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

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Configuring Serial Devices (for Host-Based Management)
Modify the Network Management Configuration File
Step 8: Validate/Cross-Validate the Configuration
File
Validation ensures that no conflicts exist in the network configuration
file (NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS) between the DTCs and other configuration
parameters. After NMMGR validates the network configuration file, it
will automatically cross-validate the file with the system I/O devices
configured through the SYSGEN utility. This will take place only if the
file opened at the start of the NMMGR session is NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS
and validation is successful. Additionally, you must have System
Manager (SM) capability or the cross- validation will not occur. The
commands used for SYSGEN cross-validation are in the file
NMGRXVAL.PUB.SYS. If this file does not exist, NMMGR will create the
file for you before cross-validating. You can edit this file as appropriate
for your environment.
Refer to the MPE/iX manual, System Startup, Configuration, and
Shutdown Reference Manual, for information on SYSGEN.
1. To validate the configuration file, press the
[Validate DTS/LINK] key at
the Card Configuration Screen, or type validate at the command
line on top of any NMMGR screen and press
[Enter]. (Note that the
[Enter] key is not the carriage return key.)
The DTS validation procedure starts by displaying the following on
the terminal:
-> Validation of DTS/LINK started. <-
-> Validation of DTS/LINK finished. <-
If errors were encountered in the configuration file, the validation
procedure will print out the total number of errors found. Error
messages will also be displayed explaining the problems found.
Refer to Appendix D, “Error Messages,” for more information about
these error messages.
2. After validation of the network configuration file is complete, the
following will appear on the screen as the file is cross-validated with
the files created with SYSGEN (warning messages may vary):