VMS Server And WindowXP Client..can make a connection using PAthworks

[marsh_1]

yogesh,

brad used to work for HP OVMS engineering, one of his areas of responsibility was pathworks so i would listen to what he has to say.

[Paul Nunez]

Yogesh,

Why is DECnet desired over TCP/IP??

If you use TCP/IP you don't need to install PATHWORKS on the XP client. If the XP client hardware is dual-core or has an intelligent NIC, you don't want to use DECnet on the PC.

If you want to use PATHWORKS on the VAX and allow clients to map drives to it, one of several licenses is required. Probably best if you just posted the output from $ SHOW LIC rather than trying to explain what licenses are valid.

And, in order for WinXP clients to connect to a PATHWORKS for OpenVMS v5.0F server, you need a set of PATHWORKS patches (which I can provide)...

In any case, setting up PATHWORKS for OpenVMS is not a trivial task - the documentation set consists of several manuals for a reason ;o)...


Paul

[Lucky Regent]

Hi Paul,
u write:--And, in order for WinXP clients to connect to a PATHWORKS for OpenVMS v5.0F server, you need a set of PATHWORKS patches (which I can provide)...


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Where we need to install these patches i mean on WinXp or OpenVMS machine.And after installing these patches can we able to make a connection between these two machine even they are on different pathworks versions.

[Hakan Zanderau ( Anders]

If I'm not way off......don't you need both a server and client licenses ?

Hakan

[Andy Bustamante]

You need a client license for each client session. I used to have a system with 4 license and a dozen users that with no issues as long as no one mapped a drive to VMS shares. Server based licensing allows this. In client based licensing you need a license for client. Not sure if those specific terms appeared in the 5.x Server doc or showed up in 6xxx.

If I recall correctly, some of the VAX NAS license PAKs included Pathworks connectivity.

If you're still having issues after the information posted here Yogesh, I'd recommend seriously considering consulting services to baseline your current environment, review your objectives, and provide setup assistance. HP can do this, as can many of the members of this forum.


Andy

[Hakan Zanderau ( Anders]

Sorry Paul,

Didn't read your reply thoroughly........
You mentioned the licenserequirements.

Hakan

[Brad McCusker]

Yogesh -

>Yes we are doing this for DECnet.We want
>to use DECnet to communicate between VAX
>and PC.

I feel like we are making some progress. But, please tell us "why" you want to use DECnet.

Your original requirement was "file transfer". You can do file transfer with PATHWORKS server on VMS with TCP/IP, you do not need DECnet. There may be other reasons to want to use DECnet - can you tell us your reason for wanting to use DECnet?

The reason we are pusing on this issue is becuase PATHWORKS on the client is an added expense, it adds to the complexity, it is often misunderstood to be a requirement and in most modern environments it is not at all necessary.

[Brad McCusker]

Paul N wrote:

>In any case, setting up PATHWORKS for >OpenVMS is not a trivial task - the >documentation set consists of several >manuals for a reason ;o)...

That is an under statement!

Yogesh - Have you looked at the documentation set for PATHWORKS? It can be found here: http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/pathworksav.html. There are 6 docouments there! And that is only the server side. There is another set for the client, if you really must use the client.

There is an entire book dedicated to licensing - and if you actually use the client software on multiple clients you probably will need to open that book and read it and understand it.

As others have said, you really need to start with the documentation set to understand what you are getting yourself into.

Brad McCusker
Software Concepts International
www.sciinc.com

[Lucky Regent]

I am really very grateful all of you..Thanks for ur concern..

I will go through these links and try to solve my problem..

If i will face any problem i will let you know??

[Lucky Regent]

Hi all,
Can anybody send me the link of PATHWORKS documents. I want to get much knowledge of how pathworks work etc.

thanks

[Hoff]

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/pathworksav.html

[Jan van den Ende]

Lucky,

from your Forum Profile:


I have assigned points to 0 of 47 responses to my questions.


Maybe you can find some time to do some assigning?

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#33

Mind, I do NOT say you necessarily need to give lots of points. It is fully up to _YOU_ to decide how many. If you consider an answer is not deserving any points, you can also assign 0 ( = zero ) points, and then that answer will no longer be counted as unassigned.
Consider, that every poster took at least the trouble of posting for you!

To easily find your streams with unassigned points, click your own name somewhere.
This will bring up your profile.
Near the bottom of that page, under the caption "My Question(s)" you will find "questions or topics with unassigned points " Clicking that will give all, and only, your questions that still have unassigned postings.

Thanks on behalf of your Forum colleagues.

PS. nothing personal in this. I try to post it to everyone with this kind of assignment ratio in this forum. If you have received a posting like this before please do not take offence none is intended!

PPS. Zero points for THIS entry, please.

Proost.

Have one on me.

jpe

[Lucky Regent]

IS VMS is a REAL TIME OPERATING SYSTEM?

[marsh_1]

hi,

have a look at this wikipedia link for a list of real time os'es and the definition of one :-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTOS

a quick google for rtos brings up a number of links with lists and definitions.