-Type and Printer-Type 5959-2866 5959-2870
Files with Workstation Configurtor

Read Me First
This manual describes how terminals and printers are connected to the 900
Series HP 3000 computer. It includes an explanation of how terminal and
printer input/output (I/O) is controlled by the MPE XL operating system,
and presents an overview of both the hardware and software needed to
accomplish communications in an asynchronous serial mode.
Printer and terminal-types are discussed, as well as various other topics
which impact how communications take place between an asynchronous device
and the computer. Step-wise configuration for the HP 3000 is also
presented in this manual, along with a detailed explanation of how the
Distributed Terminal Subsystem (DTS) is configured through use of the
Node Management Configuration Manager (NMMGR).
Skills
Troubleshooting Terminal, Printer, and Serial Device Connections will be
of greatest value to the person responsible for the overall operation and
reliability of an MPE XL computer. This person is usually called the
system administrator or system manager, and needs to be able to prepare
devices for operation and to configure the computer to recognize
asynchronous devices.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |
| If you want to... Go to... |
| |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |
| Gain information on the networking Chapter 1, "General Information" |
| environment |
| |
| Learn about troubleshooting Chapter 2, "Troubleshooting Procedures" |
| |
| Learn to use the TermDSM utility program Chapter 3, "Introduction to TermDSM" |
| |
| Use TermDSM commands Chapter 4, "TermDSM Commands" |
| |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Guide To This Manual
Troubleshooting Terminal, Printer, and Serial Device Connections is
divided into the following chapters and appendixes:

* Chapter 1, General Information presents an overview of the
troubleshooting environment.

* Chapter 2, Troubleshooting Procedures gives information and suggests
troubleshooting strategies.

* Chapter 3, Introduction to TermDSM introduces the TermDSM utility
program and lists the steps to start it.

* Chapter 4, TermDSM Commands gives information and lists commands.

* Appendix A, Error Messages lists error messages returned by TermDSM
and suggests causes and actions to take.
Helpful Manuals
The following manuals should be available for reference when using this
manual:

* Getting Started with the DTC (32098-90010)

* Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices
(32022-90001)

* MPE XL Asynchronous Serial Communications Programmer's Reference
Manual (32022-61001)
2

MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation