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Preface
About this guide
In this preface
Overviewx
Inside this guidexi
xAbout this guide
Overview
Overview
Introduction
Who should read
this guide
Assumptions
How to use this
guide
The Network Administration Center User Guide Supplement
describes the feat ures in Network Administration Center
(NAC) 2.5.
This guide is for administrators, technicians, supervisors, and
others who are responsible for NAC 2.5.
This guide assumes that you are familar with NAC 2 and
Meridian MAX.
This guide also assumes that the NAC 2.5 is correctly installed
and operationa l.
NAC 2.5 is an upissue of NAC 2. You need to use this
supplement guid e to understand the differe nces betwe en NAC 2
and NAC 2.5.
For detailed instructions on how to install and operate the NAC
system, you must refer to t he existing NAC 2 document ation. A
list of the existing documentation is provided in “Required
documentation” on page 13.
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Inside this guide
Inside this guide
The Network Administration Center User Guide Supplement is
structur ed as fol lows:
Chapter 1, “What’s new in NAC 2.5,”
describes the new
features in NAC 2.5. It also provides the modifications to the
software insta llation and upgrade code . Finally, this chapter lists
the documentation manuals you should use with NAC 2.5.
Chapter 2, “Preparing the syst em, ”
describes the hardware
and software requirements of NAC 2.5. It also describes the
MVME332XTS eight-channel asynchronous board, which is a
new feature in NAC 2.5.
Chapter 3, “Config uring t he mod ems,”
des cribes the modems
you can use with NAC 2.5.
Chapter 4, “Using the Meridian Terminal Emulator,”
describes how to use Meridian Terminal Emulator (MTE) 9 to
access NAC 2.5.
Chapter 5, “Saving to a file,”
describes how to save reports
into files. Third-party software, such as database and
spreadsheet applications, can use these files.
Chapter 6, “Handling local print ing,”
a report to a printer atta ched to your PC.
Chapter 7, “Using Multiple Queue Assignment,”
how to interpret the Network Position Status Counts Display
screen if you use the Multiple Queue Assignment (MQA)
feature.
Chapter 8, “Configuring 10+ nodes,”
configure NAC 2.5 to monitor up to 20 Meridian MAX nodes.
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describes
describes how to
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Inside this guide
Chapter 9, “Remote supervisor login,”
describes how to
remotely log in to a Meridian MAX node from your NAC
workstation.
Chapter 10, “Handling error messages,”
contains a l ist of the
error messages that can be generated in NAC 2.5.
Index
The
provides the index entries in this guide.
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Chapter 1
What’s new in NAC 2.5
In this preface
Overview2
New features in NAC 2.53
Additional software codes6
Time and year modifications10
Changes to link stat us11
Restrictions for list names12
Required documentation13
2What’s new in NAC 2.5
Overview
Overview
Introduction
This chapter describes the new features introd uced in NAC 2.5.
It also describ es modif ications made to the software, such as
new installat ion messa ges and a new format for entering the
year.
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What’s new in NAC 2.53
New features in NAC 2.5
New features in NAC 2.5
Introduction
List of new
features
New featureFor more information, refer to
This section describes the new features in NAC 2.5.
The following table lists the new featur es i n NAC 2.5 and where
to find more information on these features.
Support for the Year 2000“Support for the Year 2000” on page 4
Higher network li nk s peed“Higher network link speeds” on page 4
MVME332XTS eight-channel
asynchronous board
Chapter 2, “Preparing the syste m”, “Using the
MVME332XTS or MVME332XT card” on page 21
US Robotics Sportster 28.8 modemChapter 3, “Confi guring the modems”
Meridian Terminal Emulator
Chapter 4, “Using the Meridian Terminal Emulator”
interface
Save reports to a fileChapter 5, “Saving to a file”
Print reports to a printer attached to
Chapter 6, “Handling loca l pr inting”
your PC
Multiple Queue AssignmentChapter 7 “Using Multiple Queue Assignment”
Support for 10+ Meridian MAX
Chapter 8, “C onfiguring 10+ nodes”
nodes
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New features in NAC 2.5
Support for the
Year 2000
NAC 2.5 and its operating system are designed to support the
Year 2000. With this enhancement, NAC 2.5 can operate
between the years 1970 and 2037.
The screens in NAC 2.5 are modified to allow you to enter a
two-digit year or a four-digit year when you create reports.
