Using the HP DTC 16RX Manager

DTC Manager

DTC Manager is a versatile communications server for connecting systems to

terminals, printers, and other asynchronous devices. The types of connections

available through a DTC are determined by the options purchased.

The DTC Manager is a DTC management system that operates on HP 9000 Series

700 and 800 systems running either HP-UX 9.X or HP-UX 10.0. It is used to create

and maintain the DTC conﬁguration ﬁles. For the purposes of this book, HP 9000

Series 700 or 800 systems are referred to as the host system.

The DTC Manager consists of a set of commands for conﬁguring and

troubleshooting DTCs. The ﬁrmware of the DTC itself contains the code for self-

test and self-diagnostics, the DTC code and the management protocol. The DTC's

conﬁguration is loaded when the DTC is ﬁrst switched on through a process referred

to as conﬁguration download. The conﬁguration to be downloaded to each DTC

resides permanently on the computer that is responsible for managing and

controlling the operations of that DTC.

The tftp (trivial ﬁle transfer program) protocol is used for communication between

the DTC and the DTC Manager. tftp is a standard part of HP-UX and must be

installed and operational on the HP 9000 Series 700 or 800 host computer for the

conﬁguration information to be downloaded to the DTC.