... ·.·,:·:··.···'Wang Systems Networkiitg VS Network Core (Standard Components) Software Bulletin Release 8.21 Release 8.30 .. ' ~ t -..~ ~. ·.J. ~ \~ --- ..,·I Wang Systems Networking VS Network Core (Standard Components) Software Bulletin Release 8.21 Release 8.30 1st Edition - July 1986 Copyright c Wang Laboratories, Inc., 1986 71 S-0542.01 i\'14§• WANG LABORATORIES, INC. ONE INDUSTRIAL AVE., LOWELL, MA 01851 TEL. (617) 459-5000, TWX 710-343-6769, TELEX 94-7421 Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liabilities The staff of Wang Laboratories, Inc., has taken due care in preparing this manual. How­ ever, nothing contained herein modifies or alters in any way the standard terms and conditions of the Wang purchase, lease, or license agreement by which the product was acquired, nor increases in any way Wang's liability to the customer. 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CONTENTS PREFACE vii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview . ............................................... 1-1 Summary of Release 8.21 Enhancements •••.••••••••••.•.•• 1-1 Summary of Release 8.30 Enhancements •••••••••..•••••••• 1-2 1.2 Release 8. 21 Enhancements •..•••••.••••••••.••••.••••••••• 1-2 Store and Forward Routing Enhancements ••.••••••.••••••• 1-2 System Definition Enhancements .•.•..•••••.•.....•••••• 1-3 CNS Routing Enhancements .....•••..••••••••••••••••••••• 1-3 General Transport Definition Enhancements ••••..••••••• 1-12 Multipoint, Point-to-Point, and X.25 Transport Enhancements • • • . • • • • . • . • • • . • . • • . • • • • • • • • • • 1-13 IDS TUiling Parameters • • • • • • . • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1-13 X.25 Subscription Parameters and Other Enhancements . 1-13 Operator Log Messages • • . • . • • . • • • . • • • • . • . • • . • • 1-14 Path Trace . 1-14 LOGCNTRL Support for Distributed Management Facility <DME' > • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1-14 Enhancements for Parallel Transport Support ..••••••••• 1-14 Path Cost Modification .•.•••••••••••••••••••••••••.••• 1-16 25V76 TC Device Adapter •••••••••..••••••••••....•••••• 1-16 1.3 Release 8.30 Enhancements •.•.•••••.•••••••.•••••..••...• 1-16 VS300 Multi-Line TC (MLTC) Controller •••••••••..•.•.•• 1-16 VS300 Inboard CIU (911A) IOC •••..•.••••••••••••.....•• 1-17 IDS Parameters . 1-17 Store and Forward Service Windows and Polling •••.••••• 1-17 VS Terminal Emulation (VSTE) Support .•••••••••.•••••••• 1-18 Configure Multihop VSTE •..•.••••.••••.•••••••..•.••••• 1-20 Review Multihop VSTE •••••.•..•.•.•••••••••••....•.•••• 1-20 Parallel Transport Support for Non-cNS File Transfer Sessions. 1-21 X.25 Transport Parameters •.••.•••••.•••.••.••••...•••• 1-22 WSN File Definition Enhancements .•..•.••..••..•••••••• 1-22 iii CONTENTS (continued) CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION ENHANCEMENTS 2.1 Introduction. 2-1 2.2 MI.TC Configuration Instructions •••••••••••••••••••••.••• 2-1 2.3 Inboard CIU Configuration Instructions •••••••••••.•.•••• 2-4 2.4 VS 6550 Configuration ..••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2-5 CHAPTER 3 WSNEDIT ENHANCEMENTS 3.1 Overview . 3-1 3.2 System Definition Enhancements •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3-2 3.3 General Transport Definition Enhancements ••••.•••••••••. 3-6 3.4 Multipoint and Point-to-Point Enhancements •••.•••••••••• 3-13 3.5 IDS Transport Definition Enhancements •••.•.•••••••.••••• 3-17 3.6 X.25 Transport Definition Enhancements and Subscription Parameters •••••••••••••••••••.•.•••••••••• 3-23 3.7 LOGCNTRL Support for Distributed Management Facility (DME') • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3-30 CHAPTER 4 STORE AND FORWARD AND CNS ROUTING ENHANCEMENTS 4.1 Overview ............................................... 4-1 Store and Forward Routing Enhancements •.•...•••••••••• 4-1 4.2 WSNEDIT Manage Routing for Release 8.21 ••.•.•.•••••••••• 4-6 Defining CNS Paths .••••••••••••••••••..•••••...••••••• 4-7 Defining Store and Forward Routing •••••••.•••••••••••• 4-14 CHAPTER. 5 HOW TO CONFIGURE STORE AND FORWARD WINDOWS 5 .1 Introduction . 5-1 Overview of the Configuration Process ••••••••••••••••• 5-6 Store and Forward Window Screen Flow •••••••••••••••••• 5-6 5. 