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The NETTOOL Tools
Each of the NETTOOL tools provides a specific functionality that will
assist you in troubleshooting network problems, monitoring resources, or
simply accessing information about your network and its operations.
Types of Tools
There are three types of tools that run in the NETTOOL environment. Core
tools and Associated tools are provided by Hewlett-Packard and are always
available to you. User tools are applications that you develop at your
local site but choose to attach to the NETTOOL utility for ease of use
and convenience. Instructions for attaching user tools are included
later in this chapter.
Core Tools.
Core tools are those tools that are an integral part of the NETTOOL
package. Core tools run only as part of NETTOOL and have a consistent
user interface. While running a core tool, you can use any of the
NETTOOL commands and access the NETTOOL help system. Help is available
on all aspects of the core tools. All core tools recognize [CONTROL]-Y
inputs.
Associated Tools.
Associated tools are tools that were developed as standalone programs but
that Hewlett-Packard has attached to the NETTOOL environment for
convenience. These are programs that have proven useful for one purpose
or another.
Because associated tools were developed independently of NETTOOL, they
may have a different look and feel from the core tools. While you are
running an associated tool from within NETTOOL, you will not be able to
access the NETTOOL commands or help information.
User Provided Tools.
User provided tools are programs that you have developed locally but wish
to include as part of the NETTOOL environment. You can provide your own
help information for user tools and access the information using the
NETTOOL facility. However, NETTOOL help information will not be
available from within a user tool.
A major advantage to attaching user tools to NETTOOL is that you are then
able to run all such tools from one point in the MPE file system.
Differences.
Table 6-1 summarizes the differences between core tools, associated
tools, and user tools.
Table 6-1. Differences in Tool Types
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| | Core | Associated | User |
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| Consistent user | Yes | No | No |
| interface | | | |
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| Access NETTOOL help | Yes | No | No |
| within tool | | | |
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| Use NETTOOL global | Yes | No | No |
| commands | | | |
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| Control-Y recognized | Yes | Tool | Tool |
| | | dependent | dependent |
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| Run standalone | No | Yes | Yes |
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| HP factory support | Yes | Yes | No |
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Available Tools
Table 6-2 summarizes the tools available in NETTOOL, the type of each
tool, and the function of each tool.
Table 6-2. The NETTOOL Tools
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| Tool | Type | Function |
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| CONFIGURATION SUMMARY | Core | Displays a summary of the |
| | | information in the configuration or |
| | | directory file. |
| | | |
| filters | Core | Displays global filter setup. |
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| IPCINT | Associated | Provides a command interface to IPC. |
| | | |
| LOOPINIT | Associated | Monitors round-trip response time |
| | | between nodes. |
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| NAME-ADDRESS MANAGER | Core | Displays local cache of node names |
| | | and addresses. |
| | | |
| NMDUMP | Associated | Provides formatting and analysis |
| | | capabilities for system dumps. |
| | | |
| NSTEST | Associated | Interactively provides a quick |
| | | validation of the Network Services. |
| | | |
| NSLOGON | Associated | Establishes temporary connections |
| | | between nodes to quickly validate |
| | | the network transport. |
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| PING | Core | Allows the local system to send a |
| | | message to one or more remote nodes |
| | | and examine their response. |
| | | |
| QVALNS | Associated | Provides a quick validation of the |
| | | Network Services. Runs in program |
| | | mode. |
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| RESOURCE MONITOR | Core | Displays the internal resources for |
| | | the network transport. |
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| SOCKINFO | Associated | Displays socket information. |
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| STATUS | Core | Displays the status of the network |
| | | interfaces and the associated links. |
| | | |
| X25CHECK | Associated | Creates connections to remote X.25 |
| | | nodes and verifies their response. |
| | | |
| X25STAT | Associated | Monitors the status and statistics |
| | | for X.25 network interfaces. Also |
| | | displays internal data structures. |
| | | |
| XPPERF | Associated | Provides a cursory performance |
| | | measurement. |
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| XPVAL | Associated | Provides a quick validation of the |
| | | network transport. |
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