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DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS
Network Management

Contents (summary)

Part I DECnet-Plus Network Management Concepts
Chapter 1 Introduction to DECnet-Plus Network Management
Part II Managing the Transition from DECnet Phase IV
Chapter 2 Transitioning from NCP to NCL
Chapter 3 Checking the Network's Configuration
Chapter 4 Managing Routing Between DECnet Phase IV and Phase V Areas
Chapter 5 Managing Name Service Searches and Information
Part III DECnet-Plus Network Management Tasks
Chapter 6 Modifying Your Network
Chapter 7 Managing Network Security
Chapter 8 Managing DECnet Phase V Communications
Chapter 9 Setting Up an OpenVMS Cluster Environment for DECnet-Plus
Chapter 10 Downline Loading and Upline Dumping Remote Systems
Part IV Monitoring Your DECnet-Plus Network
Chapter 11 Monitoring the Network
Chapter 12 Monitoring Network Events
Appendix A DECnet Phase IV Components and Corresponding Phase V Entities
Appendix B Circuit Devices
Appendix C delay factor and delay weight for NSP and OSI Transport
Appendix D decnet_migrate Commands
Appendix E decnet_register Commands
Appendix F Examples of Network Management Tasks
Appendix G Using the Console Carrier
Appendix H Migration Guidelines for VAX P.S.I.
Appendix I Network Management Graphical User Interface (NET$MGMT)
Index
Figures
Tables

Contents

Part I DECnet-Plus Network Management Concepts
Chapter 1 Introduction to DECnet-Plus Network Management
- 1.1 What Is Network Management?
- 1.2 Identifying Manageable Network Components
- 1.3 Modules and Entities
- 1.4 DECnet Phase V Configurations
Part II Managing the Transition from DECnet Phase IV
Chapter 2 Transitioning from NCP to NCL
- 2.1 Using decnet_migrate to Convert NCP Commands to NCL Commands
  - 2.1.1 Running decnet_migrate on Your System
    - 2.1.1.1 Converting an NCP Command to an NCL Command
    - 2.1.1.2 Converting NCP Commands in a DCL Command File to NCL
    - 2.1.1.3 Converting NCP Commands in an NCP Command File to NCL
    - 2.1.1.4 Editing a Command File That Contains NCL Commands
- 2.2 Using the Graphical User Interface for DECnet Phase V Network Management
- 2.3 Using the NCP Emulator to Convert NCP Commands to NCL
Chapter 3 Checking the Network's Configuration
- 3.1 Determining Your Network Topology
- 3.2 Determining the DECnet Version of Your System
Chapter 4 Managing Routing Between DECnet Phase IV and Phase V Areas
- 4.1 Setting Up Interphase Links
- 4.2 Configurations That Do Not Require Manually Created Interphase Links
- 4.3 Configurations That Require Manually Created Interphase Links
- 4.4 Configurations That Require Multiple Interphase Links
- 4.5 Configurations with Multiple Interphase Links Between Two Subnetworks
- 4.6 Special Considerations Regarding Network Costs
Chapter 5 Managing Name Service Searches and Information
- 5.1 The Naming Search Path
  - 5.1.1 Determining the Order for Name Service Searches
  - 5.1.2 Using the Naming Search Path to Interpret Abbreviated Node Names
  - 5.1.3 Displaying and Modifying Search Path Information
    - 5.1.3.1 Displaying the Naming Search Path
    - 5.1.3.2 Displaying the Backtranslation Search Path
    - 5.1.3.3 Modifying the Naming and Backtranslation Search Paths
