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

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Dynamic Conﬁguration and DTS Shutdown/Restart

Performing a Dynamic Conﬁguration

Follow the steps below to dynamically conﬁgure DTS changes. Refer to

Chapter 5, “Conﬁguring Serial Devices (for Host-Based Management),”

and Chapter 6, “Conﬁguring Serial Devices (for PC-Based

Management),” for more detailed steps on the DTS conﬁguration

process using NMMGR for host-based and PC-based DTC management,

respectively.

NMMGR can keep up to 70 changes. This means that you can change a

maximum of 70 different screens before you invoke DTCCNTRL. After

the 64th change NMMGR displays a warning that tells you the limit is

near. If more than 70 changes are made NMMGR warns that the

current change will not take effect using DTCCNTRL. Those changes

made after 70 entries will not be kept and can not be made dynamically.

After DTCCNTRL is invoked and the changes were successful,

NMMGR can again keep up to 70 new changes. Those changes that

were not successful will be saved so they can be retried at a later time.

When a new DTC is added NMMGR considers this to be one change

even if you save data on many screens to conﬁgure this DTC.

1. Run the NMMGR program and make all desired DTS conﬁguration

changes. The network management conﬁguration ﬁle must be

NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS for the conﬁguration changes to become active

dynamically.

NOTE

If you are changing proﬁle characteristics, you can see which ldevs and

DTCs will be affected by the change by pressing the

[Assoc Ldevs]

function key on the proﬁle screen corresponding to the proﬁle you are

changing. After pressing this key, you will see a list of all ldevs using

this proﬁle in the DTCs conﬁgured in DTS. Refer to Chapter 7,

“Terminal and Printer Proﬁles,” for more information.

2. After successful validation and cross-validation, NMMGR will

prompt you as to whether you want DTS changes to take effect now.

The following prompt will appear:

Do you want DTS changes to be become active now (Y/N)?

Y = all changes made take effect now

N = all changes made will take effect upon next

dynamic configuration or system boot

H = help