Using the HP DTC 16RX Manager

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Conﬁguring a remote connection to an HP 3000 system

Figure 19. Remote connection configuration

Configuring a remote connection to an HP 3000 system

You conﬁgure a remote DTC for connection to an HP 3000 Series 900 system the

same way you conﬁgure connection to a local MPE host system (“Conﬁguring a

local connection to an HP 3000 system” on page 100) except that you must also

include the IP address of the Domain Name Server (DNS). Refer to “Conﬁguring IP

and DNS parameters” on page 44 for instructions on how to conﬁgure the IP address

for a remote DTC.

Configuring a DTC for front-end operation

The front-end DTC provides a gateway service, encapsulating AFCP packets into

UDP datagrams and vice versa. It may consist of a DTC 16RX (running code

version 14.4), a DTC 72MX (managed from OpenView DTC Manager), or a Telnet

Express. It does not have to be dedicated to providing the gateway service; it may

also perform all other DTC functions.

Note In order to operate as a front-end, the DTC must be on the same LAN as the HP 3000.

To allow front-end capability:

• activate the “Enable RAFCP Front End” field in the DTC Manager’s Global

Parameters screen as described in “Configuring global parameters” on page 47.

• enter the DNS server name in the DNS Server Name field in the IP & DNS

Parameters Conﬁguration screen.

• enter the default Local Domain in the IP & DNS Parameters Conﬁguration

screen.

Note The DTC must be reset in order for changes to take effect.

DNS configuration

A Domain Name Server (DNS) converts network names into IP addresses. The list

of network names and corresponding IP addresses used by the Domain Name Server

is stored in a text ﬁle which must be maintained by the system administrator.