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Creating Your Network
This manual assumes that you have a functional network with at least one
NS3000/iX link properly configured to allow data communications to occur
between systems. If you have not yet created your network, or if you
need to make modifications to your network configuration, you will need
to use the HP 3000/iX Network Planning and Configuration Guide. An
overview of the procedures required to plan and configure the network is
provided below.
Network Creation Overview
1. Check that the hardware components required for NS3000/iX have
been installed and verified according to the procedures in the
hardware installation manuals listed in the preface of this
manual.
2. Use the software verification procedures described in this manual
to check that the data communications software has been installed
properly.
3. Plan your network configuration by filling out the worksheets
provided in the HP 3000/iX Network Planning and Configuration
Guide.
4. Configure the transport and links by using the NMMGR.PUB.SYS
utility to update the configuration file and, if required, the
network directory file.
5. Validate the network transport to check for consistency of
configuration values.
6. Cross-validate the NMMGR configuration file with the system
configuration files within SYSGEN.
The NS3000/iX Products
An NS3000/iX network consists of one or more of the available NS3000/iX
link products configured to allow communications between systems (nodes)
on the network. The Network Services are available to allow users to
perform applications across the network.
Your network will include one or more of the following link products:
* ThinLAN 3000/iX Link. Supports IEEE802.3/Ethernet LAN
connections.
* Token Ring/iX. Supports IEEE802.5 token ring LAN connections.
* NS Point-to-Point Network Link/iX. Supports LAP-B connections over
leased lines or switched auto-dial lines.
* X.25 iX System Access. Supports connections to X.25 public or
private data networks.
* Fiber Distributed Data Interface/iX. Provides a single-attach
connection to an FDDI network through an FDDI concentrator.
The following Network Services are available to run over the NS3000/iX
link products:
* Virtual Terminal (VT). Creates an interactive session on another
system in the network. Multiple concurrent sessions are possible.
* Remote File Access (RFA). Allows I/O operations to files and
devices on remote systems.
* Remote DataBase Access (RDBA). Allows access to turboIMAGE
databases on remote nodes.
* Network File Transfer (NFT). Allows transfer of files from one
node to another.
* Remote Process Management (RPM). Allows the creation and
termination of processes on remote nodes.