Using the Node Management Services (NMS) Utilities (32022-90053)

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Preface
This manual documents functionality for the MPE/iX 6.0 Release.
This is the reference manual for users of the Node Management
Services Utilities. These utilities are:
• The Node Management Services Configuration Manager (NMMGR).
• The Node Management Maintenance Utility (NMMAINT).
• The Node Management Services Trace/Log File Analyzer
(NMDUMP).
• The Node Management Services Conversion Utility (NMMGRVER).
• The Node Management Services Validation Utility (NMMGRVAL).
The major part of this manual covers the NMMGR program. It includes
information common to all the subsystems that use NMMGR to create
or modify a configuration file. Information that is subsystem-specific is
located in the manuals for that subsystem. NMMGR is used to
configure any or all of the following subsystems on a network:
• SNA (for HP 3000-IBM data communications)
• BSC (for HP 3000-IBM data communications)
• NS 3000/iX (for HP 3000-HP 3000 data communications)
• Distributed terminal subsystem (for HP 3000-terminal
communications)
Special Note
MPE/iX, Multiprogramming Executive with Integrated POSIX, is the
latest in a series of forward-compatible operating systems for the
HP 3000 line of computers.
In HP documentation and in talking with HP 3000 users, you will
encounter references to MPE XL, the direct predecessor of MPE/iX.
MPE/iX is a superset of MPE XL. All programs written for MPE XL will
run without change under MPE/iX. You can continue to use MPE XL
system documentation, although it may not refer to features added to
the operating system to support POSIX (for example, hierarchical
directories).
Finally, you may encounter references to MPE V, which is the operating
system for HP 3000s, not based on the PA-RISC architecture. MPE V
software can be run on the PA-RISC HP 3000s (Series 900) in what is
known as compatibility mode.
Chapter 1, “Introduction,” provides a brief description of each of the
NMS utilities.