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The Validate Configuration File screen shown in
Figure 4-7 "Validate Configuration File Screen"
allows you to test the validity of a specified subsystem configuration. (The
VALIDATECONF maintenance mode command can be used to perform this
function. See Chapter 5 "Using NMMGR in Maintenance Mode"
for more information on the maintenance mode commands.)
This screen can be reached by pressing the [Go To VALIDATE] key at the
Utility screen.
Figure 4-7 Validate Configuration File Screen
The purpose of the validation process is to ensure that your configuration
data is syntactically and logically correct before you activate the node.
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NOTE: The distributed terminal subsystem (DTS) cannot be brought up and
configured unless validation is complete. The link configuration must be
complete before you attempt to validate the network transport configuration.
This is because the network transport validation process uses link
configuration data.
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To begin validation for a subsystem, press the function key that corresponds to
the subsystem you wish to validate. For example, to validate your NS network
transport configuration, press the [Validate NETXPORT] function key.
After checking various aspects of your configuration,
the validation process creates a listing of error messages to help
you pinpoint invalid items. One possible message, for instance, states
that a phone number has not been configured for a dial-type link in
your NS configuration.
When you press one of the validation function keys, you enter character mode.
Any validation error messages are listed at your terminal. If you want the
error message listing to be sent to a device in addition to your terminal,
enter a Y in the box next to "Output to line printer
or FORMLIST in addition to terminal" on the Validate Configuration
File screen. You can have the listing sent to disk or a printer
by setting a file equation or you can have it routed to the default
device, which is $STDLIST.
After viewing the validation messages, if any, press [RETURN] to return
to the Validate Configuration File screen. The
message in the message line of the screen tells you if the validation
process completed and, if so, whether the configuration is valid.
You must see the following message to be sure that your configuration
file is valid:
Validation completed; configuration of the selected subsystem is valid.
When validated, the contents of the configuration are automatically copied
to the backup file specified on the open screen.
If a message other than the one above appears, refer to the MPE/iX Error
Messages Manual (for DTS errors) or to the manual that
contains error messages for the subsystem you are configuring or
the Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers and Other
Serial Devices Manual for DTS errors. If you encounter
errors that you cannot resolve, notify your HP representative.
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