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

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Before Configuring Terminal and Printer Connections
Plan the Network
Plan the Network
Before configuration can begin, the physical layout and configuration
parameters for the systems, the DTCs, the OpenView Windows
Workstation, and the connected devices on the LAN must be defined.
This information must be translated into terms that the MPE/iX
operating system can understand and use.
For example, a node name for the system must be indicated and a link
name must be specified. Additionally, the physical path for the LANIC
must be identified. Each DTC needs a name and the devices connected
to it will have characteristics associated with them.
Once this information is entered in the configuration file
(NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS), the system can communicate with each device
connected to the DTC. HP 3000 Series 900 uses a utility called NMMGR
to enter configuration information into the NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS file.
On the pages that follow, information and worksheets are provided to
help define these required configuration parameters.
Figure 2-1 shows the parameters needed for configuration of
asynchronous device connections. (A DTC 48 is shown in the example.)
Figure 2-1 HP 3000 and DTC Configuration