OSI/MHS Configuration and Management Manual

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About This Manual
The OSI/MHS Configuration and Management Manual describes how to plan, install,
configure, manage, and maintain an Open Systems Interconnection/Message Handling
System (OSI/MHS) subsystem. This manual also describes how to use an OSI/MHS
subsystem with the following other HP products and facilities:
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Distributed Systems Management (DSM)
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Open Systems Interconnection/Application Services (OSI/AS)
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Other subsystems that support OSI/MHS
Who Should Read This Manual?
This manual is for people who will plan, install, configure, run, manage, or operate an
OSI/MHS subsystem.
To use this manual effectively, all readers should be familiar with the following:
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The International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT) X.400
specifications for message handling systems, or the corresponding ISO standards
(ISO 10021-1 through 10021-7).
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The CCITT X.200 specifications for the OSI Reference Model, or the
corresponding ISO standard (ISO 7498).
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The standards for the Data Link Layer through the ACSE (Association Control
Service Element) of the Application Layer in the OSI Reference Model. (See
Table i in this section for the identification numbers of those documents.)
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Use of Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) commands and objects within DSM.
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The Event Management Service (EMS) within DSM.
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Basic HP NonStop™ system architecture.
Table i. Standards and Recommendations for the OSI Layers and Application
Layer Services (page 1 of 2)
ISO
Standard
CCITT
Recommendation Description of Contents
8208 X.25 X.25 packet switching standard
8348 X.213 Network Layer service
8473 X.223 CLNP (IP) and SNDCF
9542 ES-IS
8072 X.214 Transport Layer service
8073 X.224 Transport Layer protocol
8326 X.215 Session Layer service