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Provided that you entered the correct system information when configuring
the three emulators using the IBM Network Station Manager program, each
one starts and the appropriate system sign on display is shown.
Now, you must verify that the modules were loaded from the
/local/mods
directory on the Flash card by reviewing the console log of the Network
Station.
Use the following steps to view the console log and verify that the modules
were loaded from the correct directory:
1. On the IBM Network Station press
Alt + Shift + Home
to start the console.
2. Click on the
Messages
button to view the log.
3. Use the vertical scroll bar to move up and down through the log file.
4. Please refer to the example in Figure 16 which shows in bold text the 5250
emulation executable modules being sourced from the
/ local/mods
directory on the Flash card.
Figure 16. Console Log Example: Loading the 5250 Emulator from the Flash Card
3.3.12 House Keeping
After you have confirmed that the IBM Network Station started successfully
and loaded the necessary modules from the Flash card, we recommend that
the
flash.nsm file be cleaned up to prevent exposure to any security risks.
For example, several lines of text were added to the
flash.nsm file to allow you
to access the local file manager to format the Flash card. You may also have
Special Command Check, command = ns5250
NSK8202: loading libprapi from /local/mods/libprapi.nws
+ 0:00:08:27
NSK8203: loaded 'IBM Network Station model 8361 V1.3.0 libprapi 07/14/1998, PTF fix1998290'
NSK8202: loading libprxapi from /local/mods/libprxapi.nws
NSK8203: loaded 'IBM Network Station model 8361 V1.3.0 libprxapi 05/06/1998, PTF DRV190'
NSK8202: loading ns5250 from /local/mods/ns5250.nws
+ 0:00:08:32
NSK8203: loaded 'IBM Network Station model 8361 V1.3.0 ns5250 07/14/1998, PTF fix1998290'
+ 0:00:08:33
NSK5901: running command: ns5250 as1.mycompany.com
NSK8502: host "localhost" connected with blank authorization
+ 0:00:08:35
NSK0603: reading font file: /QIBM/ProdData/NetworkStation/X11/fonts/pcf/i18n/Rom
8.iso1_UCS.pcf.Z
+ 0:00:08:36
NSK8202: loading sbcs_im from /loacl/mods/sbcs_im.nws
NSK8203: loaded 'IBM Network Station model 8361 V1.3.0 sbcs_im 05/06/1998, PTFDRV190'