Page 1 HP 9000 Series 700 and 800 Computers Using the HP DTC Manager/UX...
Page 3 Notice Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and ﬁtness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.
Page 4: Printing History
Edition 6 ..........May 1997 Edition 6 is released with software versions A.14.4A.010 (for HP-UX version 10.10), A.14.4A.020 (for HP-UX version 10.20) and A.14.4A.030 (for HP-UX...
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Installing DTC Manager/UX with HP-UX 9.x ....... . . 33...
Page 6 Contents Automatic protection of configuration files ........38 Automatic backup of DTC Manager files .
Page 7 Using DDFA to create a device file name for the printer port....107 Configuring a DTC printer for the HP-UX spooler ......109 Testing the printer configuration .
Page 8 Switching DTC management to another host (in an MC/ServiceGuard cluster)..155 Special Commands (use only when instructed by an HP engineer) ....156 Turning extended trace on or off .
Page 9 Alphabetical file listing (HP-UX 10.x) ........
Page 10 Contents...
Page 11: About This Manual
All references to directories and file paths apply only to HP-UX 10.x. The HP-UX 9.x paths and directories are described in Appendix B. The HP DTC Manager/UX running on HP-UX 9.x cannot be used on an HP 9000 Series 700.
Page 12: Prerequisites
Before reading this manual and using this software, you should have the following background: • familiarity with the HP-UX operating system, file structure, and system administration tasks • knowledge of networking terms and concepts such as IP address, LAN station address, and node names •...
Page 13 Related HP Documentation PC-based DTC Manager manuals: • HP OpenView DTC Manager User’s Guide (D2355-95036) • DTC Planning Guide (D2355-95017) • HP DTC Technical Reference Manual (5961-9820) xiii...
Page 14 Related HP Documentation...
Page 15: Introduction To Dtc Manager/Ux
Series 700 and 800 computer systems. The HP 9000 system is called the host system. DTC Manager/UX manages DTCs that are directly connected to the host system or connected to other HP 9000 systems on the same LAN. Note Other HP software products are available for managing DTCs from a PC or from an HP 3000 system.
Page 16: Dtc Manager/Ux Overview
The DTC Manager/UX (also referred to as the DTC Manager) consists of a set of commands for conﬁguring and troubleshooting DTCs (except DTC 16RX, DTC 16iX, DTC 48/3000 and HP ARPA Telnet Express). The ﬁrmware of the DTC itself contains only the code for self-test, self-diagnostics, and download protocol.
Page 17: Dtc Manager/Ux Commands
DTC Manager/UX overview DTC Manager/UX commands Note All DTC Manager/UX commands require superuser privileges. • dtcconfig configures, adds, deletes, and/or modifies the DTC, and produces the configuration information that is later downloaded to the DTC • dtclist lists DTC configurations or lists events in the event log •...
Page 18: Required Daemons
DTC Manager/UX overview Required daemons The following daemons must be running on the HP 9000 host computer for the conﬁguration information to be downloaded to the DTC. Note These daemons must be run with superuser privileges. • —remote boot server daemon rbootd •...
Page 19 DTC 48s with a date code less than 3110 require a memory extension and must be upgraded with the DTC 48 Upgrade Kit (HP product 2348A). DTC 48s with a date code of 3110 or later and DTC 16s do not require a hardware memory extension.
Page 20: Ip Addresses
IP addresses IP addresses IP (Internet Protocol) addresses are composed of 32-bit integers and are used to identify an IP node in the Internet. An IP address can be assigned to a DTC as well as to an individual port on a DTC. IP addresses are usually represented in the following form: x.x.x.x where x is a decimal number in the range 0 to 255.
Page 21: Special Dtc Terminology
Special DTC terminology Special DTC terminology The following specialized terms are used in this manual. Board and card The terms board and card are used in this manual to mean the same thing. For the DTC 16 and DTC 48, the term card is employed, for example, SIC (Serial Interface Card) or connector card.
Page 22 Special DTC terminology...
Page 23: Before Installing Dtc Manager/Ux
1 Mbyte for each upload file from a DTC 16 or DTC 48 • 3 Mbytes for each upload file from a DTC 16TN • 5 Mbytes for each upload file from a DTC 72MX Only upload DTC ﬁles if instructed to do so by an HP engineer.
Page 24: Software Requirements
DTC 48s with a date code less than 3110 require a memory extension and must be upgraded with the DTC 48 Upgrade Kit (HP product 2348A). DTC 48s with a date code of 3110 or later and DTC 16s do not require a hardware memory extension.
Page 25: Installing Dtc Manager/Ux
It is presumed that the HP-UX operating system, LAN/9000, and Internet Services are installed and operational on your site. Installation You can install the DTC Manager on an upgraded HP-UX 10.x system in much the considerations same way as if you were installing from scratch. If you are installing DTC Manager on an upgraded system, check that the product ﬁles are in the correct location.
Page 26: Installing Dtc Manager/Ux With Hp-Ux 10.X
You install DTC Manager/UX software with the swinstall utility program. Refer to the man pages for instructions on how to use swinstall. HP software is delivered in bundle form (bundles contain one or more software products, subproducts and related ﬁlesets). The name of the DTC Manager/UX bundle is J2120A.
Page 27 Installing DTC Manager/UX with HP-UX 10.x 6 Use the space bar (or mouse) to highlight the product and then select Mark For Install from the Actions menu. A screen appears with information about various dependencies required for the operation of DTC Manager/UX.
Page 28: Preparing The Environment For The Required Daemon Processes
Installing DTC Manager/UX with HP-UX 10.x Preparing the environment for the required daemon processes Before you can run DTC Manager/UX, you must conﬁgure certain parameters in the ﬁle. This is necessary to ensure that the /etc/rc.config.d/netdaemons required daemons will be started automatically when your system is rebooted.
Page 29: Running The Daemons Without Rebooting
Installing DTC Manager/UX with HP-UX 10.x Note Quotation marks are mandatory if you are declaring more than one device and a space is not allowed after the equal ( ) sign. Caution Do not remove any existing LAN device declarations from this line. This information might be needed for other system functions.
Page 30: Verifying That The Daemons Are Running
Execute the HP-UX tail command from the shell prompt to look at the log ﬁles. Make sure that the tail command shows enough information. Note The following commands are for HP-UX version 10.0 (before 10.30): tail /var/adm/rbootd.log...
Page 31 Installing DTC Manager/UX with HP-UX 10.x Note The following commands are for HP-UX version 10.30 (with four lan cards; lan0, lan1, lan2 and lan3): tail /var/adm/rbootd.log Sat Jan 1 08:48:46 2000 : STARTUP Sat Jan 1 08:48:46 2000 : ppa=0 Ether...
Page 32: Verifying The Software Version
Installing DTC Manager/UX with HP-UX 10.x Verifying the software version At the prompt, type the following command: what /opt/dtcmgr/sbin/dtcdiag You will see a line similar to the following which will show your software version: DTC Manager/UX: Revision A.14.4A.030 copyright ...
Page 33: Installing Dtc Manager/Ux With Hp-Ux 9.X
4 Note the device file name of that tape drive. You need to know the device file name of the tape drive when verifying the source location using update. 5 To install the software, run the HP-UX update utility in interactive mode by typing this command at the shell prompt: update 6 Look at the source device file name displayed on the screen.
Page 34: Verifying The Installation
Installing DTC Manager/UX with HP-UX 9.x Verifying the installation 1 After update has terminated, check that the installation was successful. Execute either the HP-UX more command or the tail command to look at the file . The file file contains the installation /tmp/update.log...
Page 35 Installing DTC Manager/UX with HP-UX 9.x However, if your LAN device ﬁle name is not , you must start the /dev/lan0 daemons manually and edit the ﬁle yourself. The steps below describe /etc/rc how to check the LAN device ﬁle name.
Page 36: Verifying That The Daemons Are Running
LAN device ﬁle name that you found on page 35 in landevice step 2. It is the LAN interface card that connects your HP 9000 to the LAN. This is the same LAN that the DTCs are on.
Page 37: Verifying The Software Version
