NIO CommKit Host Interface Installation and System Administration Manual

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Overview

Description

The NIO CommKit Host Interface provides users of HP 9000 computers,

that support the HP-PB (NIO) backplane, running HP-UX with a high-speed

data link to the AT&T Datakit® network. In an AT&T data switch network,

hosts and terminals are connected to an AT&T Datakit switch. The NIO

CommKit Host Interface consists of one or more native I/O (NIO) Datakit

boards, the CommKit Host Interface software, and this manual.

You can conﬁgure both local area and wide area data switch networks,

depending on the number and location of the switches. The NIO CommKit

Host Interface provides all of the typical network services, including ﬁle

transfer, remote execution, and remote login.

The NIO CommKit Host Interface is full-featured and offers you

• Support for up to 8 Datakit interface boards and 512 channels per board

• An automated installation process, allowing you to install the CommKit software

with a minimum of effort

• Outgoing connections in both round-robin and forced interface modes

• The ability to redirect incoming connections by specifying a unique server or

listener name

• The ability to splice a call between channels on the same interface board

File and Script Locations

Table 1-2 shows the default locations of various ﬁles and scripts for the

CommKit Host Interface.

Table 1-2 Location of Files and Scripts

File or Script Location

Installation Script /usr/sbin/swinstall

Kernel Build Commands /usr/sbin/conﬁg

Startup Script /sbin/init.d/dkit

Startup Conﬁguration File /etc/rc.conﬁg.d/dkit