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  • Page 1 InterChangeVS 1000 Series ™ VS1000 and VS1100 ® ® Novell NetWare Installation and Configuration Guide...
  • Page 2 Third Edition, April 8, 1998 Comtrol Corporation makes no representations or warranties with regard to the contents of this guide or to the suitability of the Comtrol products for any particular purpose. Specifications subject to change without notice. Some software or features may not be available at the time of publication.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Adding a VS1100 to an Existing Installation ......... 9 “Hot-Swapping” a VS1000 ............. 10 “Hot-Swapping” a VS1100 ............. 10 Obtaining Software or Document Updates ......... 11 Comtrol Corporate Headquarters..........11 Comtrol Europe ................11 Technical Support ................. 12 Novell NetWare .................. 13 Overview....................
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Configuring Protocols..............29 Configuring Bindings ..............30 Reinitializing the System............... 32 Adding VS1000 Virtual Servers ............ 32 Adding VS1100 Expansion Units ..........32 Troubleshooting ..................33 Problem Resolution Procedures............. 33 VS1MAN.NLM................34 Operating VS1MAN ............... 34 Replacing Units in Service (“Hot-Swapping”)....... 34 VS1TRACE.NLM................

  • Page 5: List Of Tables

    List of Tables Table 1. Support Call Information............. 12 Table 2. Novell Operating System Releases Supported ....13 Table 3. VS1.NLM Parameters............ 15 Table 4. Port Name Parameters............17 Table 5. VS1MAN Commands ............35 Table 6. VS1TRACE Commands ............38 Table 7.
  • Page 6 List of Tables...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction Product Overview The Comtrol InterChangeVS 1000 is a rack-mountable or stackable “network appliance” that connects via Ethernet to a host server and supports from 16 to 64* RS-232 asynchronous serial ports per network address (MAC). All ports are supported at rates up to 230.4K bps.

  • Page 8: Installation Overview

    Introduction Installation Overview The following outlines summarize the various VS1000/VS1100 installation scenarios. For more information about hardware issues, see the Installing the Hardware section. For more information about software issues, see the section for your network operating system. Initial Installation A.

  • Page 9: Adding A Vs1000 To An Existing Installation

    Introduction Adding a VS1000 to an Existing Installation A. Hardware Installation 1. Install the VS1000. 2. Install any associated VS1100 expansion units. 3. Install RS-232 serial devices. 4. Connect the VS1000 to the network hub or server. 5. Power-up the new VS1000 and verify that it passes the power- on diagnostics.

  • Page 10: Hot-Swapping" A Vs1000

    Introduction “Hot-Swapping” a VS1000 Replacing a VS1000 with an identical VS1000 A. Hardware Installation 1. Power-down the VS1000 to be removed from service. 2. Install the new VS1000. 3. Transfer all cabling from the old VS1000 to the new VS1000. This includes the VS1100 cable, if used.

  • Page 11: Obtaining Software Or Document Updates

    Comtrol manuals and other documents are available in electronic form on the Comtrol web site. Driver software updates can be downloaded at no charge from the Comtrol ftp site. Always check the web and ftp sites to make sure that you have the current driver and documentation.

  • Page 12: Technical Support

    Introduction Technical Support Comtrol has a staff of support technicians available to help you. U.S. telephone support is available from 8 AM to 6 PM Central time, Monday through Friday (holidays excluded), at the phone number(s) listed on the previous page. Before you call Comtrol technical support, please have the following information available.

  • Page 13: Novell Netware

    Novell NetWare Overview VS-Link for Novell (AIOVS1.NLM) is a NetWare Loadable Module™ (NLM™) that provides the software interface between AIO and the VS1000 virtual server. This includes: • All enqueuing and dequeuing of serial data. • Communicating as a protocol stack to an Ethernet II driver. •...

  • Page 14: Software Installation

    Follow these steps: 1. Locate 6612.zip on the installation media, or download it from the Comtrol ftp site. 2. On a DOS or Windows client system, use a utility such as PKUNZIP or WinZip to extract 6612.zip to a temporary directory.

  • Page 15: Creating An Aiovs1 Load Line

    Novell NetWare Creating an AIOVS1 Load Line The following procedure describes the basic load line used to load and configure the VS1000 driver. For more information about load lines, see the Novell documentation. 1. At the server console, enter the command to load the driver manually.

