HP DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS I64, Version 8.3

HP DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS I64, Version 8.3 SPD 50.45.19
Management and Problem Determination Tools
FTAM software supplies a number of management tools,
including an installation verification procedure (IVP), a
tracing utility, event logging, and informational and error
messages.
FTAM Installation Verification Procedure (IVP)
The FTAM IVP sets up outbound and inbound appli-
cation associations. A connection is made to your local
system (as a loopback test). The FTAM IVP checks that
your installation is able to set up and release presenta-
tion and session connections. It tests the FTAM soft-
ware by starting a responder and reading the attributes
of a file with the DIRECTORY command.
FTAM Tracing Utility
The FTAM tracing utility (OSITRACE) is a tool for identi-
fying problems in protocol exchanges between your lo-
cal system and any remote FTAM system. The trac-
ing utility captures protocol exchanges and transcribes
them into easily read text; OSITRACE data is written to
SYS$OUTPUT.
The FTAM tracing utility monitors data exchanges for
individual associations. The tracing utility can trace
data originating from the following components: FTAM
(DATA, PROTOCOL, and STRUCTURING), ACSE, Pre-
sentation, and Session.
OSI Address Lookup Using X.500
The FTAM software is capable of retrieving network ad-
dresses from the X.500 directory. You can use this func-
tionality with or instead of retrieving addresses from a
local repository.
FTAM Event Logging
For event logging, the FTAM responder writes records
to OSIF$RESPONDER.LOG.
Requirements for Compatibility with FTAM
FTAM lets an open system perform a specific set of file
transfer, access, and management activities with any
open system having a compatible FTAM implementa-
tion.
The Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement
(PICS) provides more information about HP’s FTAM im-
plementation.
Appendix B: Virtual Terminal
DECnet-Plus Virtual Terminal (VT) is Hewlett Packard
Company’s implementation of the ISO Virtual Terminal
Basic Class standard, which consists of the service def-
inition (ISO 9040) and the protocol (ISO 9041). VT
software adheres to these standards, thereby providing
interactive access between DECnet-Plus systems and
other multivendor terminal systems and host systems
that also adhere to the ISO Virtual Terminal Basic Class
standard.
VT is implemented as an Application Service Element
(ASE) of the OSI Application layer.
VT can run over Transport layer classes 0, 2 or 4 over
CONS, and TP4 over CLNS. VT can also run over
TCP/IP networks using RFC 1006.
VT provides terminal/initiator (for a local user) and
host/responder (for the remote user) capabilities. Ter-
minal/responder and host/initiator are not supported.
Supported Standards
VT conforms to the following OSI standards:
ISO 9041 — Virtual Terminal protocol - basic class
ISO 8650 — ACSE protocol
ISO 8823 — Presentation protocol
ISO 8327 — Session protocol
Virtual Terminal Features
Virtual Terminal supports the following features:
• Basic class (character cell terminals) of service
• Asynchronous mode (A-Mode) of operation
• Profile Support
— Default A-mode (per ISO 9040)
— A-mode Generalized Telnet (adheres to OIW Sta-
ble Agreements)
— A-mode Transparent (adheres to OIW Stable
Agreements)
— A-mode Telnet 1988 (adheres to OIW Stable
Agreements)
• Functional Units
— destructiveBreak
— structuredCOs
— urgentData
• Supported Gateways
— Bidirectional VT/Telnet
— Bidirectional VT/LAT
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