Execute the HP-UX tail command from the shell prompt to look at the log ﬁles. Make sure that the tail command shows enough information. tail /usr/adm/rbootd.log Tue Sep 10 14:00:23 1992 pid=1234: STARTUP Tue Sep 10 14:00:23 1992 pid=1234: INITIALIZATION COMPLETE tail /usr/adm/dtcnmd.log...
Page 38: Managing Dtc Configuration Files
An automatic lock feature protects the integrity of the DTCs new data. The lock mechanism becomes effective when you run update in HP-UX 9.x, swinstall in HP-UX 10.x, or when a new DTC is added. All DTCs remain operational. However, certain DTC management and conﬁguration functions are temporarily disabled until the related DTC is reset (rebooted).
Page 39: Using Dtcconﬁg
Using dtcconfig This chapter provides information about the DTC conﬁguration procedure and describes the basic use of the menu-driven conﬁguration utility dtcconﬁg. The following dtcconﬁg operations are covered: • running dtcconfig • choosing a menu item from the DTC Configuration Main Menu •...
Page 40 When the DTC is switched on, it is conﬁgured with: • information that the DTC sends to the manager (such as the number of boards) • user-defined settings • and other parameters such as the DTC IP address that you enter when you add a new DTC to the configuration.
Page 41: To Start The Dtcconfig Utility
Once you have installed the DTC Manager/UX you are ready to conﬁgure your DTC. Note The dtcconfig command requires superuser privileges. Make sure you logon as root or type the HP-UX su (superuser) command. At the shell prompt, enter: dtcconfig The complete dtcconﬁg command syntax is as follows:...
Page 42: Using The Dtcconfig Menus
Using the dtcconﬁg menus Using the dtcconfig menus The DTC conﬁguration tool (dtcconﬁg) provides menus, ﬁelds, and function keys to help you conﬁgure your DTC devices. It has three types of menus: • Main menu: used to access other menus and functions. •...
Page 43: The Main Menu
The main menu The main menu The DTC conﬁguration main menu gives you several options for conﬁguring your DTC devices. Use the Tab or arrow key to choose a menu item. Press Return or the Select Item (F4) function key to start the task. DTC Configuration Main Menu tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin DTC Conﬁguration Main Menu...
Page 44: Using The Function Keys
DTCs to modify or delete. This function key is on almost every screen. (F3)–Shell: Used to temporarily access the HP-UX shell. After you have ﬁnished entering shell commands, type to return to the dtcconﬁg utility. This function exit key does not appear on every screen.
Page 45: Using The Editing Keys
Using the editing keys Using the editing keys You use the dtcconﬁg editing keys to enter values in the various ﬁelds. You should note that some of the editing keys do not function as they normally would if you were editing text. Speciﬁcally, the following keys behave differently: •...
Page 46: Getting Help
Getting help Getting help There are three areas of online help: • The Help for Using DTCconfig menu item from the main menu. Selecting this menu item displays general dtcconfig help information. This is an overview of the dtcconfig screens and the keyboard keys. •...
Page 47: Adding Dtcs
This initial conﬁguration is created according to the user-deﬁned DTC default parameters. DTC parameters are initially set to HP factory-deﬁned default values. If you need to modify these values you can use the dtcconﬁg utility’s Modify DTC Conﬁguration option to do so.
Page 48: Adding A Dtc To The Configuration
Adding a DTC to the conﬁguration Adding a DTC to the configuration tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin DTC Conﬁguration Main Menu Highlight an item and then press “Return” or “Select Item” (F4). Add DTC Conﬁguration .. Modify DTC Conﬁguration ..Delete DTC Conﬁguration ... Modify Default Parameters ->...
Page 49 Adding a DTC to the conﬁguration The ﬁelds of the previous DTCs scroll upward allowing you to enter more DTCs. All of the DTCs must be of the same DTC type (DTC 16TN, DTC 16, DTC 48 or DTC 72MX) and will be set to the same conﬁguration. Add DTC Configuration screen tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin Add DTC Conﬁguration...
Page 50: Checking The Terminal Connections
Checking the terminal connections Checking the terminal connections Follow these steps for each terminal connected to the DTC. 1 Press Return. The DTC prompt, usually DTC>, should appear. Enter the connect command with the IP address of the system you want to connect to. DTC>...
Page 51 00-60-B0-xx-xx-xx where xx is a hexadecimal number. Note When configuring a DTC for connection to your HP 9000 system, the IEEE 802.3 protocol is used on the LAN connection. However, for communication between the terminal and the system, the Ethernet protocol is used. Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 LAN protocols are similar, and can coexist on the same physical LAN, using the same physical address configured in the DTC LAN Address field.
Page 52 Conﬁguration parameter deﬁnitions DTC Node Name Enter a name in three parts, each with a maximum of 16 characters, separated by periods as illustrated in the example syntax below. nodename.domain.organization Each part must start with an alphabetic character and can be followed by a combination of alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
Page 53: Modifying Dtcs With Dtcconﬁg
Modifying DTCs with dtcconfig This chapter describes how to modify a single DTC with the interactive dtcconﬁg utility. The utility’s Modify DTC Conﬁguration menu allows you to modify a CPU/LAN (or LAN board), board, and/or port of a single DTC. You can only modify one DTC at a time with dtcconﬁg.
Page 54: Modifying A Dtc Configuration
Modifying a DTC conﬁguration Modifying a DTC configuration 1 Run dtcconfig to access the DTC Configuration Main Menu. 2 Select Modify DTC Configuration from the main menu. 3 A pop-up window asks you for the name of the DTC whose configuration you want to modify.
Page 55 Modifying a DTC conﬁguration Modify DTC Configuration screen tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin Rear Panel Conﬁguration juin Fill in the DTC 16TN board and port ﬁelds and then press “Action Menu” (F5). Action Menu Conﬁgure LAN Addresses ... ------------- Conﬁgure Global Parameters ... Conﬁgure TCP Parameters ... Conﬁgure DNS/IP Parameters ...
Page 56: Using The Rear Panel Configuration Screen
Using the Rear Panel Conﬁguration screen There are two ways to reset the DTC and start the download: • turn the DTC off and then on • run the command dtcreset dtcname Note You must reset the DTC after modifications to save your changes. Do not use the Modify DTC Configuration option on this DTC again until you have reset the DTC.
Page 57: Entering Values In The Board And Port Fields
Using the Rear Panel Conﬁguration screen Entering values in the board and port fields This section explains what you should enter in the Board and Port ﬁelds of the Rear Panel Conﬁguration screen. Configuring Global Parameters (not specific to a given port) 1 Enter the appropriate value in the board field as follows: DTC 16TN: L or l, for the LAN board.
Page 58 Using the Rear Panel Conﬁguration screen 2 Use the arrow key, not the TAB key, to go to the Port field. Enter a port number depending upon the DTC type. The following port values are valid: DTC 16TN: 0 through 15 direct connect or modem ports DTC 16: 0 through 7 direct connect ports 0 through 5 modem ports...
Page 59: Rear Panel Configuration Screen Examples
Rear panel conﬁguration screen examples Rear panel configuration screen examples Rear Panel Configuration screen for a newly-added DTC 16TN tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin Rear Panel Conﬁguration juin Fill in the DTC 16TN board and port ﬁelds and then press “Action Menu” (F5). DIRECT DIRECT 10 T 11 T...
Page 60 Rear panel conﬁguration screen examples Rear Panel Configuration screen for a newly-added DTC 48 tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin Rear Panel Conﬁguration cassis Fill in the DTC 48 board and port ﬁelds and then press “Action Menu” (F5). Board 5 Board 4 Board 3 Board 2 Board 1 Board 0...
Page 61: Conﬁguring A Dtc Cpu/Lan Or Lan Board With Dtcconﬁg
Configuring a DTC CPU/LAN or LAN board with dtcconfig This chapter describes how to use the dtcconfig utility to conﬁgure the CPU/LAN or LAN board of a DTC (the global DTC parameters). These procedures are based on the Modify DTC Configuration menu that provides functions to modify a single DTC.
