User Manual

Troubleshooting LAT Host Setup
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9.3.2 VMS Host Troubleshooting
By default, the LAT error message codes on the host are not translated into text error messages. If a LAT
job fails and appears in the queue with an eight-digit hex result code, the code can be translated by issuing
the commands in Figure 9-26.
Figure 9-26: Translating LAT Error Codes to Text
If a connection attempt has been unsuccessful when initially configuring a LTA device, the LAT host
software may become confused. Deleting and re-creating the LTA port is often required to successfully
connect to the ETS.
Table 9-1: VMS Host Troubleshooting
Area to Check Explanation
The ETS IP address and name are
entered in the host file
Telnet to the ETS using the name in the host file and verify
that the ETS name is resolvable and that the ETS is reachable
via the network.
Jobs that appear in the host queue
reach the ETS
From within the LPC administrative utility, enter the follow-
ing commands to clear and reset the host queue: abort
queue_name, clean queue_name, enable queue_name, and
start queue_name.
Then kill the currently executing daemon, remove all old
entries in the queue, enable the queue to accept new entries,
and restart job processing.
$ SHOW QUEUE/FULL/ALL queue_name
(note the error code nnnnnnnn)
$ SET MESSAGE SYS$MESSAGE:NETWRKMSG.EXE
$ EXIT %Xnnnnnnnn
Table 9-2: Configuring LAT on VMS Host Using Port Name
Area to check Explanation
The specified node name matches the server’s node name Use the Show Server command.
The specified port name matches the port’s name Use the List Port 2 command.
Table 9-3: Configuring LAT on VMS Host Using a Service
Area to check Explanation
The specified node name matches the
server’s node name
Use the Show Server command.
The service name used matches the con-
figured service name
Use the Show Service Local Characteristics command.
The service is available Use the Show Service Local Characteristics command from
a network login. If the service rating is zero, the parallel port
is in use.