HP e3000/iX Network Planning and Configuration Guide (36922-90037)

Appendix A 207
MPE/V to MPE/iX Migration
File Conversion Guidelines
rename it as the new NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS. Choose the NSCONF file that
corresponds to the network configuration you want to use as your
NS 3000/iX configuration.
This new NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS file contains your NS configuration in a
format acceptable to MPE/iX. You can now run NMMGR to configure
the DTS subsystem, and to perform any needed modifications to the NS
configuration. See “Reconfiguration Guidelines” later in this appendix.
To Update From a Previous MPE/iX Version
If you are updating from an earlier version of MPE/iX at the same time
you are migrating from NS 3000/V to NS 3000/iX, you will need to
make a choice between reconfiguring your Distributed Terminal
Subsystem (DTS) and reconfiguring your NS network. The choice is
necessary because MPE/V versions of NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS files do not
include DTS configuration values.
You should let the circumstances of your installation determine which
configuration values you preserve. If your NS network is complex, you
may decide to convert the existing MPE/V configuration files, and
reconfigure DTS. In this case you should follow the steps under “File
Conversion Guidelines” earlier in this appendix.
If, on the other hand, your DTS configuration is extensive, you may
decide to migrate your existing MPE/iX configuration files to the new
version of MPE/iX. You will then need to redo your NS network
configuration so that both the NS and DTS configurations are contained
in a single, valid, MPE/iX NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS file. In any case, you
will need to reconfigure either NS or DTS if you are both updating
MPE/iX and converting from an NS 3000/V network to an NS 3000/iX
network.