IPX/SPX Configuration and Management Manual

Managing NonStop™ IPX/SPX With the Subsystem
Control Facility (SCF)
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Creating an IPXPROTO Process
Creating an IPXPROTO Process
To add an IPXPROTO process, you must specify a CODEFILE name, a process name,
and an IOPORTNAME value for the PROCESS object:
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The process name must follow the Guardian naming conventions. The
recommended form is $ZNVn, where n is an alphanumeric character.
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The IOPORTNAME takes the form LIF-name.filter-protocol.
(Refer to Specifying Processes, LIF Names, and Filter Protocols in SCF Commands
on
page 3-8 for more information.)
The following command adds an IPXPROTO process, named $ZNV2, for an Ethernet
LAN:
-> ADD PROCESS $ZMGR.$ZNV2, &
CODEFILE $system.zipxpro.ipxproto, &
IOPORTNAME "L018.IPX8023"
The process is now in the STOPPED state.
You can define other attributes of the IPXPROTO process optionally. If attributes are
not specified, default values are assumed.
Starting an IPXPROTO Process
You can use wildcard characters to start multiple IPXPROTO processes at the same
time. (See Object-Name Templates and Wildcards on page 3-6 for more information.)
The processes must be in the STOPPED state when you issue the START PROCESS
command. If a process is in a STARTED state, a warning appears.
The following command starts an IPXPROTO process from SCF:
-> START PROCESS $ZNV2
Stopping an IPXPROTO Process
Before you can modify attributes of an IPXPROTO process, the process must be in the
STOPPED state. Use the SCF STOP PROCESS command to stop one or more
IPXPROTO processes in a normal manner. The IPXPROTO process that you are
stopping must be in a STARTED state, with no existing connections. If the IPXPROTO
process is either in the STOPPED state or in the midst of an active connection, a
warning message appears when you issue the STOP command, and the command is
rejected.
Note. NonStop™ IPX/SPX supports both Ethernet or token-ring LANs. An Ethernet or token-
ring LIF name usually takes the form
L0xx. You can use the SCF INFO LIF command (with or
without the DETAIL option) to verify the LIF type.
You can change the LIF names, but we recommend that you do so only if you understand the
system very well.