RSC/MP Installation and Configuration Guide

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 compone nts 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:
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.
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.
Section 3, Installing RSC/MP on the Host, presents step-by-step procedures for
installing and configuring RSC/MP on the NonS top host and lists the files that will
be installed.
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.
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.
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.
Section 7, NetBIOS Network Interface Configuration, describes how to configure
the NIFNB section of the PIPE.INI file for the NetBIOS interface.
Section 8, TCP/IP Network Interface Configuration, describes ho w to configure the
NIFSOCK section of the PIPE.INI file for the TCP/IP interface.
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