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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:	DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:	Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:	NETCAD::COLELLADT

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4455
Total number of notes:	16761

1682.0. "decndup /s error during read device" by DRAC::DSMAIL () Fri Nov 11 1994 08:49

    
    
    	Hello,
    
    	Before upgrading DA90 to 2.1.3 version I tried to get the status
    	with the a:\> decndup /s <MAC address> and I got the following error
    
    	Digital.....(banner)
    	DECnduPlus: Error during read device
    	DECnduPlus: receive error
    
    	if I performed
    
    	a:\> decndup /s <IP address>,  I got the following
    
    	Digital.....(banner)
    	[SYSDESCR] Getting Device INFO (SysDescr)
    	DECnduPlus: No response from device
    
    
    	Fortunately the down line load ran OK, but I was temporarely afraid
    	with a non-communication problem....
    
    	After the upgrade the behaviour was the same.
    
    	In the same customer I tried to do the same with DB90 with no
    	problems.
    
    	Any known problem?

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1682.1	Do not use the Ethernet address for anything but the DECbridge 90/90FL	ROGER::GAUDET	Because the Earth is 2/3 water	`Fri Nov 11 1994 13:28`	13
	The DECagent 90 supports the DECndu 'show' command using only the IP address. Only the DECbridge 90/90FL supports the 'show' command using the Ethernet address. I know of no problems with DECndu which would result in the behavior you have seen. Assuming proper IP connectivity (a big assumption sometimes) you should get a valid response using the DECndu 'show' command with the IP address. Given the fact that the upgrade completed successfully, there is no reason why the 'show' command should fail. In fact, an upgrade using the '/f decagent' switch does two 'show' commands, one before the upgrade and one after. I presume those both showed the expected response? ...Roger...
1682.2	no MAC address for decndup /s on DA90	DRAC::DSMAIL		`Fri Nov 11 1994 14:57`	10
	Roger, OK, no MAC address should be used for DA; i've tried in another site. with IP address works in this site but not in yesterday's. Moreover I used a:\> decndup /u /v /i /n <MAC Address> c:\firmware\denma021.sys for downloading. Jordi
1682.3	MOP load vs. TFTP load	ROGER::GAUDET	Because the Earth is 2/3 water	`Fri Nov 11 1994 15:51`	15
	Jordi... DECagent 90's with V2.0 and later firmware support both MOP (MAC address) and TFTP (IP address) downline upgrades. DECagent 90's running V1.1 support MOP only. DECndu does things very differently depending on whether it is doing a MOP or TFTP load. There is no implicit 'show' command when doing a MOP load. However, for most of the devices which support TFTP, the 'show' command is an integral part of the script that executes when the load takes place (that's what the '/f' switch does). You will notice that you do not specify the '/f' switch when doing a MOP load. I still do not understand why you cannot get a response from the 'show' command at the other site when using the IP address. ...Roger...