  • Page 16: Netware Connect Installation And Configuration

    Novell NetWare 2. Repeat Step 1 for each VS1000 attached to the server. 3. At the server console, enter the command to bind the protocol stack to a LAN card that is configured to support the Ethernet II Frame type. The syntax for this is as follows: bind AIOVS1 {LAN board name} For example, if the command to load the LAN card driver is: load ETHER frame=ETHERNET_II slot=10001 name=FRED...

  • Page 17: Table 4. Port Name Parameters

    Novell NetWare The Port Configuration screen is displayed: 7. If necessary, use the cursor keys to scroll down the screen until the VS1000 ports are displayed. The default VS1000/VS1100 port names follow this form: AIO_131{node}{port} Table 4. Port Name Parameters Parameter Description Indicates that this is an asynchronous I/O port.
  • Page 18 Novell NetWare 9. To enter or change the modem type, highlight Modem Type and press Enter. The list of valid modem types is displayed: Scroll through and select from this list. 10. To enter other information, highlight Additional Parameters and press Enter.
  • Page 19 Novell NetWare The System Setup Options menu is displayed. 15. Select Select NetWare Connect Ports. The list of valid NetWare Connect Ports is displayed: If all ports you configured show up, the ports are set up correctly. Note: The list of ports is sorted alphabetically. If you have changed any Port Names, the ports may appear in different order here than they did on the Port Configuration screen.
  • Page 20 Novell NetWare 20. Select Configure NetWare Connect. 21. Use the options on this menu to configure Port Groups and Security as needed. For more information, see the Novell documentation. 22. Press Esc to back out to the NetWare Connect Options menu. 23.

  • Page 21: Adding Vs1000 Virtual Servers

    Novell NetWare Adding VS1000 Virtual Servers To add VS1000 virtual servers to an existing and operating Novell NetWare Connect system, follow these steps: 1. Connect the VS1000 unit to the Ethernet hub. 2. Switch the VS1000 on, and verify that it passes power-up diagnostics.

  • Page 22: Nias/Mpr Installation And Configuration

    Novell NetWare NIAS/MPR Installation and Configuration The following procedures describe how to configure NetWare Internet Access Server/MultiProtocol Router™ (NIAS/MPR) to work with the VS1000. This discussion presumes you have already completed the steps under “Before You Begin,” earlier in this section. Note: NetWare Connect installation requires that you manually load the driver and bind the protocol before beginning configuration.
  • Page 23 Novell NetWare 3. Press the Ins key. The list of available drivers is displayed: 4. Scroll down the list, highlight whsmaio, and press Enter. 5. Enter a logical board name and press Enter. For example, if this is your first VS1000, you could type VS1000-1 and press Enter.
  • Page 24 Novell NetWare 6. Highlight AIO Board Option and press Enter: This prompt appears: Should INETCFG automatically load the AIO driver? 7. Select Yes and press Enter. The list of AIO drivers is displayed: 8. Scroll down the list, highlight AIOVS1, and press Enter. NIAS/MPR Installation and Configuration...
  • Page 25 Novell NetWare The AIO Board Configuration window displays: 9. Highlight MAC and press Enter. 10. Enter the network address of the VS1000 unit and press Enter. 11. If there are VS1100 units attached to the VS1000, press Enter to display the list of valid values and select the correct number of ports.
  • Page 26 Novell NetWare You are returned to the Configured Boards window, and the VS1000 you just installed is displayed on the list of configured boards: 17. If you have more VS1000 units to configure, repeat steps 3 through 16 as needed. 18.

  • Page 27: Configuring Network Interfaces

    Novell NetWare Configuring Network Interfaces Follow these steps to configure each port: 1. From the Internetworking Configuration menu, select Network Interfaces. The Network Interfaces status window displays: Each line is a port on your VS1000. At this point the status of each port should be “unconfigured.”...

  • Page 28: Configuring Wan Call Destinations

    Novell NetWare 4. Move the cursor to Modem/DCE Type and press Enter. The list of available PPP Modem/DCE Device Types displays: 5. Select the modem type attached to the port and press Enter. 6. Move the cursor up to Interface Speed and press Enter. The list of interface speeds displays.

  • Page 29: Configuring Protocols

    Novell NetWare 5. Move the cursor to the Interface Name field and press Enter. The list of PPP Network Interfaces is displayed. 6. Select the desired port by name and press Enter. 7. Set other parameters on the PPP Call Destination Configuration screen as needed.