    - 5.1.3.4 Using Backtranslation to Track Namespace Changes
  - 5.1.4 Changing the Default Namespace Name
  - 5.1.5 Defining an Alternate Node Synonym Directory
  - 5.1.6 Managing the DECdns Clerk
- 5.2 Resolving Names and Addresses with the Naming Cache
  - 5.2.1 The CDI Naming Cache and DECdns
  - 5.2.2 Managing the CDI Naming Cache
    - 5.2.2.1 Checkpoint Interval
    - 5.2.2.2 Timeout Period
- 5.3 Managing DECdns and Local Namespace Information with decnet_register
  - 5.3.1 Invoking decnet_register
  - 5.3.2 Using decnet_register
  - 5.3.3 Showing the Information Registered for a Node in the Namespace
  - 5.3.4 Registering or Modifying a Node
  - 5.3.5 Updating Registered Node Addresses
  - 5.3.6 Renaming a Registered Node
  - 5.3.7 Repairing a Node's Synonym and Reverse Address Links
  - 5.3.8 Deregistering a Node from the Namespace
  - 5.3.9 Exporting and Importing Node Information Between Name Services
  - 5.3.10 Setting Preferences and Network Values
  - 5.3.11 Using an Initialization Command File for Preset Values
  - 5.3.12 Managing the DECdns Directory Service
    - 5.3.12.1 Initializing the DECdns Namespace for DECnet
    - 5.3.12.2 Creating Directories for Registering Node Names
    - 5.3.12.3 Creating Backtranslation Directories for New IDPs, PreDSPs, and Network Areas
    - 5.3.12.4 Adding Members to the Access Control Group
    - 5.3.12.5 Creating the WorldRead_Group
    - 5.3.12.6 Using the WorldRead_Group Access Control Group
    - 5.3.12.7 Removing Members from the Access Control Group
    - 5.3.12.8 Showing Members of the Access Control Group
    - 5.3.12.9 Enabling and Disabling Autoregistration of DECnet Phase V Nodes
  - 5.3.13 Spawning to DCL
Part III DECnet-Plus Network Management Tasks
Chapter 6 Modifying Your Network
- 6.1 Using the Configuration Procedure
- 6.2 Network Control Language
  - 6.2.1 Using Interactive NCL
  - 6.2.2 Editing NCL Scripts
  - 6.2.3 Using User-Defined NCL Scripts
- 6.3 Defining Logical Names That Modify Network Startup
- 6.4 Creating DECnet-Plus Network Server Processes
- 6.5 Deleting Network Entities
Chapter 7 Managing Network Security
- 7.1 Required Rights Identifiers
- 7.2 Network Management Security
- 7.3 Access Control
  - 7.3.1 Using Explicit Access Control to Manage Remote Systems
  - 7.3.2 Using Proxy Login
    - 7.3.2.1 Setting Up a Proxy Database
    - 7.3.2.2 Enabling or Disabling Incoming Proxy
    - 7.3.2.3 Removing Proxy Access
  - 7.3.3 Specifying Default Access Control Information for Applications
  - 7.3.4 Adding a Default Nonprivileged DECnet Account
  - 7.3.5 Deleting a Default Nonprivileged DECnet Account
- 7.4 Specifying Routing Initialization Passwords
Chapter 8 Managing DECnet Phase V Communications
- 8.1 Managing a Node
  - 8.1.1 Reconfiguring DECnet-Plus
  - 8.1.2 Starting Up DECnet-Plus
  - 8.1.3 Shutting Down DECnet-Plus
  - 8.1.4 Enabling a Node
  - 8.1.5 Renaming a Node
  - 8.1.6 Managing a Phase IV Node
- 8.2 Managing Physical Layer Devices and Modem Connect Lines
  - 8.2.1 Managing WAN Communications Device Firmware
  - 8.2.2 Managing Modem Connect Lines
    - 8.2.2.1 Entities Created Automatically That Might Compete for Needed Resources
    - 8.2.2.2 Creating Modem Connect Lines