Page 62: Configuring Cpu/Lan Or Lan Board Parameters
Conﬁguring CPU/LAN or LAN board parameters Configuring CPU/LAN or LAN board parameters You must conﬁgure the CPU/LAN or LAN Board in order to change the global conﬁguration of a single DTC. When conﬁguring the CPU/LAN or LAN Board, you can change the following parameters for the speciﬁed DTCs: •...
Page 63 4 A screen appears displaying the current values. Change the values you want to change and press Done (F4). In some screens, you can choose HP defaults, user- defined defaults or enter other values. Press the Default Values (F6) function key...
Page 64 Conﬁguring CPU/LAN or LAN board parameters Modified CPU/LAN board tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin Rear Panel Conﬁguration wally Fill in the DTC 72MX board and port ﬁelds and then press “Action Menu” (F5). DIRECT 8 T 9 T 10 T 11 T 12 T 13 T 14 T 15 T...
Page 65: Configuring Lan Addresses
Conﬁguring LAN addresses Configuring LAN addresses tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin DTC Conﬁguration Main Menu Highlight an item and then press “Return” or “Select Item” (F4). Add DTC Conﬁguration .. Modify DTC Conﬁguration ..Delete DTC Conﬁguration ... Modify Default Parameters -> Help for Using DTCconﬁg tsta195:root Select Exit...
Page 66: Lan Address Parameter Definitions
DTC LAN Address ..08-00-09-28-0A-66 (not modiﬁable) DTC IP Address ..015.128.240.061 DTC Node Name ..MICHIGAN.GND.HP Conﬁgure LAN Addresses ...
Page 67: Configuring Global Parameters
Conﬁguring global parameters Configuring global parameters tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin DTC Conﬁguration Main Menu Highlight an item and then press “Return” or “Select Item” (F4). Add DTC Conﬁguration .. Modify DTC Conﬁguration ..Delete DTC Conﬁguration ... Modify Default Parameters -> Help for Using DTCconﬁg tsta195:root Select Exit...
Page 68 Conﬁguring global parameters Global Parameters Configuration screen tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin Global Parameters Conﬁguration juin Fill in or modify the desired ﬁelds and then press “Perform Task” (F4). Event Logging Class (mark with an “x” as many as desired): DTC User Interface Timeout ( 5 - 300 seconds) .
Page 69: Global Parameter Definitions
Conﬁguring global parameters Global parameter definitions Event Logging Class Move the cursor to the logging class ﬁelds whose corresponding events you want to log. The dtclist command is used to display the event logs (see Appendix B). Note Only use log events of class 2 (and higher) for: - troubleshooting - one DTC at a time The logging classes for events are as follows:...
Page 70 Conﬁguring global parameters User Prompt If you want a user prompt that is different from the default prompt, DTC>, specify a prompt of up to 16 alphanumeric characters. Non-displayable ASCII characters must be speciﬁed in caret-character format (for example, ^K means Ctrl-K). Use a backslash before a literal caret (^) and a backslash (\).
Page 71 Conﬁguring global parameters DTCDF Password This ﬁeld contains the password you must give to your Hewlett-Packard support engineer to allow access to DTC memory for troubleshooting. Enter up to eight alphanumeric characters as the DTCDF password. The initial setting is AVESTA.
Page 72: Configuring Tcp Parameters
(see “The five sets of TCP values” on page 73). • Set 1—(the HP Default setting) for traffic over the LAN only. • Set 2—for traffic over a LAN with bridges.
Page 73 Conﬁguring TCP parameters 3 The TCP parameters cannot be modified dynamically. Exit from dtcconfig and download the changes to the DTC by executing the following command at the shell prompt: dtcreset dtcname TCP Parameters Configuration screen tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin TCP Parameters Conﬁguration wally LAN board Mark with an “x”...
Page 74: Configuring Dns/Ip Parameters
Conﬁguring DNS/IP parameters Configuring DNS/IP parameters tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin DTC Conﬁguration Main Menu Highlight an item and then press “Return” or “Select Item” (F4). Add DTC Conﬁguration .. Modify DTC Conﬁguration ..Delete DTC Conﬁguration ... Modify Default Parameters -> Help for Using DTCconﬁg tsta195:root Select Exit...
Page 75: Dns Parameter Definitions
DTC connect command with a system name instead of an IP address: DTC> connect host1.hp.com Backup Server Enter the IP address of the DNS server to be used if the default DNS server is not Address available.
Page 76: Ip Routing Parameter Definitions
Conﬁguring DNS/IP parameters IP Routing parameter definitions Default IP Router Enter the IP address of the default router. The router routes outbound packets for Address destinations which are not part of the local subnet. Backup IP Router Enter the IP address of the router to be used if the default IP router is not available. Address Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for this network.
Page 77: Configuring Snmp Parameters
SNMP manager. Two types of MIB are available: MIB-II allows the SNMP manager to access the standard MIB objects; DTC MIB allows the SNMP manager to access the standard MIB objects as well as HP-UX MIB objects. DTC Manager’s dtcconfig utility provides two screens for SNMP conﬁguration: •...
Page 78: Configuring Snmp Authorization Filters
Conﬁguring SNMP authorization ﬁlters Configuring SNMP authorization filters tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin DTC Conﬁguration Main Menu Highlight an item and then press “Return” or “Select Item” (F4). Add DTC Conﬁguration .. Modify DTC Conﬁguration ..Delete DTC Conﬁguration ... Modify Default Parameters -> Help for Using DTCconﬁg tsta195:root Select...
Page 79: Snmp Authorization Filter Parameter Definitions
Choose DTC MIB or MIB-II. These values determine the subset of MIB objects that the SNMP manager can access. Selecting DTC MIB enables the SNMP manager to access both the SNMP MIB-II and HP-UX MIB objects. If two SNMP authorization ﬁlters have the same SNMP manager community name they must also...
Page 80: Configuring Snmp Mib Data
Conﬁguring SNMP MIB data Configuring SNMP MIB data tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin DTC Conﬁguration Main Menu Highlight an item and then press “Return” or “Select Item” (F4). Add DTC Conﬁguration .. Modify DTC Conﬁguration ..Delete DTC Conﬁguration ... Modify Default Parameters -> Help for Using DTCconﬁg tsta195:root Select...
Page 81: Snmp Parameter Definitions
Sys Location ....site 1_____________________ (optional) Enabled SNMP Enable Authentication Traps . . HP-UX MIB Trap Destination (optional): Trap Destination IP Addresses . . 001.001.001.001 002.002.002.002 003.003.003.003 004.004.004.004 005.005.005.005...
Page 82: Configuring Dtc Management Protocol Parameters
1 Place an x or X to choose the set. The parameter values are defined according to the set that you choose. These values are shown in table on the following page. 2 Set 1—HP default. Parameters designed for traffic over a LAN only. Set 2—Parameters designed for trafﬁc over a LAN with bridges.
Page 83 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Maximum Timer (tenths of a second) Minimum Timer (tenths of a second) HP DTC Watchdog Timer (tenths of a second) Maximum Number of Retries with Same Timer Maximum Number of retries Management Protocol Packet Size...
Page 84 Conﬁguring DTC management protocol parameters...
Page 85: Conﬁguring Dtc Ports With Dtcconﬁg
Configuring DTC ports with dtcconfig This chapter describes how to conﬁgure a port for the requirements of an attached device. For example, if you want a printer on a certain port, you must ensure that the port is set to be a printer port. Configuring the port type You can change a terminal port to a printer port (or vice versa) using the Change Port Type option which you access via the Action Menu as illustrated below.
Page 86 Conﬁguring the port type The steps are as follows: 1 Enter the board and port numbers at the Rear Panel Configuration screen. 2 Press the Action Menu (F5) function key and select Change Port Type. The Change Port Type screen appears. 3 Indicate a printer or terminal port type by entering an x or X in the appropriate field and press Return or the Done (F4) function key.
Page 87: Configuring Terminal And Printer Ports
Conﬁguring terminal and printer ports Configuring terminal and printer ports Once a port has been conﬁgured, this conﬁguration can be copied and pasted to other ports as described in chapter 9. To modify several DTCs simultaneously, use the dtcmodifyconfs command as described in chapter 10.
