MOP directory empty... :-(

[Uwe Zessin]

On further thought... it looks like the system is defined in the LANCP database *and* the DECnet node database.

I would use only one mechanism. E.g. to turn off the old DECnet MOP:

NCP> define circuit ewa-0 service disabled

! this will disconnect DECnet traffic!
NCP> set circuit ewa-0 state off
NCP> set circuit ewa-0 service disabled
NCP> set circuit ewa-0 state on

--
If the LANACP were not running, then a 'SHOW' command would not work. On OpenVMS V6.2, I get the message:
%LANCP-E-NORSPACP, No response from LANACP, LANACP process apparently not running

[Joseph Huber_1]

Didier, forget my comment above, sure LANACP is running.

If LANCP show node DTL02 shows the correct APB.EXE, then the problem could be on the satellite boot command (SRM console):
How does the boot command look like ?
Does it specify an -f with nothing following ?

[Joseph Huber_1]

The SRM parameters are:
boot -file (not -f as I wrote above): should not be there, only eventually -flag.

show boot_file should show nothing

[Didier Morandi_2]

LANCP> sh node dtl02

Node Listing, volatile database:
DTL02 (00-00-F8-76-37-C2):
MOP DLL: Load file: APB.EXE
Load root: DISK$ALPHA0731:
Boot type: Alpha satellite

DTL01> sh sys
OpenVMS V7.3-1 on node DTL01 30-OCT-2003 15:00:22.41 Uptime 0 00:07:09
Pid Process Name State Pri I/O CPU Page flts Pages
20200101 SWAPPER HIB 16 0 0 00:00:03.08 0 0
20200106 CLUSTER_SERVER HIB 13 13 0 00:00:00.02 58 74
20200107 CONFIGURE HIB 10 12 0 00:00:00.02 36 16
20200108 LANACP HIB 13 117 0 00:00:00.09 102 124

DTL01> NCP show known nodes characteristics to nodes.lis
DTL01> sea nodes.lis 00-00-F8-76-37-C2
%SEARCH-I-NOMATCHES, no strings matched

DTL01> NCP define circuit ewa-0 service disabled

DTL01> NCP
set circuit ewa-0 state off
%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 30-OCT-2003 15:03:48.33 %%%%%%%%%%%
Message from user DECNET on DTL01
DECnet event 4.7, circuit down, circuit fault
From node 1.1 (DTL01), 30-OCT-2003 15:03:48.33
Circuit EWA-0, Line synchronization lost


set circuit ewa-0 service disabled
set circuit ewa-0 state on
$ exit
DTL01>
%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 30-OCT-2003 15:03:53.34 %%%%%%%%%%%
Message from user DECNET on DTL01
DECnet event 4.10, circuit up
From node 1.1 (DTL01), 30-OCT-2003 15:03:48.34
Circuit EWA-0

One thing. In my previous message, it sez:

"Please boot DTL02 now. Make sure the default boot device is
set to the appropriate clustered-disk access path: LAN device for
satellite nodes; or shared-bus (CI/DSSI/SCSI/FC) disk device. See
the hardware user manual or the console help command for instructions
to do this."

I did not do anything else than

>>> b ewaO

Should I change someting at the console prompt?

Thanks Buddies,

D.

[Didier Morandi_2]

>>> show boot_file gave nothing
so I did a >>> set boot_file apb.exe and now I get:

DTL01>
%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 30-OCT-2003 15:13:12.38 %%%%%%%%%%%
Message from user SYSTEM on DTL01
LANACP MOP V3 Downline Load Service
Could not respond to load request on EWA0 from DTL02, file not found
Requested file: LAN$DLL:apb.exe

Loosing my Latin
(this is the very first time I boot a satellite since I'm doing VMS... :-)

D.

[Volker Halle]

Didier,

how about enabling LANCP logging:

LANCP> SET ACP/ECHO/FULL

Packets will be logged in SYS$MANAGER:LAN$*.LOG

Volker.

[Didier Morandi_2]

LANCP> SET ACP/ECHO/FULL: no echo :-(

I copied the APB.EXE I found in sys$system to lan$dll: and now I have on the satellite console a menu (we are moving forward aren't we?)

Network inital System Load Function

1 display menu
2 help
3 Choose service
4 select options
5 stop

1 displays the menu
2 displays help
3 find service sez: "No Services found"
4 asks to enter a Group Code
5 brings back to the console

We're getting close...

D.

[Didier Morandi_2]

sorry for the previous "noecho" message. Did not look at the file. Here it is:

30-OCT-2003 15:19:10.57 Volunteered to load request on EWA0 from DTL02
Requested file: LAN$DLL:apb.exe
30-OCT-2003 15:19:13.23 Load succeeded for DTL02 on EWA0
MOP V3 format, System image, LAN$DLL:apb.exe
Packets: 2018 sent, 2018 received
Bytes: 508267 sent, 10090 received, 496159 loaded
Elapsed time: 00:00:02.49, 198709 bytes/second

Now, let's see that "Service" to supply.

D.

[Joseph Huber_1]

No , not a step forward, remove lan$dll:apb.exe,
the file must be in sys$common:[sysexe].

How does Your lancp entry really look like ?
( lancp show show node DTL02 )

[Jan van den Ende]

Didier,

on your bootserver do ! DTL01
MC LANCP
LANCP> SHO NODE DTL02 ! satellite-to-be-booted

You should see:
-- node DTL02 with its ethernet address
-- Load file: APB.EXE
-- Load root: SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYSn.]
-- Boot type: Alpha satellite

LANCP> sho DLL
Your ethernet device should be ENABLED
if not,
LANCP> SET DEVICE/DLL ENABLE


On DTL02 SRM, Boot_file must be ""


Hope this helps,

Proost.

Have one on me.

jpe