2 Managing Service Windows • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5-7 Accessing the Service Window Function .•••••••••••••••• 5-8 Displaying Service Windows .•••••••••••••..•••••••••••• 5-8 Creating, Displaying, and Modifying a Service Window . 5-11 Selecting Days . 5-13 Managing Service Window Times •••••••.••••••••••.•.•••• 5-14 Assigning and Reviewing Service Window Destinations . 5-16 Selecting Destination Systems ••••••••..••••••••••••••• 5-19 iv CONTENTS (continued) CHAPTER 6 WSNMON ENHANCEMENTS 6 .1 Overview . 6-1 6.2 The Personal Log Message Function •••••••.•.••••••••••.•• 6-1 6.3 The Path Trace Function •••••••.••••.••••••.•••••..•••••• 6-2 Submitting a Path Trace .••••••.•••••••••••.••......•.••. 6-7 6.4 Path Cost Modification ••••.•.•.••••••••.••.••..••...•••• 6-9 6.5 Monitoring Relative Costs •••••.•••••••••.•••••.••••••••• 6-12 APPENDIX A TRANSPORT REASON CODES, CNS REASON CODES, AND WSNEDIT ERROR MESSAGES A.1 Overview ............................................... A-1 A.2 IDS Transport Reason Codes •.••••••••••••••.••..••..••••• A-1 A.3 Reason Codes for Other WSN Transports .••••.••...•••••••• A-5 A.4 CNS Reason Codes .•••••..••••.•.••••••.••••.••••..••••••• A-7 A.5 WSNEDIT Error Messages •••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••..•• A-8 INDm< • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Index-1 v FIGURES Figure 1-1 Sample Network ........................................... 1-7 Figure 1-2 Sample Alternate Path Configuration •.•••••••..••••••.••••• 1-9 Figure 1-3 Display Conununications Links Screen .•••••••••••••••••••.•• 1-21 Figure 2-1 VS300 ICX::s Screen ........................................ 2-2 Figure 2-2 Devices on TC ICX:: Screen ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••.•• 2-3 Figure 3-1 WSNEDIT Main Menu .•••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3-2 Figure 3-2 Area List Menu ........................................... 3-3 Figure 3-3 Area System List Menu ••••••...••..•.••••••••••••..••.••••• 3-4 Figure 3-4 System Definition Screen ••..•..•••••••••.••••••••.•••••••• 3-5 Figure 3-5 Transport List Menu •••••.••....•..••.••••••••••••••••••••• 3-7 Figure 3-6 Transport Type Menu ••••.•••.••••••••••••••••••••.•..•••••• 3-8 Figure 3-7 General Transport Definition Screen ••••••••••••••.•••••••• 3-9 Figure 3-8 First Point-to-Point Transport Definition Screen •••.•••••• 3-14 Figure 3-9 Multipoint Transport Definition Screen •••••••••••.••••••.• 3-16 Figure 3-10 First IDS 3271 Transport Definition Screen •••••••••••••••• 3-19 Figure 3-11 First IDS 3274 SNA Transport Definition Screen •••••••••••. 3-21 Figure 3-12 X.25 Transport Definition Screen .••••••••••••••••••••••.•. 3-24 Figure 3-13 X.25 Subscription Parameters Screen •••••••••••••••••.••••• 3-26 Figure 3-14 The LOGCNTRL Screen ...................................... 3-30 Figure 4-1 Default Next Hops ........................................ 4-2 Figure 4-2 Intra-Area Routing Option •••••••••••••.•••.•••••.•••.••.•• 4-4 Figure 4-3 Inter-Area Routing Option ••....•.••.••••••.••••••••..••.•• 4-5 Figure 4-4 Destination Systems and Areas Menu ...•••.•..•••••••.•••... 4-8 Figure 4-5 Path Definition Menu •••••••..•.••••..•••.••••..•....•••.•• 4-11 Figure 4-6 Adjacent Systems Menu ••.•••....•..•••••••••••.•..•..•.•••. 4-12 Figure 4-7 Store and Forward Routing Menu .•..•.•••••••••••••••••••••• 4-14 Figure 4-8 Store and Forward Next Hop Menu •....•••••••••.••••••.••••• 4-16 Figure 5-1 Store and Forward Service Window Configuration Screen Flow .................................................... 5-7 Figure 5-2 Edit Service Definitions Menu ...•....•••.•.••••••.•..••..• 5-8 Figure 5-3 Service Window Screen •.•••.....••••..•••••.•••••••••.••.•. 5-9 Figure 5-4 Service Window Parameters Screen .....••.••••••••.••••.•••• 5-11 Figure 5-5 Select Day Screen •••••••.•••...••.....•••••••••••••.•••••. 5-13 Figure 5-6 Display Service Window Times Screen •••••••••••••••.••••••. 5-14 Figure 5-7 Manage Service Window Destinations Screen ••••••••••.•••••. 5-16 Figure 5-8 Review Service Window Destinations Screen •••••••••.••••••• 5-18 Figure 5-9 Select Service Window Destinations Screen ••••••••.••.••••.