Page 88: Configurable Port Parameters
Conﬁgurable port parameters Configurable port parameters The following port attributes are covered in this chapter. • Port Parameters are listed below and explained in the section see “Configuring terminal and printer port parameters” on page 91. • Terminal or Printer Name or IP address •...
Page 89: Configuring A Port
The port conﬁguration screen displays the current defaults being used. The Conﬁgure Port screen and Enable Port Options screen allow you to choose HP Defaults, User Defaults, or enter other values. The screens are described in the rest of this chapter.
Page 90 Conﬁguring a port Example of a modified port: Board 3, Port 4 tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin Rear Panel Conﬁguration wally Fill in the DTC 72MX board and port ﬁelds and then press “Action Menu” (F5). DIRECT 8 T 9 T 10 T 11 T 12 T 13 T 14 T...
Page 91: Configuring Terminal And Printer Port Parameters
Conﬁguring terminal and printer port parameters Configuring terminal and printer port parameters tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin DTC Conﬁguration Main Menu Highlight an item and then press “Return” or “Select Item” (F4). Add DTC Conﬁguration .. Modify DTC Conﬁguration ..Delete DTC Conﬁguration ... Modify Default Parameters ->...
Page 92 Conﬁguring terminal and printer port parameters Terminal Port Parameters Configuration screen tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin Terminal Port Parameters Conﬁguration KOKA board 0 port 0 Fill in or modify the desired ﬁelds and then press “Perform Task” (F4). Press “Help” (F1) to obtain the information or valid values for a ﬁeld. (optional) 15.128.128.93 Terminal Name or IP Address .
Page 93: Terminal And Printer Port Parameter Definitions
Together, these features can be used to provide a pool of ports or identify a specific printer port to the HP-UX spooler. DDFA is part of Internet Services. Refer to the DDFA documentation for more information.
Page 94 Help (F1) function key and a list is displayed. Highlight your choice and press Return or the Select Item (F4) function key. Please refer to the HP DTC Technical Reference Manual (5961-9820) The choices are as follows. •...
Page 95 If you have selected a direct connect port, modem behavior is not used and should be set to None. The default is None. Please refer to the HP DTC Technical Reference Manual (5961-9820) for simple modem support. If you have selected a port on a modem board or port group, select modem behavior by pressing the Help (F1) function key.
Page 96 Conﬁguring terminal and printer port parameters Printer modem ports • None—use for a directly-connected printer. • Standard DCE—use for a modem-connected printer, where a link is made at the device. • DCE high—use for a terminal connected via a modem/multiplexer. •...
Page 97 Conﬁguring terminal and printer port parameters The default is 3 sessions per port. Number of Systems Specify a value between 1 and 5. This ﬁeld applies only to printer ports for which Sharing Printer the dedicated printer is disabled. The number of systems sharing printer is the greatest number of systems able to use the printer port at any one time.
Page 98 Conﬁguring terminal and printer port parameters The Default Destination ﬁeld speciﬁes the system for the device connected to the port. How you deﬁne the Default Destination depends on the type of device and the port options that are enabled or disabled. Other Port Type of What to Enter for...
Page 99: Enabling Port Options
Enabling port options Enabling port options tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin DTC Conﬁguration Main Menu Highlight an item and then press “Return” or “Select Item” (F4). Add DTC Conﬁguration .. Modify DTC Conﬁguration ..Delete DTC Conﬁguration ... Modify Default Parameters -> Help for Using DTCconﬁg tsta195:root Select Exit...
Page 100 Enabling port options Enable Terminal Port Options screen for a DTC 16TN tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin Rear Panel Conﬁguration Enable Terminal Port Options Mark with an “x” the port option to enable. Fill in the DTC 16TN board and port ﬁelds and then press “Action Menu” (F5). Then press “Done”...
Page 101: Enable Terminal Or Printer Port Options Parameter Definitions
Enabling port options Enable terminal or printer port options parameter definitions Enable Auto Speed/ Mark this box with an x or X to have the DTC check speed and parity. When a Parity Sensing connection is set up by a terminal, the DTC automatically checks the speed and parity (none or even parity only).
Page 102 Enabling port options Enable Switching Mark this box with an x or X to have the DTC enable the switching or connecting from the port to different systems. Each port can have switching enabled or disabled independently of the other ports on the board. Switching must be enabled for the terminal to access more than one system.
Page 103 Enabling port options Enable Hardware Mark this box with an x or X to have the DTC enable hardware handshaking for a Handshake DTC 72MX or DTC 16TN. Hardware handshaking provides a way to control the ﬂow of data between a terminal and the connected system. (DTC 72MX and DTC 16TN only) By default, hardware handshaking is disabled.
Page 104: Configuring A Dtc To Enable A Printer
DTC port to be a printer port • using the DDFA device file utilities to associate a device file with the printer • configuring the printer for the HP-UX spooler • testing the printing process Note It is presumed that you are familiar with the use of the dtcconfig menus and function...
Page 105: Configuring A Dtc Port To Be A Printer Port
Board = #, Port = # Action Menu (F5) Change Port Type 1 Either logon as or type the HP-UX su (superuser) command. root 2 Start the dtcconfig utility with the command: dtcconfig 3 Select the Modify DTC Configuration option. A pop-up menu appears.
Page 106: Dtc Device File Access Utilities And Telnet Port Identification
MUX ports. DDFA consists of a group of conﬁguration ﬁles, executable ﬁles, and a daemon. The DTC Device File Access (DDFA) utilities software is part of Internet Services and is automatically installed with it on HP 9000 Series 700, and 800 systems for HP-UX 9.x or later.
Page 107: Using Ddfa To Create A Device File Name For The Printer Port
DTC Device File Access (DDFA) utilities conﬁguration ﬁle. This chapter describes how to use DDFA to conﬁgure a printer on a DTC. Refer to the DTC Device File Access Utilities and Telnet Port Identiﬁcation Manual and HP-UX System Administration Tasks Manual from your HP-UX System Administrator's documentation set for complete information about DDFA.
Page 108 Conﬁguring a DTC to enable a printer 6 For each DTC printer that you wish to permanently associate with a particular device file, perform the following steps: Find the IP Address of the DTC, the board number, and port number on the DTC to which the printer is connected.
Page 109: Configuring A Dtc Printer For The Hp-Ux Spooler
System Administration Tasks Manual for information on the HP-UX printer spooler. Configuring a printer with SAM To conﬁgure the HP-UX spooler from SAM, follow these steps. They are for an HP-UX 9.x system on an HP 9000 Series 800 system. The procedure may vary slightly for different versions of HP-UX.
Page 110: Testing The Printer Configuration
1 If a default printer was configured, this lp command prints the /etc/ddfa/dp file on the default printer. # lp /etc/ddfa/dp 2 If no default printer has been configured, type: lp -d printer name /etc/ddfa/dp Consult the HP-UX System Administrator Tasks manual for a list of supported printers.
Page 111: Other Commands With Dtcconﬁg
Other commands with dtcconfig This chapter describes: • how to modify the default DTC settings with the dtcconfig utility • how to delete one or more DTCs from the listing of existing DTCs • the procedures for adding and deleting DTC boards •...
Page 112: Modifying The Default Parameters
Modify Default Parameters Menu Default settings simplify DTC conﬁguration management. When you ﬁrst install and use the dtcconﬁg utility, the user defaults are the same as the HP factory settings. Once they are changed, they become the new default settings and are automatically applied when new DTCs are added.
Page 113 The Modify Default Parameters Menu appears. 2 Choose one of these menu items and press the Select Item (F4) function key. 3 Enter new values to create your user defaults, or choose the HP defaults. 4 After entering values, press the (F4) key.