- 8.3 Managing Data Links
  - 8.3.1 Creating LAN Data Links
    - 8.3.1.1 Creating CSMA-CD Data Links
    - 8.3.1.2 Creating FDDI Data Links
    - 8.3.1.3 Creating LLC2 Data Links
  - 8.3.2 Creating WAN Data Links
    - 8.3.2.1 Creating HDLC Data Links
    - 8.3.2.2 Creating DDCMP Data Links
    - 8.3.2.3 Creating LAPB Data Links
- 8.4 Configuring Routing
  - 8.4.1 Configuring Routing Type, Mode, and Routing Addresses
    - 8.4.1.1 Routing Type
    - 8.4.1.2 Host-Based Routing
    - 8.4.1.3 Segregated Mode Routing and Integrated Mode Routing
    - 8.4.1.4 Autoconfiguring Network Addresses
    - 8.4.1.5 Configuring a Phase IV Network Address
    - 8.4.1.6 Configuring End System Network Addresses for Non-DNA Networks
  - 8.4.2 Configuring Routing Circuit Information
    - 8.4.2.1 Configuring Multiple Circuits for End Systems
    - 8.4.2.2 Sample NCL Script for Configuring Multiple Routing Circuits
  - 8.4.3 Setting Up Network Routes
    - 8.4.3.1 Configuring Network Adjacencies to Non-DNA Routers
    - 8.4.3.2 Networking with Routers That Do Not Support Phase IV Backward Compatibility
    - 8.4.3.3 End System Cache
    - 8.4.3.4 Configuring CLNS with Null Internet
    - 8.4.3.5 Reachable Addresses
- 8.5 Managing Transport Services
  - 8.5.1 Configuring NSP
  - 8.5.2 Configuring and Managing OSI Transport
    - 8.5.2.1 Defining OSI Transport Templates
    - 8.5.2.2 Commands for Configuring General OSI Transport Attributes
    - 8.5.2.3 Configuring OSI Transport to Use CONS
    - 8.5.2.4 Configuring OSI Transport to Use the Connectionless-Mode Network Service
      - 8.5.2.4.1 Establishing Outbound Connections Using CLNS
      - 8.5.2.4.2 Establishing Inbound Connections Using CLNS
      - 8.5.2.4.3 Null Internet Information
      - 8.5.2.4.4 Steps for Configuring the Connectionless-Mode Network Service
      - 8.5.2.4.5 Providing Communications Between OSI Transport Systems and VOTS Systems Using CLNS
    - 8.5.2.5 Configuring OSI Transport to Use RFC 1006 or RFC 1859
    - 8.5.2.6 Testing OSI Transport
    - 8.5.2.7 Possible Connection Failure to Non-Conformant Systems Using OSI Transport
    - 8.5.2.8 Avoiding Congestion in Multiprotocol Networks
  - 8.5.3 DECnet and OSI Applications over TCP/IP
    - 8.5.3.1 Examples Establishing Network Connections Using DECnet over TCP/IP
    - 8.5.3.2 Configuring DECnet over TCP/IP (RFC 1859) and OSI over TCP/IP (RFC 1006)
    - 8.5.3.3 Disabling DECnet Over TCP/IP
    - 8.5.3.4 DECnet over TCP/IP Tracing Support with Common Trace Facility (CTF)
    - 8.5.3.5 Recovering from Problems
    - 8.5.3.6 Connection Auditing
    - 8.5.3.7 Proxy Access
- 8.6 Managing Session Control
- 8.7 Managing OSAK
  - 8.7.1 Managing OSAK Addresses
    - 8.7.1.1 Registering Active and Passive Addresses
  - 8.7.2 NCL and the OSAK Databases
  - 8.7.3 Supporting the OSAK Component of DECnet-Plus
    - 8.7.3.1 Counting Connections, Releases, and Aborts
    - 8.7.3.2 Monitoring Upper Layer Events
    - 8.7.3.3 Checking Ports and Addresses
- 8.8 Configuring X.25 Services
  - 8.8.1 Configuring DECnet-Plus to Use X.25
  - 8.8.2 OSI Transport Over X.25 CONS
    - 8.8.2.1 CONS Addressing Mechanisms
    - 8.8.2.2 X.25 CONS Management Entities
    - 8.8.2.3 Configuring OSI Transport Over X.25 CONS
