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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About This Manual
HP NonStop Remote Server Call (RSC/MP) allows workstation-based client
applications to communicate with NonStop system host-based Pathway servers and
named Guardian processes. RSC/MP is made up of workstation and host components.
This guide describes how to install, configure, and manage these components and also
describes the RSC/MP configurable attributes which are controlled dynamically and
interactively.
Manual Contents and Organization
This guide provides in-depth tutorials about installing and configuring RSC/MP for a
NonStop system and client workstations. The remaining sections provide reference
information. This list summarizes the contents of sections and appendixes in this
guide:
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Section 1, Introduction, describes RSC/MP and its components in the NonStop
environment, the versions of RSC/MP that are available, an overview of the
installation and configuration process, and information about testing RSC/MP.
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Section 2, RSC/MP Quick Start Guide, shows how to install and configure RSC/MP
on a NonStop host and RSC/MP Win32 on a Windows workstation, and how to test
the installation.
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Section 3, Installing RSC/MP on the Host, presents step-by-step procedures for
installing and configuring RSC/MP on the NonStop host and lists the files that will
be installed.
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Section 4, Installing RSC/MP on Windows Workstations, presents step-by-step
procedures for installing and configuring the Win32 and Win32+TSE versions of
RSC/MP on Windows workstations, lists the files that will be installed, and
discusses using RSC as a Windows Service.
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Section 5, Configuring the RSC/MP Transport (Piccolo), describes how to
configure the Pipeman process using the Pipeman and Resolver sections in the
PIPE.INI file.
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Section 6, Installing RSC/MP on UNIX Workstations, presents step-by-step
procedures for installing and configuring RSC/MP on UNIX workstations, using the
Sun SPARC Station running the Solaris operating system as an example, and lists
the files that will be installed.
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Section 7, Asynchronous Network Interface Configuration, describes how to
configure the NIFASY section of the PIPE.INI file for the asynchronous interface.
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Section 8, NetBIOS Network Interface Configuration, describes how to configure
the NIFNB section of the PIPE.INI file for the NetBIOS interface.
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Section 9, TCP/IP Network Interface Configuration, describes how to configure the
NIFSOCK section of the PIPE.INI file for the TCP/IP interface.