Page 114 Modifying the default parameters Locating parameter values for defaults settings Parameter name Possible settings: Attached Device page 94 Backup IP Router Address page 76 Backup Server Address page 75 Bits Parity page 94 Contact Name page 81 Data Transfer Mode page 96 Default Destination page 97...
Page 115 Modifying the default parameters Parameter name Possible settings: Enable Flow Control page 103 Event Logging Class page 69 Initialization string page 98 Line Speed page 93 Maximum Number of Sessions page 96 Modem Behavior page 95 MIB Access page 79 MIB View page 79 Number of Systems Sharing Printer...
Page 116: Deleting A Dtc
Deleting a DTC Deleting a DTC 1 Select Delete DTC Configuration from the dtcconfig utility’s main menu. The Delete DTC Configuration pop-up menu appears. 2 Enter the name of the DTC(s) you want to delete in the provided fields and press the F4 (Done) key A conﬁrmation pop-up window appears asking if you are sure you want to delete the DTC(s).
Page 117: Adding A Board To A Dtc
Adding a board to a DTC Adding a board to a DTC Note The following section does not concern the DTC 16TN as you cannot add or remove boards from this DTC. 1 Switch off the DTC. 2 Insert the board in the DTC as described in the hardware manual. 3 Switch the DTC on again.
Page 118: Copying And Pasting Configurations
Copying and pasting conﬁgurations Copying and pasting configurations This section describes how you can cut and paste DTC board and port conﬁgurations. This feature enables you to easily create identical conﬁgurations. What you can copy and paste • You can copy boards within the same DTC or from one DTC to another. You can copy a board from one DTC type to another DTC type if the board is compatible with both DTCs (see “Copying and pasting a board or port”...
Page 119 Copying and pasting conﬁgurations The following tables show the copy/paste rules for different DTC types. Copying boards DTC 16TN DTC 16 DTC 48 DTC 72MX From DTC 16TN DTC 16 DTC 48 DTC 72MX Copying ports DTC 16TN DTC 16 DTC 48 DTC 72MX From...
Page 120: Copying And Pasting A Board Or Port
Copying and pasting conﬁgurations Copying and pasting a board or port tsta195:root:/opt/dtcmgr/sbin DTC Conﬁguration Main Menu Highlight an item and then press “Return” or “Select Item” (F4). Add DTC Conﬁguration .. Modify DTC Conﬁguration ..Delete DTC Conﬁguration ... Modify Default Parameters -> Help for Using DTCconﬁg tsta195:root Select...
Page 121 Copying and pasting conﬁgurations 4 If you are copying a board or port to the same DTC: Specify the destination board and port (if applicable). b Press the Action Menu (F5) function key. This time, select the Paste option. After a few seconds, you will see the pasted conﬁguration on the new board.
Page 122 Copying and pasting conﬁgurations...
Page 123: Modifying Conﬁgurations With Dtcmodifyconfs
Modifying configurations with dtcmodifyconfs This chapter describes how to modify one or more DTC conﬁgurations in one procedure with dtcmodifyconfs. This command can be used as an alternative to the dtcconﬁg utility which only allows you to modify one DTC at a time. About dtcmodifyconfs With dtcmodifyconfs you can: •...
Page 124 About dtcmodifyconfs Common uses for dtcmodifyconfs Task Command Syntax Command Synonym copy a conﬁguration dtcmodifyconfs -c [logging] dtcobject paste a conﬁguration to dtcmodifyconfs -p [-q] [logging] dtcobject DTC board(s) or port(s) export/import a dtcmodifyconfs [-X]|[-x] [-I][-i] [ﬁlename] dtcexport/dtcimport conﬁguration to/from a ﬁle [logging] dtcobject own/disown a DTC dtcmodifyconfs [-o] [-d] [logging] dtcobject...
Page 125: Using Dtcmodifyconfs
Using dtcmodifyconfs Using dtcmodifyconfs Copying and pasting configurations Copies the speciﬁed into an internal copy buffer. The is a dtcobject dtcobject board or port (explained later in this chapter). Only one may be copied. dtcobject can be one of the following items: dtcobject •...
Page 126: Exporting/Importing Configurations
Using dtcmodifyconfs Exporting/importing configurations (Synonym: dtcexport) Exports the entire conﬁguration of the named DTC (includes all boards and the map record) in the directory . The ﬁlename is /var/opt/dtcmgr the name of the DTC followed by the extension . If the ﬁle already exists, it .exim will be overwritten.
Page 127: Controlling Dtc Ownership
Using dtcmodifyconfs Controlling DTC ownership (Synonym: dtcown) Takes over the ownership (management) of a speciﬁed DTC. Sets the owner ﬁeld in the map802 ﬁle to TRUE. This should be done only when the previous manager of that DTC has failed, or has voluntarily disowned the DTC using the -d option.
Page 128: User-Defined Script Files
Using dtcmodifyconfs User-defined script files The scriptfile option is used to modify one or more DTCs at a time. The parameters to be modiﬁed are speciﬁed in a user-deﬁned script ﬁle. An explanatory text ﬁle and example script ﬁle are part of the DTC Manager ﬁleset. These two ﬁles (located in directory) are: /opt/dtcmgr/tools...
Page 129: Parameter Definitions
Parameter deﬁnitions Parameter definitions CPU/LAN or LAN parameters For the CPU/LAN or LAN, can be any of the following. parameter_name Parameter name Explained on: Backup IP Router Address page 76 Backup Server address page 75 Default IP Router Address page 76 Default Local Domain page 75 Default Server Address...
Page 130: Snmp Parameters
Parameter deﬁnitions SNMP parameters can be any of the following: parameter_name Parameter name Explained on: SNMP Authorization Filters page 79 • SNMP Authorization Filters: up to 5 values can be entered Example SNMP parameters This example shows how two SNMP authorization ﬁlters are conﬁgured: dtcmodifyconfs -m -e 'SNMP Authorization Filters = "015.123.123.111|Washington community|Read Write|DTC MIB|015.123.123.122|Houston Community|Read Only|MIB-II";'dtc1...
Page 131: Port Parameters
Parameter deﬁnitions Port parameters For a DTC port, port parameters and port options for are listed parameter_name below. Parameter name Explained on: Attached Device page 94 Bits Parity page 94 Data Transfer Mode page 96 Default Destination page 97 Escape from Data Transfer Character page 96 Initialization String page 98...
Page 132: Script Examples
Script examples Script examples To enable port 3 of (a DTC 16TN): mydtc1 dtcmodifyconfs -m -e 'enable port = "x";' mydtc1 b 3 To change the DTC user interface timeout to 30 seconds on mydtc1 dtcmodifyconfs -m -e 'DTC User Interface Timeout = "30";' mydtc1 An example script ﬁle called contains the following parameters:...
Page 133: Other Dtcmodifyconfs Parameter Definitions
Other dtcmodifyconfs parameter deﬁnitions Other dtcmodifyconfs parameter definitions Controlling verbosity Turns off the display of informational messages during the task. This is the quiet option and is useful if several DTCs are being pasted or modiﬁed and you do not want to see messages for all the DTCs.
Page 134 Other dtcmodifyconfs parameter deﬁnitions The syntax is: dtc [ board [ port ]] (Mandatory) The name of the target DTC to modify. This is the same DTC name you used when you added the DTC using dtcconﬁg. A DTC name must be from 1 to 8 alphanumeric characters, including hyphens (-) and underscores (_).
Page 135: Values Returned By Dtcmodifyconfs Or One Of Its Synonyms
Other dtcmodifyconfs parameter deﬁnitions Values returned by dtcmodifyconfs or one of its synonyms The dtcmodifyconfs command returns the following values: No errors. Command usage incorrect. Error during startup or shutdown. Fatal error during execution of the command.
Page 136 Other dtcmodifyconfs parameter deﬁnitions...
Page 137: Resetting Dtc Conﬁgurations
Resetting DTC configurations This chapter provides information about when and how to reset DTC conﬁgurations. DTC conﬁgurations are reset whenever the conﬁguration information is downloaded to the DTC (each time the DTC is rebooted, for example). Topics covered include: • when you need to download the DTCs configuration •...
Page 138: Why Downloading Is Necessary
Why downloading is necessary Why downloading is necessary The ﬁrmware of the DTC contains only the code for self-test, self-diagnostics, and download protocol. Most of the DTCs operational software must be loaded when the DTC is powered-up through a process referred to as software download. The software code to be downloaded to each DTC resides permanently on the computer that is responsible for managing and controlling the operations of that DTC.
Page 139: Resetting A Dtc Board
Downloading the conﬁguration Resetting a DTC Board To reset a DTC board, use the command: dtcreset dtcname board_number Resetting a DTC Port To reset a DTC port, use the command: dtcreset dtcname board_number port_number...
