STM Dependencies on MPE/iX

The Support Tools Manager (STM) is loaded onto the MPE/iX 6.5 system via the Fundamental Operating

System (FOS) tape and relies on certain MPE/iX features for its operation.

This page describes the MPE/iX features on which STM is dependent, and the consequences to STM if

any of these features are altered, disabled, or removed.

CAUTION: STM is dependent on Berkeley Sockets/iX. Without this feature, STM will be completely

disabled.

STM uses the Berkeley Sockets/iX to make socket system calls using the address family of

AF_INET. Sockets/iX, in turn, requires that a supported networking link product be installed on the

system.

NOTE: Networking sockets (AF_INET) are used by STM rather than local sockets (AF_UNIX) so

that STM can be run remotely -- with the User Interface running on a local machine and STM itself

running on one or more remote machines. This feature is planned to be introduced in an upcoming

release. is planned to be formally released in an upcoming version of MPE/iX.

This requirement usually means the system must have a network card which is configured and

enabled for remote access to the system. In general, the process involves steps similar to the

following:

1. Configure the card via NMMGR. (LOOP is automatically configured.)

2. Enable the card via a NETCONTROL command.

3. Enable LOOP via another NETCONTROL command.

For details on the process, see the MPE/iX Networking documentation.

If networking is not up, STM is completed disabled. I/O, LPMC, and memory logging are disabled.

Memory page deallocation is disabled. The STM user interfaces (cstm and mstm) will not come up,

and therefore, all support tools are not accessible.

NOTE: The resolution of the node name "localhost" is necessary for STM to complete networking

sockets host name resolution to the local machine. Without "localhost" configured, STM will not be

able to connect to, and diagnose, the local computer.

STM uses the following XL/shared library files, which are also loaded via the FOS tape:

/lib/libm.sl

/usr/dt/lib/libdthelp.sl

/usr/dt/lib/libnew.sl

/usr/lib/libIO.sl

/usr/lib/libmcats.sl

/usr/lib/libmcurs.sl

/usr/lib/libsocket.sl

/lib/libsvipc.sl

/lib/libc.sl

XL.PUB.SYS

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STM Dependencies on MPE/iX The Support Tools Manager (STM) is loaded onto the MPE/iX 6.5 system via the Fundamental Operating System (FOS) tape and relies on certain MPE/iX features for its operation. This page describes the MPE/iX features on which STM is dependent, and the consequences to STM if any of these features are altered, disabled, or removed. CAUTION: STM is dependent on Berkeley Sockets/iX. Without this feature, STM will be completely disabled.
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If any of these files are removed from the system, various STM program files will abort with a loader error of unresolved externals. Again, STM will be partially or completely disabled, depending on which library is removed. Note: Since all XL/Shared libraries used by STM will be "busy", STM must be shut down before updating or patching any of the XL/shared library files listed above. Otherwise these files cannot be overwritten with new versions.