  - 8.8.3 Configuring Routing Over X.25 Dynamically-Assigned Circuits
  - 8.8.4 Configuring Routing Over X.25 Static Circuits
    - 8.8.4.1 Configuring Outgoing X.25 Static Circuits
    - 8.8.4.2 Configuring Incoming X.25 Static Circuits
Chapter 9 Setting Up an OpenVMS Cluster Environment for DECnet-Plus
- 9.1 Configuring OpenVMS Cluster Satellite Nodes in a DECnet-Plus Environment
- 9.2 Using an OpenVMS Cluster Alias
- 9.3 Sharing Network Applications in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment
Chapter 10 Downline Loading and Upline Dumping Remote Systems
- 10.1 Automatically Configuring MOP
- 10.2 Manually Configuring MOP
  - 10.2.1 Configuring MOP and MOP Circuits
  - 10.2.2 Setting Up a MOP Client for a Network Server
    - 10.2.2.1 Setting Up MOP Service Passwords on a Network Server
  - 10.2.3 Setting Up a MOP Client for an OpenVMS Cluster Satellite
  - 10.2.4 After Configuring MOP
  - 10.2.5 MOP's Use of Default Directories
- 10.3 Starting MOP
  - 10.3.1 New MOP Receive Buffer Limit
- 10.4 Stopping MOP
- 10.5 Downline Loading a Client System
  - 10.5.1 Using the NCL Load Command
  - 10.5.2 Using the NCL Boot Command
  - 10.5.3 Automated Downline Loading
  - 10.5.4 Supported Image Formats for Downline Loading
- 10.6 Automated Upline Dumping
- 10.7 Console Carrier
- 10.8 Using the LAN Configuration Monitor
Part IV Monitoring Your DECnet-Plus Network
Chapter 11 Monitoring the Network
- 11.1 Using the NCL Show Command to Monitor the Network
  - 11.1.1 Using Counters to Evaluate Network Operations
  - 11.1.2 Displaying Addresses
  - 11.1.3 More Examples Using the NCL Show Command
- 11.2 Using Logical Names to Obtain Status About the Network
Chapter 12 Monitoring Network Events
- 12.1 Event Dispatching Concepts
- 12.2 Using Event Filters
- 12.3 Setting Up and Using Event Dispatching
  - 12.3.1 Creating the Event Dispatcher
  - 12.3.2 Setting Up Outbound Streams and Event Sinks
  - 12.3.3 Identifying the Sink for an Outbound Stream
  - 12.3.4 Creating an Event Sink
  - 12.3.5 Setting Up Event Sink Filters
  - 12.3.6 Testing Event Sink Filters
  - 12.3.7 Modifying an Event Sink Filter
  - 12.3.8 Specifying the Event Report Destination
  - 12.3.9 Using a DECdns Namespace Object Name with a Sink
  - 12.3.10 Setting an End-User Specification for a Sink
  - 12.3.11 Modifying the Display of Event UIDs
  - 12.3.12 Enabling an Event Sink
  - 12.3.13 Creating an Outbound Stream Entity
  - 12.3.14 Setting Up Outbound Stream Event Filters
  - 12.3.15 Testing Outbound Stream Event Filters
    - 12.3.15.1 Correcting Outbound Stream Event Filters
  - 12.3.16 Enabling an Outbound Stream Entity
  - 12.3.17 Modifying Outbound Stream Characteristics
  - 12.3.18 Enabling an Outbound Event Stream
- 12.4 Sample Event Report
- 12.5 Managing a Connection Between an Outbound Stream and an Event Sink
  - 12.5.1 Establishing a Connection
  - 12.5.2 Terminating a Connection
  - 12.5.3 Shutting Down a Connection
- 12.6 Shutting Down Event Dispatching
  - 12.6.1 Disabling an Outbound Stream and Its Connection
  - 12.6.2 Disabling and Deleting an Event Sink
- 12.7 Collecting Event Reports from Phase IV Systems
  - 12.7.1 Creating and Enabling the Relay Entity
  - 12.7.2 Disabling and Deleting the Relay Entity
