H06.16 Release Version Update Compendium

8 Networking Products
Cluster I/O Protocols (CIP) Support
Cluster I/O Protocols (CIP) is a new I/O subsystem supported on H06.16 for NonStop NS16000
series servers. CIP has a new Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) product module as well as TACL
command line interfaces that together provide management interfaces for I/O protocol
configuration. In addition, a new product, NonStop I/O Essentials, provides a GUI for CIP
management. The subsystem supports new networking features such as CLIM-based TCP/IP,
IP Security (IPSec), and Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP).
CIP works with the CLuster I/O Module (CLIM), which performs some of the I/O protocol
processing previously done in the NonStop host system.
For information about:
• migration and compatibility with previous NonStop networking products, see the Cluster
I/O protocols (CIP) Configuration and Management Manual.
• networking on NonStop servers, including supported hardware and a comparison of features
between networking products and platforms, see the NonStop Networking Overview.
Support for DHCP Server on CLuster I/O Modules (CLIMs)
The DHCP server can be configured on a CLuster I/O Module (CLIM) instead of the NonStop
System Console. For more information, see the online help for the CLIM Boot Service configuration
Wizard.
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