Note: To enter a ra nge of years in a two-dig it format, the range
must consist of the years only within the 20th century, or the
years only w ithin the 21st century. If the range of years is
differen t from the cu rre nt century, you must specify the years
in a four-digit format. For example, to produce a report with
data from 1998 to 1999, you enter the years as 98 and 99. To
produce a report with data from 2000 to 2001, you enter the
years as 00 and 01. However, you cannot request data in a twodigit format for the years ranging from 1998 to 2001. To
receive this data, you mus t enter the years in a four-digit
format.
A report with the Year field only shows a two-di git year. For
example, the Year 2000 appears as 00 on reports, and the Year
1999 appears as 99.
The Year 2000 appears in a two-digit format (for example, 00)
in the Co nfiguration Contro l transaction log. In the system error
log, the years appear in a two-digit format only within the 20th
century (f or example, 99), but i n a four-digit format for years in
the 21st century (for example, 2000).
Higher netw ork
link speeds
NAC 2.5 offers a higher link speed of 19,200 baud on the
network link connected with a Meridian MAX 9 (or higher)
node. In previous relea ses, NAC supervisors could only
configure the network link up to a spee d of 9600 baud.
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What’s new in NAC 2.55
New features in NAC 2.5
Note:
If NAC 2.5 is monitoring a Meridian MAX 8 (or lower)
node, the network link should configure up to 9600 baud.
NAC superviso rs can configure a modem or direct network link
connection with this new speed on any of the serial ports. The
new speed improves the response time for network operations
sent over the network link.
The network link is assigned on the NAC Communication Port
Assignment screen. Fo r more informat ion on th is sc ree n, refer
to the Network Administration Centre (NAC) Installation Guide
(NTP 553-4011-110), “Mai ntenance and administration syste m
shutdown” chapt er, “Configure NAC System” section.
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Additional software codes
Additional software codes
Introduction
Previous
installation
code
System messages appear on your screen when you install the
software. The messages indicate the status of the installation or
upgrade procedure.
Several new lines of installation/upgrade code appea r in NAC
2.5 that did not appear in earl ier releases of NAC. This section
describes those line s of code.
During a new software installation, the system configures the
port devices. This code is shown in the Network Administration Center (NAC) Installation Guide (NTP 553-4011-110),
“New soft ware i n stall ations” chapter, page 6-17.
During this configuration process, the earlier versions of NAC
displayed the following messages:
***> Configuring port devices...(TIME)
***> Finished configuring port devices.(TIME)
If you are completing reentry point 2, 3, or 4, the following
mes sage appears:
port_hold started.
Stream Error logging started.
netspec “tcpip” not set up.
Line printer scheduler started.
Module ID = NAC00
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Additional software codes
New software
installation code
In NAC 2.5, the new software installation code appears as
follows:
***> Configuring port devices...(TIME)
***> Finished configuring port devices.(TIME)
If you are comple ting reentry point 2, 3, or 4, the following
message appears:
port_hold started.
Transport Provider daemon started.
Internet services provided.
portmap started.
Stream Error logging started.
netspec “tcpip” not set up.
Network Commands: rwalld
routed started.
NFS Startup...
ONC daemons:
NFS daemons:
Lock manager:
NFS Startup complete.
Line printer scheduler started.
Module ID = NAC00
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Additional software codes
Previous
reinstallation and
upgrade code
During a software reinstallation or upgrade, the system
configures the port devices. This code is shown in the
Network Administration Center (NAC) Installation Guide
(NTP 553-4011-110), “Sof tware reinstallation s and upgra des”
chapter, page 8-20.
During this configuration process, the earlier versions of NAC
displayed the following messages:
***> Configuring port devices...(TIME)
***> Finished configuring port devices.(TIME)
The following message appears only if you use reentry point 2,
3, or 4:
port_hold started.
Stream Error logging started.
netspec “tcpip” not set up.
Line printer scheduler started.
Module ID = NAC00
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Additional software codes
New software
reinstallation or
upgrade code
In NAC 2.5, the new software installation code appears as
follows:
***> Configuring port devices...(TIME)
***> Finished configuring port devices.(TIME)
The following message appear s only if you use reentry point 2,
3, or 4.
port_hold started.
Transport Provider daemon started.
Internet services provided.
portmap started.
