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

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Automatic Conﬁguration of DTCs

Performing an Automatic Conﬁguration Outside NMMGR

Performing an Automatic Conﬁguration

Outside NMMGR

Automatic conﬁguration is done via a command ﬁle called DTCCNTRL

which allows you to manage DTS conﬁgurations. DTCCNTRL requires

that you have a minimum of Network Manager (NM) capability.

To perform an automatic conﬁguration, you must still provide the

DTC’s LAN address. Also, all serial ports conﬁgured via automatic

conﬁguration using DTCCNTRL will be conﬁgured as nailed, direct

connect terminal ports using the terminal proﬁle TR10AUTO. You can

modify the default proﬁle characteristics associated with TR10AUTO

using NMMGR, if needed, to match your special requirements. If you

want to change the proﬁle, run NMMGR ﬁrst before invoking

DTCCNTRL. Refer to Host-Based Terminal Proﬁles table in Chapter 7,

“Terminal and Printer Proﬁles,” for more information on TR10AUTO

proﬁle characteristics.

You can only perform automatic conﬁguration of new DTCs if you are

operating in a host-based management environment. In a PC-based

environment, DTCCNTRL will report an error when the command is

invoked.

When automatic conﬁguration is invoked, a default conﬁguration is

created in the NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS ﬁle. The default conﬁguration will

be saved with DTC name as DTCxxxx where “xxxx” is the last 4 digits

of the LAN address.

Follow the steps listed here to automatically add a DTC to DTS:

1. Turn the DTC’s power on.

2. Invoke DTCCNTRL at the CI prompt either without specifying the

desired automatic conﬁguration operation or by specifying it using

the syntax outlined below:

• Automatic conﬁguration operation not speciﬁed:

:DTCCNTRL

0 exit

1 dynamically implement DTS changes made in NMMGR

2 view status of last DTS dynamic configuration

3 automatically add a new DTC

4 shutdown DTS subsystem

5 restart DTS subsystem

6 manage/dynamically configure host-based x.25

7 help