NS3000/iX NMMGR Screens Reference Manual - Edition 9 (36922-90040)

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Introductory Screens

Main

Assign meaningful node names. For example,

MKTG.IND.HP and LAB.IND.HP are meaningful names

for two nodes on the same Local Area Network within

Hewlett-Packard. One node (MKTG.IND.HP) is used by

the marketing department. The other node

(LAB.IND.HP) is used by the lab. The domain ﬁeld is the

same because the nodes belong to the same network.

The organization ﬁeld is the same because the nodes

belong to the same internetwork. Refer to the

HP e3000/iX Network Planning and Conﬁguration

Guide for more information about node names.

NOTE Even if you are planning to use only domain names for network access,

you will still need to conﬁgure the local node name on this screen. The

datacommmunications and terminal subsystem (DTS) requires the

local node name for communications between the host and its

Datacommunications and Terminal Controllers (DTCs).

The Main screen also requires you to specify whether or

not you are using OpenView DTC Manager and

whether or not you will be conﬁguring X.25

system-to-system or PAD connections. The answers you

provide to these questions determine the set of screens

that you will be taken through when you conﬁgure

terminal, printer, and other serial device connections

through DTS. If you are conﬁguring an ARPA network

connection, you will already have answered these

questions. Refer to Conﬁguring Systems for Terminals,

Printers, and Other Serial Devices for more information

on how to answer these questions.

Once you have entered the local node name and

answered the two questions on this screen, press the

[Save Data] key to save the node name information in

the conﬁguration ﬁle. You can then proceed to one of the

various NMMGR conﬁguration subbranches.