Stream Error logging started.
netspec “tcpip” not set up.
Network Commands: rwalld
routed started.
NFS Startup...
ONC daemons:
NFS daemons:
Lock manager:
NFS Startup complete.
Line printer scheduler started.
Module ID = NAC00
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Time and year mo di fications
Time and year modifications
Introduction
Modified time
messages
This section describes the modifications made to some of the
NAC 2.5 fields, which provide information about the time or
year. These fields appear during the instal lation or upgrade
procedure.
During a NAC software installation or upgrade, the system
occasionally displays the amount of time required to comp let e a
task. When the system formats the hard disk drive and creates
file systems, it indicates that the task could take about 30
minutes. In NAC 2.5, the syst em message now ind icates t hat the
task could take between 30 to 60 minutes.
The message appears as follows:
***> Formatting root file system’s disk drive
(TIME)
This will take about 30 to 60 minutes...
This message appears in the Network Administration Center
(NAC) Install ation Guide (NTP 553-4011-110), “New softwa re
installations” chapter, page 6-12. It also appears in the
“Software reinstallations and upgrades” chapter, page 8-13.
EST reference
removed
Prior to NAC 2.5, you entered the time as Eastern Standard
Time (EST) during an installation or upgrade procedure. In
NAC 2.5, you enter the local time instead of the EST. The
reference to EST no longer appears on the installation and
upgrade sc ree ns.
Enter year in
“yyyy” format
Prior t o NAC 2.5, you e ntered the year in “yy” format during an
installation or upgrade procedure. In NAC 2.5, you enter the
year in “yyyy” format.
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What’s new in NAC 2.511
Chan ges to link status
Changes to link status
Introduction
Previous
documentation
Modified
info rm a t ion
Modifications have been made to the description for displaying
the latest li nk stat us information on the View Miscellaneous
Parameters screen.
The View Mis ce llan e o us Par am et er s cree n is descr ibe d in the
Network Administration Center (NAC) 2 Supervisor’s User
Guide (P0724352), “Network Configuration Control” chapter,
The note in this earlier documentation stated that it could ta ke
up to seven minu tes before changes to the sta tus of the Mer idian
MAX configuration control link or a NAC link were reflected
on the scr e e n .
This information ha s been modi fied in NAC 2.5. To see a
change in the status of a link, you must close the screen and
reopen it.
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Restrictions for list names
Restrictions for list names
No hyphens or all
numbers
The List Management featur e allows you to create lists of
NACD-DNs, ACD-DNs, and CDNs.
However, you cannot use hyphens or all number s in a list name.
This causes an error message.
For more information on the List Management featu re , refe r to
the Network Administration Center (NAC) 2 Supervisor’s User Guide (P07 24352), “List Management” chapter.
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Required documentation
Required documentation
Introduction
Network
Administration
Center
documentation
This section lis ts the doc umentation you should have on hand to
run Network Administr at ion Center 2.5.
To run Network Adminis trat ion Center 2. 5, you should have the
following manuals:
•Network Administration Center (NAC) 2
Supervisor’s User Guide (P0724352)
•Network Administra tion Cent er (NAC) 2 NTPs (A0619661)
consisting of
–Network Administration Center (NAC)
Installa tion Guide (NTP 553-4011-110)
–Network Administration Center (NAC)
System Administration and Maintenance Guide
(NTP 553-4011-510)
–Application Equipment Module Installation Guide
(NTP 553-3201-200)
•Meridian Termin al Emulator (MTE) Release 9 User Guide
(P0881398)
•Network Administration Center User Guide Supplement
Meridian MAX
documentation
For information on the Meridian MAX, refer to one of the
following manuals:
•Meridian MAX 7 Supervisor’s User Guide (P0815598)
•Meridian MAX 8 Supervisor’s User Guide (P0853407)
•Meridian MAX 9 Supervisor’s User Guide (P0881392)
•Meridian MAX 9 Maintenance and Diagnostics Guide
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Chapter 2
Preparing the system
In this chapter
Describing the system requirements16
Using the MVME332XTS or MVME332XT card21
16Preparing the system
Describing the system requirements
Describing the system requirements
Introduction
This section describes the hardware and software components
that you require to run NAC 2.5.
NAC 2.5 uses the same hardware components as NAC 2.
However, a new LAN transceiver cable has been adde d to NAC
2.5.