  - 12.7.3 Enabling and Disabling Logging Entities
  - 12.7.4 Using NCP Event Logging Commands on the Phase IV Systems
  - 12.7.5 Sample Relayed Phase IV Event
Appendix A DECnet Phase IV Components and Corresponding Phase V Entities
Appendix B Circuit Devices
- B.1 CSMA-CD Devices
- B.2 FDDI Devices
- B.3 Synchronous Devices
- B.4 Asynchronous Devices
Appendix C delay factor and delay weight for NSP and OSI Transport
- C.1 delay factor and delay weight
- C.2 Estimating the Round-Trip Delay
Appendix D decnet_migrate Commands
- D.1 Running decnet_migrate on Your System
- Command 1 collect
- Command 2 convert command
- Command 3 convert dcl_file
- Command 4 convert ncp_file
- Command 5 create ipl_initialization_file
- Command 6 edit
- Command 7 report
- Command 8 show path
Appendix E decnet_register Commands
- E.1 The Command Line Interface
  - E.1.1 Running decnet_register on OpenVMS Systems
- Command 9 add
- Command 10 attach
- Command 11 deregister
- Command 12 do
- Command 13 exit
- Command 14 export
- Command 15 import
- Command 16 manage
- Command 17 modify
- Command 18 register
- Command 19 remove
- Command 20 rename
- Command 21 repair
- Command 22 reset
- Command 23 set default
- Command 24 show default
- Command 25 show node
- Command 26 spawn
- Command 27 update
Appendix F Examples of Network Management Tasks
- F.1 Event Dispatcher
- F.2 Session Control Application
- F.3 NSP
- F.4 OSI Transport
- F.5 Routing Initialization Password
- F.6 MOP
Appendix G Using the Console Carrier
- G.1 Using the Console Carrier on OpenVMS Systems
Appendix H Migration Guidelines for VAX P.S.I.
- H.1 Phase IV Databases and DECnet Phase V Entities
  - H.1.1 X25 Access
    - H.1.1.1 Configuring X25 Access Filters for Use by OSI Transport (VAX Only)
  - H.1.2 X25 Client
  - H.1.3 X25 Server
  - H.1.4 X25 Protocol
  - H.1.5 LAPB
  - H.1.6 LLC2
  - H.1.7 Modem Connect
- H.2 Attribute Mapping
  - H.2.1 X25-ACCESS NETWORK Database
  - H.2.2 X25-PROTOCOL NETWORK Database
  - H.2.3 X25-PROTOCOL DTE Database
  - H.2.4 X25-PROTOCOL GROUP Database
  - H.2.5 X25-SERVER Database
  - H.2.6 X25-SERVER Local Destination Database
  - H.2.7 X25-SERVER Remote Destination Database
  - H.2.8 LINE Database
  - H.2.9 X29-SERVER Database
  - H.2.10 X29-SERVER Destination Database
  - H.2.11 X.25 Information in the CIRCUIT Database
    - H.2.11.1 DLM Outgoing Circuit
    - H.2.11.2 DLM Incoming Circuit
    - H.2.11.3 DLM PVC Circuit
    - H.2.11.4 PVC Circuit for X.25 Application
- H.3 VAX P.S.I. Security
  - H.3.1 VAX P.S.I. Security Specific Identifiers
  - H.3.2 VAX P.S.I. Security Access Actions
  - H.3.3 Database Mapping
    - H.3.3.1 The Remote DTE Rights Database
    - H.3.3.2 The Access Node Rights Database
    - H.3.3.3 The Local DTE Access Control Database
    - H.3.3.4 The Remote DTE Access Control Database
    - H.3.3.5 The Destination Access Control Database
    - H.3.3.6 PVC and Closed User Group Security
Appendix I Network Management Graphical User Interface (NET$MGMT)
- I.1 Network Management Graphical User Interface (NET$MGMT)
- I.2 Rights Required to Run NET$MGMT
- I.3 How to Run NET$MGMT
- I.4 Managing Other DECnet Phase V Nodes
Index
Figures
- 1-1 Entity Naming Hierarchy
- 1-2 Modem Connect Module
