NS3000/iX NMMGR Screens Reference Manual - Edition 8 (36922-90038)

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Introductory Screens
Open Configuration Directory File
NOTE The write access password is optional. If you do not choose to assign a
password, you will be able to update the configuration file at any time it
is opened. For information on how to assign a write access password,
refer to the information about the password maintenance mode
command in Using the Node Management Services (NMS) Utilities.
Fields configuration
file name The only valid configuration file name the system
recognizes for use by the network subsystems is
NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS. You can, however, create or
modify a configuration file using a different name and
save it as an offline configuration file. You can use
offline configuration files as a means of creating and
storing configurations that you want to use in the
future. When you are ready to use an offline
configuration file, simply rename it as
NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS and reboot the system. (Keep in
mind that any file you use as a configuration file must
be successfully validated before you try to use it.)
Backup
configuration
file A backup file name must be specified whenever a
configuration file is opened or created. The default
backup configuration file name is
NMCBACK.group.account. The backup file will be
automatically updated with the contents of the
configuration file each time the configuration is
successfully validated.
Network
directory file
name The name of the network directory file you want to
create or update. The network directory uses a KSAM
file pair, therefore two files are actually created for each
network directory. The only file name the system
recognizes as a network directory data file is
NSDIR.NET.SYS. The only file name the system
recognizes as a network directory key file is
NSDIRK.NET.SYS. (NSDIRK.NET.SYS is generated
automatically when NSDIR.NET.SYS is created.)
You can create offline directories in the same way
that you can create offline configuration files, by using a
different file name when you create and save network
directory information. When you are ready to use the
offline directory, you must be sure to rename both the
data file and the key file to the system-recognized
names.