ACC HDLC-NRM (SDLC) User's Guide

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Software Installation and Verification

Installation Verification

Asampleconfigurationfile/opt/acc/cfg/hdlcnrm_sample.answ file is

provided with the ACC Protocols for Application Developers product.

This sample file can be used to verify that the HDLC-NRM (SDLC)

protocol module has been properly installed and is functional. Note that

youneedtocustomizethisfile,toreflectthelocationofthemuxcard(s)

andtoreflectthemuxportstobeused.(Thehdlcnrm_sample.answ file is

showninAppendixAofthismanual.)

The steps in the verification process are listed below. It is assumed that

the ACC Protocols for Application Developers product is installed on the

system, and that the ACC base product has already been installed and

the system has been regenerated and rebooted. It is also assumed that

thereisatleastoneACCMuxcardinstalled,andthatithasacableand

mux panel attached.

At least one loopback cable should be used to connect two of the ports on

the mux panel. For the configuration file provided, it is assumed that the

first two ports of the mux card are connected with an RS-232 loopback

cable, and that the end of the cable marked “Int” is connected to port 0.

Using the HDLC-NRM (SDLC) Protocol Module

The ACC Installation and Configuration Guide contains the general

procedure for configuring the ttgen configuration file, creating

customized downloadable firmware files, and starting up the ACC

subsystem with t he new protocol a nd new configuration. To add

HDLC-NRM (SDLC) to a firmware file, see “Download Linkage” on page

59 in Appendix A , “Sample Configuration Files,”.

Refer to Chapter 4 , “Protocol Specific Configuration,” of this manual for

HDLC-NRM (SDLC) specific configuration requirements when building

the network configuration file.