This manual assumes that you have a functional network with
at least one NS 3000/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 |
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Check that the hardware components required for NS 3000/iX
have been installed and verified according to the procedures in
the hardware installation manuals listed in the preface of this
manual.
Use the software verification procedures described
in this manual to check that the data communications software has
been installed properly.
Plan your network configuration by filling out the
worksheets provided in the HP 3000/iX Network Planning
and Configuration Guide.
Configure the transport and links by using the NMMGR.PUB.SYS
utility to update the configuration file and, if required, the network
directory file.
Validate the network transport to check for consistency
of configuration values.
Cross-validate the NMMGR
configuration file with the system configuration files within SYSGEN.
The NS 3000/iX Products |
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An NS 3000/iX network consists of one or more of the available
NS 3000/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:
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.
Fiber Distributed Data Interface/iX.
Provides a single-attach connection to an FDDI network through an
FDDI concentrator.
HP-PB 100VG-AnyLAN Network Adapter.
Connects an HP 3000 computer using the HP-PB backplane
to a 100VG-AnyLAN network.
HP-PB 100Base-T Network Adapter.
Connects an HP 3000 computer using the HP-PB backplane
to a 100Base-T network.
The following Network Services are available to run over the
NS 3000/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.