- 1-3 Entity Hierarchy and the Upper Layers
- 1-4 Entity Hierarchy and the Lower Layers
- 4-1 Configuration with Adjacent Areas
- 4-2 Configuration Requiring Manually Created Interphase Links
- 4-3 Two Configurations with Multiple Interphase Links
- 4-4 Single Interphase Link Between Two Subnetworks
- 4-5 Multiple Interphase Links Between Two Subnetworks
- 8-1 Modem Connect Entity
- 8-2 LAN Data Link Entities
- 8-3 WAN Data Link Entities
- 8-4 Routing Entity
- 8-5 nsp Entity
- 8-6 osi transport Entity
- 8-7 Sample Multiprotocol Network
- 8-8 osak Entity
- 8-9 x25 protocol Entity
- 8-10 OSI Application Address Model
- 8-11 X.25 CONS Network
- 8-12 X.25 CONS Address Translations
- 8-13 X.121 Address with Four-Digit DNIC and NTN of up to 10 Digits
- 8-14 X.121 Address with Three-Digit DNIC and NN of up to 10 Digits
- 8-15 Use of Local Subaddresses
- 8-16 NSAP Address Structure
- 8-17 Example Configuration
- 8-18 Entity Relationships for Outgoing Connections
- 8-19 Entity Relationships for Incoming Connections
- 10-1 mop Entity
- 12-1 Relationship of Outbound Streams and Event Sinks
- 12-2 Sample Event Dispatching Sequence
- 12-3 Sequence of Event Filtering
- 12-4 event dispatcher Entity
Tables
- 1-1 Network Management Tasks and Tools
- 1-2 Management Tasks and Related Network Management Modules
- 2-1 NCP Commands That Are Converted to NCL
- 2-2 NCP Commands Converted by the NCP Emulator
- 2-3 Equivalents for Unsupported NCP Commands
- 7-1 Rights Identifiers
- 8-1 Files That Automatically Create Data Links on OpenVMS Alpha Systems
- 8-2 Files That Automatically Create Data Links on OpenVMS VAX Systems
- 8-3 Routing Circuits Supported for CLNS
- 8-4 Additional Routing Circuit Attributes for CLNS
- 8-5 Cache Entry Precedence Values
- 8-6 Templates Set Up for OSI Transport on OpenVMS Systems
- 8-7 Network Addresses for VOTS Addresses
- 8-8 NCP to NCL Command Conversions
- 8-9 Startup Information Values
- 8-10 Mapping Between NCL and OSAK
- 8-11 OSI Application Address Components
- 8-12 X.121 Addresses and Equivalent X.25 Network Addresses
- 8-13 NN-Based Addresses and Equivalent X.25 Network Addresses
- 8-14 NTN-Based Addresses and Equivalent X.25 Network Addresses
- 8-15 X.121-Based NSAP Formats
- 8-16 Example NSAP Addresses
- 8-17 Management Entities
- 8-18 Example Configuration Addresses
- 9-1 Information Requested for New OpenVMS Cluster Satellites
- 10-1 Supported Data Links and Associated Functions for MOP
- 10-2 MOP Logical Names and Default Definitions
- A-1 NCP-NCL Equivalents
- B-1 CSMA-CD Devices on OpenVMS Systems
- B-2 FDDI Devices on OpenVMS Systems
- B-3 Synchronous Devices on OpenVMS Systems
- B-4 Asynchronous Devices
- E-1
- E-2
- E-3
- E-4
- E-5
- E-6
- E-7
- E-8
- H-1 X25-ACCESS NETWORK Database
- H-2 X25-PROTOCOL NETWORK Database
- H-3 X25-PROTOCOL DTE Database
- H-4 X25-PROTOCOL GROUP Database
- H-5 X25-SERVER Database
- H-6 X25-SERVER Local Destination Database
- H-7 X25-SERVER Remote Destination Database
- H-8 LINE Database
- H-9 X29-SERVER Database
- H-10 X29-SERVER Destination Database
- H-11 DLM Outgoing Circuit DLM Database
- H-12 DLM Incoming Circuit Database
- H-13 DLM PVC Database
- H-14 Application PVC Database

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