RSC/MP 7.3 Installation and Configuration Guide

HP NonStop Remote Server Call (RSC/MP) Installation and Configuration Guide—522358-011
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TCP/IP Network Interface
Configuration
This section shows how to configure the TCP/IP Network Interface (NIF) by:
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Setting up addressing.
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Selecting the TCP/IP port.
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Using the options in the PIPE.INI file.
The TCP/IP network interface (NIFSOCK) transmits data between two Pipeman
processes on a TCP/IP network. Each system must be configured with its own
Pipeman process and NIF. All traffic between the two systems is transmitted on a
single TCP connection, regardless of the number of logical client connections that exist
between the two systems.
The simplest method of configuration is to use a fixed TCP port number in the
configuration of all systems. Using this method, the same port number is set in the
PIPE.INI file of all the systems that will communicate with each other
The TCP/IP network interface uses either standard TCP/IP name resolution services or
Piccolo Extended Addressing to map Piccolo system addresses to TCP/IP network
Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.
The configuration information is specified in one of the following sections of the
PIPE.INI file:
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The NIF section — used to configure the fixed port (ServicePort) used for listens
and as the default for outgoing connections.
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The Resolver section — used to configure extended addresses.
See Creating the [RESOLVER] Section (optional, for workstations only) on page 5-15
for more information about the Resolver section.
Prerequisites to Configuring
To configure the TCP/IP network interface, you should be familiar with the TCP/IP
software that is installed on your system.
NIFSOCK NIF naming conventions follow the standard Piccolo NIF naming convention
and may be represented by any symbolic name in the PIPE.INI NifList option.
Whatever name is chosen, there must be a unique section specifying the NIF
configuration information.
See Configuration Options Reference on page 9-3 for more information about the
TCP/IP network options that are used in the NIF-nifname section in the PIPE.INI file.