DECnet-Plus
Planning Guide

• Object database
  • upgrading #1
  • upgrading #2
  • upgrading #3
  • upgrading #4
• Object entry
  • defined
  • managed by .DNA_Registrar group
  • namespace planning
  • node
• OpenVMS cluster node
  • migrating
• OpenVMS Cluster node
  • migrating options
• OSI
  • applications
    • name databases
  • compliance
  • format
    • using in NSAP #1
    • using in NSAP #2
      • example #1
      • example #2
• OSI transport protocol
  • managing with OSI transport module
  • required by DECdns server
  • specified in transport selector field of NSAP
  • using inactive subset
• OSI Transport Service
  • selecting
  • specified in Transport selector field of NSAP
• OSI transport service
  • specified in transport selector field of NSAP

• Packet
  • disassembly and reassembly
    • of Phase V packets
• Phase III
  • configuring nodes in Phase IV area
  • unsupported products for DECnet-Plus
• Phase IV
  • and DECnet-Plus communications
  • applications
    • during transition
  • areas
    • the need for
  • compatibility with DECnet-Plus
  • compatible address
  • name
    • applications that require
  • unsupported products for DECnet-Plus
• Planning
  • addressing
    • creating NSAPs
  • areas
  • checklist
  • DECdns
    • access control
    • assessing directory contents
    • directory hierarchy
    • directory replication
    • server
      • capacity
  • DECdns clerk
    • in network that uses distributed namespace #1
    • in network that uses distributed namespace #2
  • DECdts clerk
    • in network that uses distributed namespace #1
    • in network that uses distributed namespace #2
  • for transition #1
  • for transition #2
  • new network configuration
  • routing
  • using appropriate IDP field of NSAP #1
  • using appropriate IDP field of NSAP #2
• Planning DECdns server
  • required transport protocols
• PreDSP field of NSAP #1
• PreDSP field of NSAP #2
  • length
  • subfields
• Primary name service
• Principal
  • size of in DECdns
• Private network
  • AFI
    • required
  • IDI
• Problem solving
  • configuring DECdns servers for
• Protocol
  • Phase IV
    • in applications
• Protocol tower
  • using in applications #1
  • using in applications #2
• Proxy file
  • converting for DECnet-Plus for Digital UNIX
  • used by DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS

• $QIO
  • during transition

• Reachable-address table
  • during transition
    • on router running link state
    • to manually configure routing information
  • for routing between Phase IV and Phase V areas
• Rebooting
  • and DECdns clerk caching
• Registration agent
• Replication
  • effect of DECdns clearinghouse names on
• REPORT command
  • for getting configuration information #1
  • for getting configuration information #2
• Report of network configuration
• RIS server
• Routing
  • algorithms
    • choosing which to run
    • coexistence of #1
    • coexistence of #2
    • coexistence of #3
    • Link State
    • link state
      • running on all intermediate systems
• Link State Protocol
• routing vector
  • running during transition

within one area

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S

• Search path #1
• Search path #2
  • naming template
  • primary name service
  • secondary name service
• Secondary name service
• Security
  • between networks
  • for DECdns
    • using access control #1
    • using access control #2
    • using access control #3
    • using access control #4
• Segmentation
  • of Phase V packets
  • setting segment buffer size
• show path command
  • displaying potential paths
• SHOW PATH command
  • displaying potential paths
• Simple name
• Soft link
  • backtranslation
    • defined
    • memory requirements
  • defined
  • node synonym
    • defined
    • memory requirements
• Standards
  • addressing
  • compliance with CCITT
    • ISDN recommendation
  • OSI
• Subnetwork
  • example
  • with multicircuit end systems
• Syntax
  • DECdns name
• sys$system:netnode_remote.dat
• sys$update

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T

• Time-provider
  • at server closest to programmer
  • planning for DECdts #1
  • planning for DECdts #2
  • time-provider interface
  • time-provider program
• Time service
  • planning for
• Timestamp
  • DECdns use of #1
  • DECdns use of #2
  • problems with data restored from backups
• Tool
  • for network management
    • decnet_migrate
  • for node-name management
    • decnet_register #1
    • decnet_register #2
  • for transition
    • net$convert_database
    • /usr/field/proxytoncl
    • /usr/field/update_mopdb
• Transition
  • addressing #1
  • addressing #2
  • DECnet for OpenVMS Phase IV applications
  • DECnet-ULTRIX Phase IV applications
  • defined
  • environment
    • example
  • environment defined #1
  • environment defined #2
  • features to help with
  • for DECdns
  • for DECdts
  • migrating
    • first system #1
    • first system #2
    • first system #3
    • LANs
    • OpenVMS Cluster systems
    • OpenVMS cluster systems
    • subsequent systems
  • name services during
  • network management during
  • planning
    • checklist
  • planning routing
  • reasons for
  • routing
  • strategies
  • tasks
    • after configuration
    • immediate
    • optional
    • overview
  • timeframe
  • tools for
    • decnet_register
    • net$convert_database
    • /usr/field/proxytoncl
    • /usr/field/update_mopdb
  • using appropriate IDP field of NSAP #1
  • using appropriate IDP field of NSAP #2
  • with pre-Phase IV nodes
• Transport selector field of NSAP #1
• Transport selector field of NSAP #2
  • defined #1
  • defined #2
  • example
  • used by multivendor router

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U

• Unsupported products
• update_mopdb
• /usr/field/proxytoncl
• /usr/field/update_mopdb #1
• /usr/field/update_mopdb #2
• /usr/lib/dnet/nodes_p
• UTC
  • how used by DECdts #1
  • how used by DECdts #2
  • how used by DECdts #3
  • how used by DECdts #4
  • planning for DECdts #1
  • planning for DECdts #2
  • planning for DECdts #3
  • using in customer-written programs #1
  • using in customer-written programs #2
  • using to synchronize system clocks #1
  • using to synchronize system clocks #2

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