  • Page 30: Configuring Bindings

    Novell NetWare The Miscellaneous Protocol Load Commands window is displayed. It should contain a line for LOAD AIOVS1. 7. Press Esc to exit to the Protocol Configuration window. 8. Configure other protocols as needed. When you are done, press Esc to exit to the Internetworking Configuration window.
  • Page 31 Novell NetWare The list of configured boards is displayed: 5. Select the Ethernet board and press Enter. The Binding A Miscellaneous Protocol to an Interface window displays: 6. Move the highlight to Protocol, enter AIOVS1, and press Enter. 7. At Frame Type, press Enter to display the list of valid frame types. Select Ethernet_II and press Enter.

  • Page 32: Reinitializing The System

    Novell NetWare Reinitializing the System After you have finished configuring MPR for the VS1000, it is not necessary to edit the autoexec.ncf file or down and restart the server. Instead, select Reinitialize System from the Internetworking Configuration menu. When the system has completed the reinitialization process, you are ready to begin normal operations.

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    VS1000, then the problem lies in the application. 9. If still unable to resolve the problem, see the Introduction for information on contacting Comtrol technical support. When you contact Comtrol, please have the following information available: •...

  • Page 34: Vs1Man.nlm

    Novell NetWare VS1MAN.NLM VS1MAN.NLM is a utility that enables you to configure, examine, and test the InterChangeVS 1000 Virtual Server. It also enables you to replace (“hot-swap”) an operating VS1000 unit with another, without either downing the server or changing port configuration. To install the utility, copy the file vs1man.nlm into the SYSTEM directory on the SYS volume.

  • Page 35: Table 5. Vs1Man Commands

    Novell NetWare Commands and options are discussed in the following table. Table 5. VS1MAN Commands Command Description Check the state of the VS1000 or of one or more stAte ports. After you select this, you are asked to press V to check VS1000 units or P to check ports. VS1000 The list of installed VS1000 units is shown and you can select a specific VS1000 by board number...
  • Page 36 DO NOT USE. Reserved for development use only. VS1000 For Technical Support use only. Use only when told to do so by Comtrol Technical Support. Port Select a port to examine by number or press A to view data for all ports. For each port chosen, the...

  • Page 37: Vs1Trace.nlm

    LOAD AIOVS1 command. In this case, tracing is enabled for AIOVS1, all VS1000 units, and all ports simultaneously. A separate debug screen (Comtrol VS Trace Display) can be opened for displaying trace messages. A log file (vs1trace.log) can be created in the SYS directory for recording trace messages.

  • Page 38: Table 6. Vs1Trace Commands

    VS1000 or Port, you can select specific VS1000 units/Ports or all VS1000 units/Ports. After you make you selections, the trace results are displayed. Toggle the Debug Screen (Comtrol VS Trace Screen Display) enabled/disabled. Toggle the log file (vs1trace.log) enabled/disabled.

  • Page 39: Notes On The Use Of Trace Types

    Novell NetWare Notes on the Use of Trace Types This table describes the trace types and their definitions: Table 7. VS1TRACE Type Codes Trace Type Description Traces the initialization of aiovs1. INIT Traces the error conditions. You should trace only devices that are experiencing problems. Turn this on any time you are diagnosing a problem.
  • Page 40 Novell NetWare Troubleshooting...

  • Page 41: Index

    Index adding dial out protocols 19, 28 VS1000 under MPR VS1000 under NetWare VS1100 under MPR errors VS1100 under NetWare resolving problems in address Novell 33–39 changing network address Europe after installation technical support AIOTERM.NLM expansion unit (VS1100) AIOVS1.NLM adding under MPR adding under NetWare overview of base unit (VS1000)
  • Page 42 Index Multilink PPP port extender (VS1100) maximum number per Novell server ports MAC address maximum number changing after installation number of per Novell system modem prerequisites configuring under Novell printers testing control signals under configuring in Novell Novell problems Multilink PPP troubleshooting Novell 33–39 limitations...
  • Page 43 Index U.K. technical support U.S.A. technical support updates how to obtain user guide electronic utilities AIOTERM VS1MAN VS1TRACE version numbers VS1000 adding under MPR adding under NetWare product overview VS1100 adding under MPR adding under NetWare product overview VS1MAN.NLM VS1TRACE.NLM VS-Link installation under Novell 14–...
  • Page 44 Index...
  • Page 46 Part Number: 6610D April 8, 1998...

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