Equipment and
material list
EquipmentContents
NAC 2.5 SNN• Motorola MVME167-34 s ingle board comput er with M68040 3 3 MHz
The following table lists the equipment and materials requi red
by NAC 2.5.
• NT7D62CA Mass Storage Unit (contains 1 Gbyte hard disk drive and
600 Mbyte tape drive uni t)
• NT7D64AA/DC Applicati on Module power supply (AC or DC)
• NTD19SA Application Module
Cables• three multiport cables (NT8D96BE) for each MVME332XT/XTS
asynchronous communication controller
• LAN transceiver cable ( NT7D47EA)
• external input/output cables
Workstations• VDT-t ype (DEC VT520, DEC VT420, DEC VT320, DEC VT220, or
terminals which are 100% compatible
• PC running Reflection 4+ for DOS termina l emulator and directly
connected to the NAC 2.5. All PCs supported by Reflection are
supported by NAC 2.5.
• PC running MTE 9 and connected to the NAC 2.5 (either directly or
through a LAN connection) . For more information on PC
requirements, refer to the
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(P0881398).
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Describing the system requirements
EquipmentContents
Modems• NetComm SmartModem M7F
• Gandalf LDS 120E
• Develcon DS511A
• Ven-Tel 2400 Plus II
• Ven-Tel 9600 Plus
• Racal-Vadic V12422PA
• UDS EC224A/D
• UDS 2440
• US Robotics Sportster 28.8 Data/Fax
• US Robotics Sportster 33.6 Data/Fax
Printers• DEC LA 195 (Epson-mode only)
• HP RuggedWriter
• HP Laserjet series II
• HP LaserJet series III
• HP LaserJet series 4 Plus
• HP PaintJet 3630
• HP DeskJet
• HP DeskJet 500
• HP DeskJet 560C (with serial-paralle l converter)
Note:
Networks recommends tha t new NAC 2.5 user s print their reports using
the MTE Generic printer setting. For more information, refer to MTE User Guide (P0881398).
Software• NAC 2.5 Operating System tape cassette including the Motorola
UNIX System V/68 R3V8 Operating System and Standalone System
Interactive Diagnostics package
• NAC 2.5 Applicat ion S oftware tape cassette including the Motorola
Network Services Extension package for the R3V7.1 OS
UNIFY Version 5, Version UNI5.0.5.2.0 RDBMS
Grafsman 3.10
• Meridian MAX 6 (or higher)
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EquipmentContents
Optional software• Meridian Termi nal Emulator (MTE) Release 9
• Reflection 4+ Version 3.3-4.2 for DOS if you use personal computers
as workstations (customer-provided)
• WinSock 1.1 compliance (required for LAN-based MTE supervisor
workstations)
• Microsoft Windows (for MTE supervisor workstations)
Miscellaneous
equipment
• serial- parallel converter for printers (A0621070)
• HP C2809A 9- to 25-pin converter
Supplies• minimum of three blank 600 Mbyte cassette ta pes
Documentation• Refer to “Required documentation” on page 13.
NAC 2.5 hardware
configuration
System
typeCPU card
SNNMVME167 321 Gbyte600
NAC 2.5 supports the SNN hardware configur ation. The
following table shows the configuration.
Hard
drive
RAM
(Mbytes)
(formatted
size)
Tape
driveRS-232C ports
8/16/24/32/40Yes
Mbyte
LAN
available
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Describing the system requirements
System capacity
limits
The following ta ble lists the maximum configur ations supported
by NAC 2.5.
Maximum
Maximum number of
NAC systems per customer network1
Meridian MAX systems c onnected to a NAC
Note:
The maximum number of network
links is defaulted to 10. This value increases
if you enable the 10+ MAX nodes feature.
Network ACD-DN/CDN queues
Note:
You must assume 16 queues per
Meridian MAX node to calculate this
configuration.
supervisor workstations connecte d (total)
• supervisor workstations connected on serial
ports
• supervisor works tations connected on a
LAN
value
10
320
60
38
60
system printe rs connected to NAC38
local prin ters connected thro ugh MTE
Note:
This ref ers to the local printers that
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have a printer type other than MTE Generic.
One MTE Generic printer can be configured
for every supervisor workstation running
single session MTE 9 (or higher) to the
maximum number of workstations allowed.
Network Supervisor IDs per NAC80
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