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NS3000/iX NMMGR Screens Reference Manual

Main 

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 appears.


          Figure 2-3.  Main 

At the Main screen you configure the local node name of the HP 3000 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.


NOTE  NS/SNA is no longer offered as a product and has been removed from
      the Corporate Price List.  The product is obsolete with no plans
      for support.


Fields 

Local node name           The local node name is the name by which the
                          Series 900 HP 3000 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 3000/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 referenced on the next page.

NMMGR Configuration Subbranches 

To select one of the NMMGR configuration subbranches (DTS, NS, OSI, IBM
and Utility), press the appropriate function key below.

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 3000/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/XL.

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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