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Title:DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT.
Notice:Use IPMT for problems. Newsletter location in note 6187
Moderator:TAEC::BEROUD
Created:Mon Aug 21 1989
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:6497
Total number of notes:27359

56.0. "DECnet PhaseV AM - register node?" by RDGENG::PRATT () Tue Feb 20 1990 13:26

Can anyone help me ?

I am trying to register a PhaseV router so that I can manage it from MCC. 
However I am using a private namespace and I am having problems in registering
the node in DNS.

When I type 

MCC> reg node "ncl00"
Node "ncl00"
AT 20-FEB-1990 14:47:11


Registration Successful

All appears to be okay - however it is not in DNS, and the NODE directory is 
empty (MCC> dir node *). 

What am I doing wrong? - the MCC documentation assumes that the node is already 
in the DEC:. namespace and doesn't indicate how to set up the node in a private
namespace. Also how do I tell MCC what address/id the router is at?

Ian Pratt

Principal Network Specialist
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56.1PhaseV not supported by Config directivesTOOK::NELSONTue Feb 20 1990 18:1234
>>I am trying to register a PhaseV router so that I can manage it from MCC. 

Due to datatype restrictions, PhaseV nodes are not supported for the 
Configuration directives.


>>However I am using a private namespace and I am having problems in 
>>registering the node in DNS.

The fact that you are using a private namespace, doesn't matter except 
that you would get an Access Control error if you were using the 
corporate namespace.

>>When I type 
>>MCC> reg node "ncl00"
>>Node "ncl00"
>>AT 20-FEB-1990 14:47:11
>>Registration Successful

Currently, if you went into your namespace with DNS$CONTROL, you should find 
an `nc100' object directly under the root, `cause that is where you said 
to put it.

>>All appears to be okay - however it is not in DNS, and the NODE directory is 
>>empty (MCC> dir node *). 

Don't know why DIRECTORY didn't work, we'll check on it.  However, at 
the current time, MCC can't put the alternate identifiers (addresses) 
in, so you can't use MCC to REGISTER a PhaseV node like NCL does.

The PhaseV team is looking at it and will respond.

...kjn
56.2But it isn't in DNS!!RDGENG::PRATTTue Feb 20 1990 20:0344
Thanks for the info, but I have checked the root directory and there is no 
object there (I also used DNS$BROWSER to check that it wasn't hidden elsewhere).

Here is a log of the session...


$ mcc

DECmcc (T0.1.0)




MCC> register node "ncl00"

Node "ncl00"


AT 20-FEB-1990 21:43:38
    
Registration Successful
MCC> dir node *
MCC>
MCC> 
 Exit

$ r sys$system:dns$control

DNS>



DNS> show dir . kn obj
 Object _____ phase5_ch

DNS> exit
$

I don't know if this is of any use to you. Also, if I can't register a PhaseV 
node in DNS yet is it possible to manage it from MCC? - if so how?

Cheers

Ian
56.3MARVIN::COBBGraham R. Cobb (Wide Area Comms.), REO2-G/H9, 830-3917Wed Feb 21 1990 10:1514
Are you  trying  to set up an entry for the NCL00 node that we are providing
for  testing  here  in  Reading?  If  so,  I  might have a workround for you
(depending on what you are trying to do).

I am  happy to set up NCL00 so that it maintains the DNA$TOWERS attribute of
the name DEC:.ENG.NAC.WACE.SC.NCL00 (I will need to bring it up to date with
the latest software to be able to do this so it won't happen straight away).
This  would mean that you could use that as a FullName to refer to the node.

I don't  suppose  that  that  will help as far as MCC is concerned because I
don't  think  its  Phase  V  AM  can  initiate connections using that towers
information yet.  What attributes of the name *does* MCC use, if any?

Graham