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Contents

Preface ............................................................ v

1 Preparing to Install and Conﬁgure TCP/IP Services

1.1 Understanding the Major Tasks . ................................ 1–1

1.2 Preinstallation Tasks . ........................................ 1–1

1.2.1 Inspecting the Distribution Kit .............................. 1–2

1.2.2 Extracting the Release Notes ................................ 1–2

1.2.3 Backing Up the System Disk and Upgrading OpenVMS ........... 1–2

1.2.4 Registering the License Product Authorization Key ............... 1–3

1.2.5 Checking the Disk Space . . . ................................ 1–3

1.2.6 Checking the Physical Memory .............................. 1–3

1.2.7 Checking the System Parameters ............................ 1–4

1.2.7.1 Global Pagelets and Global Sections ....................... 1–4

1.2.7.2 Nonpaged Dynamic Pool ................................ 1–4

1.2.7.3 Interrupt Stack Pages (VAX Only) . . ....................... 1–5

1.2.7.4 System Page Table Entries Parameter (VAX Only) ............ 1–5

1.2.8 Assigning a User Identiﬁcation Code . . . ....................... 1–5

1.3 Assembling Conﬁguration Information............................ 1–6

2 Installing TCP/IP Services

2.1 Invoking the Installation Procedure .............................. 2–1

2.2 Stepping Through the Installation Procedure ...................... 2–2

2.3 Postinstallation Tasks ........................................ 2–3

3 Conﬁguring TCP/IP Services

3.1 Recommended Order for Conﬁguring TCP/IP Services . ............... 3–1

3.2 Automatic Conﬁguration of TCP/IP Services Using DHCP Client ....... 3–1

3.3 Running TCPIP$CONFIG ..................................... 3–2

3.3.1 Converting Existing TCP/IP Services Conﬁguration Files (Upgrade

Only) . . ................................................ 3–2

3.3.2 Creating New TCP/IP Services Conﬁguration Files ............... 3–3

3.3.3 Understanding the Conﬁguration Menus ....................... 3–4

3.3.4 Conﬁguring the Core Environment ........................... 3–5

3.3.4.1 Domain Conﬁguration . . ................................ 3–5

3.3.4.2 Interface Conﬁguration . ................................ 3–6

3.3.4.3 Dynamic Routing Conﬁguration ........................... 3–6

3.3.4.4 BIND Resolver Conﬁguration............................. 3–7

3.3.4.5 Time Zone Conﬁguration ................................ 3–7

3.3.5 Conﬁguring the Client Environment . . . ....................... 3–8

3.3.6 Conﬁguring the Server Environment . . . ....................... 3–10

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