Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices (32022-90051)

• Appendix B, “Migrating From Previous Releases,” describes the

steps to migrate network conﬁguration ﬁles from previous MPE/iX

and MPE V releases to the current release format.

• Appendix C, “DTC User Interface,” describes how to use the

interface and what commands are available.

• Appendix D, “Error Messages,” lists error messages and causes and

actions for each message.

• Glossary, provides deﬁnition of commonly used terms and concepts.

Helpful Manuals

When using Conﬁguring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other

Serial Devices, these manuals should be available for reference:

• Conﬁguring and Managing Host-Based X.25 Links. This manual

explains how to conﬁgure X.25 networking capabilities on a HP 3000

Series 900 system using host-based network management.

Host-based X.25 links allow communications over an X.25 network

through the DTC/X.25 Network Access card.

• Troubleshooting Terminal, Printer, and Serial Device Connections.

Use this manual to troubleshoot device connections when the

host-based network management option is used. This manual lists

TermDSM commands and suggests a strategy for problem

resolution.

• Using the Node Management Services (NMS) Utilities. This is a

reference manual that has detailed information about the NMS

Utilities, including NMMGR.

• Asynchronous Serial Communications Programmer’s Reference

Manual. This manual documents a subset of the system-supplied

intrinsics available through the native mode of MPE/iX. The

intrinsics are those that are particularly useful for the

programmatic control of asynchronous devices.

• Using HP OpenView DTC Manager. This manual explains how to

conﬁgure the Datacommunications and Terminal Controller (DTC)

with OpenView DTC Manager. OpenView DTC Manager is the

software used to conﬁgure, monitor, and control the DTC when the

PC-based network management option is used.

• DTC OpenView Manager/Planning Guide. This manual gives an

overview of the DTC family, the management platforms, and the

connections possible.

• HP OpenView DTC Manager Installation & Upgrade Guide. This

manual describes the installation and upgrade of the DTC Manager

and related software, when the DTC is managed by an OpenView

Workstation.