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The Question is: I am trying to connect and start a decserver 200 MC, someone hit the reset button and we have no documentation on how to configure or start the thing from our OpenAlpha. I found some information that says to ncp to it but we don't know what the "node" na me is. SO I found some other info that says to use @dsvconfig but this is what I get: Fresno $ @dsvconfig In order to use this command procedure, your DECnet network must be running. Please consult your VAX/VMS DECnet-VAX System Managers Guide for network starting procedures, and then run this command file again when the network is running. For VMS V4.0, please consult your VAX/VMS Guide to Networking on VAX/VMS for network starting procedures. %NCP-W-UNRCMP, Unrecognized component , Logging Logging sink type = monitor How do I start the service? Where can I find info on seting up my Decserver 200 mc to my OpenAlpha? Thanks in advance, Adam Walker adamw@valleyyellowpages.com The Answer is : The "nodename" is whatever one-to-six alphanumeric character string you want to use to identify the particular DECnet host node, and whatever one-to-six alphanumeric character name you want to assign to the particular DECserver. The name must be unique. Please note that the DECserver does NOT use DECnet, it uses only LAT. The DECnet database and the DECnet implementation of the Maintenance and Operation Protocol (MOP) are used (only) for the initial download of software into the DECserver. Once the system image has been downloaded into the DECserver, the DECserver 200 series does NOT use DECnet during normal operations. The usual mechanism for starting DECnet Phase IV is via the DCL command procedure @SYS$MANAGER:STARTNET. To use the provided automatic configuration tool for DECnet Phase IV -- which is necessary before you can first start DECnet -- invoke the DCL command procedure @SYS$MANAGER:NETCONFIG. You may well be using DECnet-Plus, though you do not mention which DECnet is in use. The DECserver download and configuration mechanisms expect DECnet Phase IV. The OpenVMS Wizard is not particularly aware of a load kit for the DECserver 200 series for OpenVMS Alpha system running DECnet-Plus. While these DECnet-Plus systems can download the DECserver software (the image provided within the DECserver 200 download kit) via MOP or via LANCP MOP, the configuration process will be entirely manual. Please contact the Compaq Customer Support Center for assistance with the LANCP command set and for any still-available documentation for the DECserver 200 series.
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