Page 140 Downloading the conﬁguration...
Page 141: Conﬁguring Dtc Manager For Operation With Mc/Serviceguard
MC/ServiceGuard ensures non-interrupted operation or “high availability” for DTC Manager/UX by providing the capability to transfer DTC management to another HP 9000 host (node) in the event of system failure. MC/ServiceGuard manages a “package” of applications that can be relocated to another node within an MC/ServiceGuard cluster.
Page 142 Note DTC Manager/UX communications cannot be transferred to a backup LAN although this is supported by MC/ServiceGuard for other applications. High availability for DTC Manager/UX is provided only by MC/ServiceGuard’s node transfer capability. Refer to Managing MC/ServiceGuard (part number B3832-90001) for information speciﬁc to cluster management and highly-available computer systems.
Page 143: Prerequisites
Prerequisites Prerequisites Before you continue with the procedures described in this chapter, verify that your site satisﬁes the following requirements: • MC/ServiceGuard must be installed at your site (see the MC/ServiceGuard documentation) • DTC Manager/UX software must be properly installed and configured on the original host system and all potential, “adoptive”, host systems (see chapter 3) •...
Page 144 Transferring DTC conﬁgurations to an adoptive host 2 Execute the following command for each connected DTC: dtcexport dtcname This exports the DTC conﬁguration to the /var/opt/dtcmgr/dtcname.exim (default) ﬁle. Example To export the conﬁguration of dtc1 to the ﬁle you would enter: dtc1.exim dtcexport dtc1 3 Disown all DTCs connected to the original host by entering:...
Page 145: Copying The Configuration Files To The Adoptive Host
Transferring DTC conﬁgurations to an adoptive host Copying the configuration files to the adoptive host Use ftp (in binary mode) to copy the conﬁguration ( ) ﬁles to the dtcname.exim directory on the adoptive host system. /var/opt/dtcmgr Example If you are working at a terminal attached to the original host and you want to use ftp to copy the conﬁguration ﬁles for to an adoptive host system dtc1...
Page 146: Configuring Other Adoptive Hosts
Conﬁguring other adoptive hosts On the adoptive host 1 Own all DTCs that will belong to this host in the event of original host failure. dtcown dtcname 2 Reboot all DTCs by switching them off and then on. 3 Check that each DTC is operational by executing a command such as dtcping dtcname to verify that each DTC can be managed on this node.
Page 147: Including Dtc Manager/Ux In A High-Availability Package
Including DTC Manager/UX in a high-availability package Including DTC Manager/UX in a high-availability package You can now include DTC Manager/UX in an MC/ServiceGuard package by following the instructions below. On the original host 1 Follow the instructions in the MC/ServiceGuard documentation to generate and then modify a package configuration file template.
Page 148: Future Configurations
Future conﬁgurations Future configurations When you modify DTCs Each time you modify the conﬁguration of a DTC you must: 1 Create a new export file on the original host using the dtcexport command. 2 Copy the file to each potential adoptive host. 3 Import the file to each adoptive host using the dtcimport command.
Page 149: Diagnosing Problems With Dtcdiag, Dtcping And Dtccheckip
Diagnosing problems with dtcdiag, dtcping and dtccheckip This chapter explains the use of three troubleshooting tools: dtcdiag, dtcping and dtccheckip. The dtcdiag command reports DTC diagnostic information and can perform diagnostic tasks on a DTC, on a DTC board, or on a selected port of a board.
Page 150: About Dtcdiag
DTC to the system. Use these commands ONLY if instructed to do so by an HP engineer. Some of these commands output data to a ﬁle which can be read only with special HP formatting tools.
Page 151 About dtcdiag Note Once you have executed dtcdiag, you cannot stop it. You can kill the dtcdiag process, but you cannot stop the operation from completing. The dtcdiag command completes execution on a DTC even if it is killed (by using CTRL-C) before it is able to report the completion status.
Page 152 About dtcdiag Common DTC diagnostics and related commands Task Command to use Command Synonym Get connection dtcdiag -S <dtcname> <board> <port> dtcconstat status for a port dtcconnstat <dtcname> <board> <port> Do a loopback dtcdiag -t <dtcname> <board> <port> dtctest test on a port (terminal port) dtcdiag -p <dtcname>...
Page 153: Using Dtcdiag
Using dtcdiag Using dtcdiag Resetting DTCs, boards and ports The dtcdiag command can be used to reset a DTC, board or port. Use the command: dtcdiag -r dtcreset Note The board in the DTC 16TN cannot be reset. You can only reset the entire DTC or a single port.
Page 154: Running Loopback Tests
Using dtcdiag Running loopback tests The following commands and options can be used to perform loopback tests. Performs an internal loopback test on the selected ports times. dtcdiag -i count [ count ] must be between 1 and 999 and defaults to 1. Count dtctest -i [ count ]...
Page 155: Switching Dtc Management To Another Host (In An Mc/Serviceguard Cluster)
Using dtcdiag Obtains the status of the connections from the selected ports and lists it to the dtcdiag -S standard output. dtcconnstat Examples To obtain status of the DTC named dtc3: dtcdiag dtc3 To obtain status of Port 1 on Board 0 of the DTC named dtc3: dtcdiag dtc3 To obtain connection status of port 23 of board 1 of the DTC named dtc3:...
Page 156: Special Commands (Use Only When Instructed By An Hp Engineer)
This section describes commands that an HP engineer might ask you to run. Caution Only use the following commands if instructed to do so by an HP engineer for troubleshooting purposes. The information uploaded to the DTC Manager/UX during a DTC upload can only be read with special formatting tools available only to HP engineers.
Page 157: Uploading Files From A Dtc
Each upload data file from a specific port overwrites the last upload data file for a previous port upload from that port. To retain port uploads for a given port, you must use the HP-UX cp or mv command to copy or move each file produced into another file.
Page 158: Downloading The Eeprom Code To A Lan Board
Downloading the EEPROM code to a LAN board Caution Downloading EEPROMs incorrectly can make your DTC unusable. Only download EEPROMs if told to do so by an HP engineer. Downloads the EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only dtcdiag -d Memory) code for the selected LAN boards. Only a DTC 72MX or a DTC 16TN can have an EEPROM code download performed on them.
Page 159: Object Parameter
Other dtcdiag parameter deﬁnitions -l loglevel Speciﬁes the amount of information that is logged in the log ﬁle for this dtcdiag execution. The default logﬁle is . Specify /var/opt/dtcmgr/log/dtcdiag.log one of the following logging levels: Log only startup and termination messages. Log serious or fatal error messages (and those of level 0).
Page 160: Values Returned By Dtcdiag Or One Of Its Synonyms
Values returned by dtcdiag or one of its synonyms One of the following values is returned when a dtcdiag command is executed. To display the return value, use the HP-UX echo command after the dtcdiag command. No error or no test failures.
Page 161: About Dtcping
DTCs seem unusually slow You must run dtcping as superuser. The dtcping command can be scheduled using the HP-UX at command or the HP-UX cron command. Only one dtcping or dtcdiag command can be run at a time. dtcping syntax dtcping dtcs ...
Page 162: Values Returned By Dtcping
About dtcping numpackets The number of packets dtcping transmits before terminating. The minimum value allowed for is one and the maximum is 999. numpackets defaults to one if it is not speciﬁed. Numpackets Examples Send 10 packets to dtc01: dtcping dtc01 -n 10 Perform dtcping on all DTCs and send a packet size of eight bytes: dtcping...
Page 163: About Dtccheckip
About dtccheckip About dtccheckip The dtccheckip command is used as a troubleshooting tool to check for duplicated IP addresses. If you have added a DTC or modiﬁed information about LAN address conﬁguration, dtccheckip is automatically run after the termination of dtcconﬁg. When the Exit DTCconf function key is pressed in the dtcconﬁg menu, you are asked whether you want to quit or not.
Page 164 About dtccheckip...
Page 165: Listing Conﬁgurations And Events With Dtclist
