Installation guide

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Messages 900 – 999
Ask the system manager to perform the following command. Substitute the DECnet node
name of the access server for server-node-name:
At an OpenVMS load host, enter the following:
NCP> LOOP CIRCUIT server-node-name
The Network Control Program (NCP) shows the results of the loopback test at the DECnet
node.
Local -952- Enter ^P to repeat selftest
Explanation: This message appears after an Ethernet loopback failure.
Action: To restart the self-test, press Ctrl/P on the console terminal.
Local -953- [protocol] Attempting to locate load host [datalink]
Explanation: The access server is unable to find the load host or the host system failed to
complete the downline load to the access server. The access server will automatically try
to downline load again.
Step Action
1 If you are using the MOP protocol to downline load the software, do the following:
a. Verify the information on the load host. See the section Ensure the Access Server
Is Defined on the Load Host (Chapter 1).
b. Ensure that the DECnet load host for the access server is available and service is
enabled. See the section Verify the Load Host Is Available and Service Is Enabled
(Chapter 1).
2 If you are using the BOOTP and TFTP protocols to downline load the software, do the
following:
a. Ensure that the access server is entered in /etc/bootptab. See the section Ensure
the Access Server Is Entered in /etc/bootptab (Chapter 1).
b. Verify that the BOOTP and TFTP daemons are configured properly.
3 Ensure that the load host is on the same Ethernet as the access server.
4 Check for problems with transmissions between the access server and the load host on
the Ethernet.