Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices (32022-90057)

Configuring Serial Devices (for Host-Based Management)

Modify the Network Management Configuration File

Chapter 5

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 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):

NMMGR will now cross-validate the NMCONFIG file with SYSGEN.

SYSGEN version E.02.00 : catalog version E.02.00 THU, DEC 4, 1997, 2:58 AM

**note** Retrieving NMMGR configuration data...

** First level command **

io log (lo) misc (mi) spu (sp)

sysfile (sy)

basegroup (ba) keep(ke) permyes (pe) show (sh)

tape (ta)

clear (cl)(c) exit (ex)(e) help (he)(h) oclose (oc)

redo