Listing configurations and events with dtclist This chapter describes the syntax and use of the dtclist command which enables you to display data in the conﬁguration and event log ﬁles. The dtclist command can display one of the following: • A summary of configuration data for a DTC.
Page 166: Using Dtclist
[-f] [logging] [object] 3 Pipe dtclist to the HP-UX more command to read the log files more easily. Simple dtclist examples The following examples show different ways of using dtclist. The output is easier to read if dtclist is piped to the HP-UX more command.
Page 167: Parameter Definitions
Using dtclist Parameter definitions Lists the DTC conﬁgurations. If is not speciﬁed, then the list of DTCs object managed by the host computer is displayed. Lists the DTC user default conﬁguration. The dtclist command supports the following logging options. logging Appends the log messages from the dtclist command to the existing dtclist log ﬁle.
Page 168 Using dtclist filter parameters specify the type of events to be listed: filter -e [ start The range of events in the event log to be listed with these optional parameters. If no range is given, all events are listed. To specify the last event of the event end ] log, use the notation .
Page 169 Using dtclist -t range Speciﬁes the range of dates and times to be displayed. The dates are in a free format, such as month-day-year all in numbers or in words. For example, 8 Apr are two ways to specify the same date. Quotation 1997 Wed Apr 9 1997 marks (") are used to delimit a range.
Page 170: Values Returned By Dtclist
Using dtclist 0 or 1 board number for a DTC 16 0 ... 3 board number for a DTC 72MX The number of the port for which to list parameters. Although this parameter port is optional, you can specify it only if both the parameters are board also speciﬁed.
Page 171: Event Log Examples
A board reset is distruptive. Do you still wish to perform it? (y or n) Reset completed successfully The HP-UX shell prompt appears. Run the dtclist -e | more command and you will see the following events: • Event 1 - Download of the board code started •...
Page 172: Event # 2
0 conn_type_0_7 DIRECT CONNECT conn_type_8_16 EMPTY conn_type_16_23 EMPTY Event # 2 DTC name : dtc48.gnd.hp Event time: Mon Apr 7 10:06:28 1997 Event type: BoardDownloadComplete Event data: DTC_card_num DTC_ROM_version: 3 Event # 3 DTC name : dtc48.gnd.hp Event time: Mon Apr 7 10:06:28 1997...
Page 173: Event # 4
EMPTY conn_type_16_23 EMPTY Board 5: portflags[0-23] 00000000 11111111 11111111 selftest_result 0 conn_type_0_7 DIRECT CONNECT conn_type_8_16 EMPTY conn_type_16_23 EMPTY Event # 4 DTC name : dtc48.gnd.hp Event time: Mon Apr 7 10:06:28 1997 Event type: Board0DownloadComplete Event data: DTC_card_num DTC_ROM_version: 3...
Page 174 Event log examples...
Page 175: Troubleshooting Conﬁguration Problems
Troubleshooting configuration problems This chapter provides information about simple troubleshooting procedures that are designed to help you solve common DTC conﬁguration problems. It does not cover procedures for resolving DTC hardware problems. Refer to your DTC hardware manual for information about how to use the DTCs diagnostics port to troubleshoot hardware problems.
Page 176 Check LAN topology. Download Ensure DTC and DTC Manager to DTC are on the same network. successful? If problem persists, call HP Use dtcconﬁg or dtclist to verify DTC IP address is valid Does DTC Does DTC terminal get terminal get...
Page 177: Checking The Result Of The Dtc Self-Test
Checking the result of the DTC self-test Checking the result of the DTC self-test When a DTC is switched on it runs a hardware self-test. Some errors which occur during the self-test are recoverable, while others are not. For example, errors 6X, 7X, 8X, 90, AX, and BX are Serial Interface Card or Connector Card errors for DTC 16s and DTC 48s.
Page 178: Checking The Dtc Download
LAN, and waits for a host running DTC Manager/UX software to download it. The HP 9000 which on which the DTC was conﬁgured receives and responds to the boot request. The DTC is ready only after the download operation is successful.
Page 179: Checking The Log Files
Checking the log ﬁles Checking the log files In general, reading the appropriate log ﬁle can provide you with a better idea of where the problem is. The log ﬁles are as follows: • For dtcconfig, look in /var/opt/dtcmgr/log/dtcconfig.log • For dtcmodifyconfs, look in /var/opt/dtcmgr/log/dtcmodifyconfs.log •...
Page 180: Checking That The Dtc Management Daemons Are Running
Checking that the DTC management daemons are running Checking that the DTC management daemons are running Download problems daemon is a process which runs on the HP 9000 host and is responsible rbootd for downloading DTCs. The process can be started automatically when the rbootd HP 9000 is booted.
Page 181: Dtc Terminal User Commands
DTC terminal user commands This appendix explains: • the configuration parameters that affect the DTC terminal user interface • the commands that you can use from a terminal connected to a DTC Type help at the DTC prompt to see a list of the available terminal user commands. DTC terminal user interface parameters The following parameters are related to the DTC terminal user interface.
Page 182: Dtc User Interface Commands
DTC user interface commands DTC user interface commands This section describes the commands that are available at the DTC user interface. Each command can be abbreviated. The commands are not case-sensitive. For example, enter either , or to connect to a system. connect CONNECT If you have several connections open simultaneously, when you execute one of these...
Page 183 DTC user interface commands Note The DNS must be up and running at the boot time of the DTC. Disconnect Closes the system connection. Each connection is identiﬁed as a number (xx) in the status command display. Only the connection number can be used. The connection name cannot be used.
Page 184: Examples Of Dtc User Interface Commands
DTC user interface commands Each connection is identiﬁed as a number (xx) in the status command display. Only the connection number can be used. The connection name can not be used. If the connection number is not speciﬁed, the speciﬁed system connection is set. Status Displays a table showing information about the open connections from the terminal.
Page 185 DTC user interface commands Example of the help command DTC1> help Command [Opt. Parameters]_ | Abbr. _ | Meaning CONNECT [destination | Opens a connection. [connection name]| DISCONNECT [xx] | Closes connection xx. HELP | H or ? | Lists available commands. LOGOUT | Logs out from the DTC.
Page 186 DTC user interface commands...
Page 187: Dtc Manager/Ux File System
DTC Manager/UX file system This appendix contains listings of all HP-UX 10.x and HP-UX 9.x ﬁles and directories used by DTC Manager/UX. HP-UX 10.x file system File listing (by directory) /opt/dtcmgr/sbin/ DTC Manager commands dtccheckip dtcconﬁg dtcconnstat dtcdiag dtcdisown dtcdownload...
Page 188 HP-UX 10.x ﬁle system /sbin/init.d/ Start/kill scripts dtcmgr /opt/dtcmgr/code DTC code cpuconv.cod lan.cod mux68k.cod rom16.cod rom72.cod sic.cod sic2.cod sic3.cod sic4.cod ts16.cod /opt/dtcmgr/tools/ DTC tools dtcmodifyconfs.sh dtcmodifyconfs.txt /opt/dtcmgr/jam_data/ Keyboard and video data hpansikeys.bin hpansivid.bin hpitevid.bin hpkeys.bin hpvid.bin msgﬁle.bin vt100keys.bin vt100vid.bin vt220keys.bin vt220vid.bin...
Page 189 HP-UX 10.x ﬁle system /opt/dtcmgr/jam_screens/ Screen descriptions data.dic global.ini screenlib /etc/rc.conﬁg.d/ System conﬁguration dtcmgr /etc/opt/dtcmgr/ Conﬁgurations acclist /etc/opt/dtcmgr/default/ Default conﬁgurations confext.def cpuconv.def globhdr.def mgr.def ncpu.def nprinter.def nterm.def printer.def tcp.def term.def /opt/dtcmgr/lib/nls/msg/C/ Message catalogs dtcmgr.cat dtcnmd.cat dtcnmp.cat lanstat.cat tiostat.cat /opt/dtcmgr/share/man/man1m.Z/ Man pages dtcconﬁg.1m...
Page 190: Files Maintained During Runtime
HP-UX 10.x ﬁle system dtcown.1m dtcping.1m dtcquickswitch.1m dtcreset.1m dtcstat.1m dtctest.1m dtctraceoff.1m dtctraceon.1m dtcupload.1m /opt/dtcmgr/doc/ Error messages dtcconﬁg.err dtcdiag.err dtclist.err dtcmodifyconfs.err dtcnmd.err dtcnmp.err dtcping.err global.err Files maintained during runtime /var/opt/dtcmgr/ <dtcname>.dtc <dtcname>.exim temp* dtcconﬁg.lock event.log copyhdr (optional) ./copy/ (optional) ./ipc/ ./log/ ./status/...
Page 191: Alphabetical File Listing (Hp-Ux 10.X)
HP-UX 10.x ﬁle system Alphabetical file listing (HP-UX 10.x) File Path *.cus ....../etc/opt/dtcmgr/default acclist ..... . . /etc/opt/dtcmgr/ confext.def .
Page 192 HP-UX 10.x ﬁle system dtcnmd.cat ...../opt/dtcmgr/lib/nls/msg/C/ dtcnmd.err ...../opt/dtcmgr/doc/ dtcnmp .
Page 193 HP-UX 10.x ﬁle system sic3.cod ..... . /opt/dtcmgr/code/ sic4.cod ..... . /opt/dtcmgr/code/ tcp.def .
Page 194: Hp-Ux 9.X File System
HP-UX 9.x ﬁle system HP-UX 9.x file system File listing (by directory) /etc/ DTC Manager commands dtccheckip dtcconﬁg dtcconnstat dtcdiag dtcdisown dtcdownload dtcexport dtcimport dtclist dtcmodifyconfs dtcnmd dtcnmp dtcown dtcping dtcquickswitch dtcreset dtcstat dtctest dtctraceoff dtctraceon dtcupload lanstat tiostat /usr/dtcmgr/default/ Default conﬁgurations...
Page 195 HP-UX 9.x ﬁle system ts16.cod /usr/dtcmgr/tools/ DTC tools dtcmodifyconfs.sh dtcmodifyconfs.txt /usr/dtcmgr/jam_data/ Keyboard and video data hpansikeys.bin hpansivid.bin hpitevid.bin hpkeys.bin hpvid.bin msgﬁle.bin vt100keys.bin vt100vid.bin vt220keys.bin vt220vid.bin wy30keys.bin wy30vid.bin wy50keys.bin wy50vid.bin wy60keys.bin wy60vid.bin /usr/dtcmgr/jam_screens/ Screen descriptions data.dic global.ini screenlib /usr/man/man1m.Z/ Man pages dtcconﬁg.1m...
Page 196: Files Maintained During Runtime
HP-UX 9.x ﬁle system dtcquickswitch.1m dtcreset.1m dtcstat.1m dtctest.1m dtctraceoff.1m dtctraceon.1m dtcupload.1m /usr/lib/nls/C/ Message catalogs dtcnmd.cat dtcmgr.cat dtcnmp.cat lanstat.cat tiostat.cat /usr/dtcmgr/doc/ Error messages dtcconﬁg.err dtcdiag.err dtclist.err dtcmodifyconfs.err dtcnmd.err dtcnmp.err dtcping.err global.err Files maintained during runtime /usr/dtcmgr/ <dtcname>.dtc <dtcname>.exim temp* dtcconﬁg.lock event.log copyhdr (optional) ./copy/ (optional)
Page 197: Alphabetical File Listing (Hp-Ux 9.X)
HP-UX 9.x ﬁle system Alphabetical file listing (HP-UX 9.x) File Path *.def ....../usr/dtcmgr/default/ *.cus ....../usr/dtcmgr/default/ *.log .
Page 198 HP-UX 9.x ﬁle system dtcnmp.cat ..... /usr/lib/nls/C/ dtcnmp ....../etc/ dtcping.1m .
Page 199 HP-UX 9.x ﬁle system rom16.cod ..../usr/dtcmgr/code/ rom72.cod ..../usr/dtcmgr/code/ screenlib .
Page 200 HP-UX 9.x ﬁle system...
Page 201: Error Messages
Error messages All DTC Manager/UX error messages and their descriptions are listed in *.err ﬁles (one for each command) located in the directory. An /opt/dtcmgr/doc/ error ﬁle is provided for each DTC command and daemon. You can print or view these ﬁles when you need information on a particular error message.
Page 203: Glossary
Glossary address A numerical identiﬁer deﬁned and used by a particular protocol and associated software to distinguish one node from another. address resolution In networks, the mapping of node names to IP addresses and the mapping of IP addresses to low-level hardware addresses. address resolution A protocol used to convert an IP address to a low-level hardware address.
Page 204 baud rate The measure of the speed at which information travels between devices, most commonly used in reference to terminal speed settings. Baud represents signal events per second. When one bit represents each signal change, baud is the same as “bits per second.”...
Page 205 A ﬁle being input to or output from any peripheral device except a disk. HP-UX allows operations to be performed on the device itself as if it were a ﬁle. device independence A characteristic of the operating system that allows users to selectively redirect input/output from a program, session, or job irrespective of the nature of the device.
Page 206 DTC 16TN The HP J2060A product. A DTC terminal server for Telnet systems. It allows up to 16 asynchronous connections to computer systems running Internet Services, such as HP 9000s and third party systems.
Page 207 DTC node name A unique name used to identify a DTC on a LAN. The node name format is nodename.domain.organization, with each of the three parts having up to 16 characters. The name must begin with either a letter or a digit. DTC switching A facility enabling terminal users to select any host system that they want to connect DTC user interface...
Page 208 A method of managing asynchronous communications for HP computers. All of the management control software is conﬁgured on a single HP host and is downloaded to the DTCs that are managed by that host. The DTC Manager/UX is a host-based management product.
Page 209 The speed at which data is transferred over a speciﬁc physical link (usually measured in bits or kilobits per second). local area network A hardware card that ﬁts into the backplane of the HP 9000 and provides a physical interface controller layer interface for IEEE 802.3 local area networks.
Page 210 A ﬁle containing information required for one node to communicate with other nodes in 1) an internetwork, 2) an X.25 network, or 3) a network that contains non- HP nodes. network The collective tasks required to design, install, conﬁgure, maintain, and if necessary, management change a network.
Page 211 OpenView HP OpenView Windows is HP's network management environment. It provides the basic services for accessing and managing networks used by the DTC Manager, and other applications, such as Switch/PAD Manager and Hub Manager.
Page 212 (port pool). program captive See programmatic device. device programmatic access Access to devices by software running on a system. The HP DTC Device File Access product, for example, allows HP-UX hosts to programmatically access devices connected to a DTC. programmatic A device operating under the control of a program running on a computer.
Page 213 SNMP nodes, for example HP OpenView Network Node Manager. spooled device A printer that is accessed through the HP-UX spooling facility. The spooling facility allows a device to be shared among several users by temporarily storing output data on disk and managing the selection of output spool ﬁles destined for the spooled device.
Page 214 subnet mask A 32-bit number that enables the node address portion of an IP address in a subnetwork to be identiﬁed. Bits in the subnet mask are set to 1 if the network treats the corresponding bit in the IP address as part of the network address, and to 0 if the network treats the corresponding bit in the IP address as part of the node address.
Page 215 See Transmission Control Protocol. terminal name A character string of up to 16 characters speciﬁed in the DTC Manager conﬁguration to deﬁne a terminal by name. Transmission A network protocol that establishes and maintains connections between nodes. TCP Control Protocol regulates the ﬂow of data, breaks messages into smaller fragments if necessary (and (TCP) reassembles the fragments at the destination), detects errors, and retransmits...
Page 217 Index definition using to configure a printer Symbols dedicated printer $ notation definition /etc/hosts file default destination /tmp/update.log configuration explanation of field /usr/adm/dtcmodifyconfs.log adding a DTC how to configure command for setting the default value data summary default global parameters listing adding a board to a DTC default IP router address...
Page 218 Upgrade Kit (HP product 2348A) serious messages setting with dtcmodifyconfs DTC 72MX shutdown messages Ethernet definition startup messages address physical description...
Page 219 DTC Manager/UX dtcmodifyconfs startup parameters installing DTCManager/UX dtcmodifyconfs termination board with HP-UX 10.0 parity with HP-UX 9.x definition setting the default value Internet Protocol MIB Access pasting explanation of field configuration...
Page 220 Index a DTC port sys location how to configure router, configuring explanation of field how to configure setting the default value X.25 Sys Name scripts Synchronous Network Processor explanation of field used with dtcmodifyconfs card sys name command how to configure self test setting the default value verifying...

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HP 9000 Series 700 Manual

1 Introduction to DTC Manager/Ux

2 Before Installing DTC Manager/Ux

3 Installing DTC Manager/Ux

4 Using Dtcconﬁg

5 Adding Dtcs

6 Modifying Dtcs with Dtcconﬁg

7 Conﬁguring a DTC CPU/LAN or LAN Board with Dtcconﬁg

8 Conﬁguring DTC Ports with Dtcconﬁg

9 Other Commands with Dtcconﬁg

10 Modifying Conﬁgurations with Dtcmodifyconfs

11 Resetting DTC Conﬁgurations

12 Conﬁguring DTC Manager for Operation with MC/Serviceguard

13 Diagnosing Problems with Dtcdiag, Dtcping and Dtccheckip

14 Listing Conﬁgurations and Events with Dtclist

15 Troubleshooting Conﬁguration Problems

DTC Terminal User Commands

DTC Manager/Ux File System

Error Messages

Glossary

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