Updated: 11 December 1998

OpenVMS System Manager's Manual

The SYSMAN command DO enables you to execute a DCL command or command procedure on all nodes in the current environment. This is convenient when you are performing routine system management tasks on nodes in the OpenVMS Cluster system, such as:

• Installing images
• Starting up software
• Checking devices
• Checking memory

Each DO command executes as an independent process, so there is no process context retained between DO commands. For this reason, you must express all DCL commands in a single command string, and you cannot run a program that expects input.

In a cluster environment, SYSMAN executes the commands sequentially on all nodes in the cluster. Each command executes completely before SYSMAN sends it to the next node in the environment. Any node that is unable to execute the command returns an error message. SYSMAN displays an error message if the timeout period expires before the node responds.

In a dual-architecture heterogeneous OpenVMS Cluster running both OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha, some uses of the DO command may require special handling. For example, if you are installing images that are named differently in each architecture, you can still use the DO command if you create logical name tables for VAX and for Alpha nodes. See the example sequence that follows this description for an example.

Some DCL commands, such as MOUNT/CLUSTER or SET QUORUM/CLUSTER, operate clusterwide by design. Similarly, operations on clusterwide logical names and tables operate clusterwide by design. It is best to avoid using these kinds of commands with the DO command in SYSMAN when the environment is set to cluster. As alternatives, you could leave SYSMAN temporarily with the SPAWN command and execute these commands in DCL, or you could define the environment to be a single node within the cluster.

Examples

1. The following example installs an image on a cluster. First, it adds CMKRNL and SYSPRV privileges to the current privileges because they are required by INSTALL and AUTHORIZE. The DO INSTALL command installs the file STATSHR. The DO MCR AUTHORIZE command sets up an account for user Jones, specifying a password and a default device and directory.

   SYSMAN> SET PROFILE/PRIVILEGES=(CMKRNL,SYSPRV)/DEFAULT=SYS$SYSTEM SYSMAN> DO INSTALL ADD/OPEN/SHARED WRKD$:[MAIN]STATSHR SYSMAN> DO MCR AUTHORIZE ADD JONES/PASSWORD=COLUMBINE - _SYSMAN> /DEVICE=WORK1/DIRECTORY=[JONES]

2. The following example sets the environment to cluster and starts up a software product called XYZ on each node in the cluster:

   SYSMAN>SET ENVIRONMENT/CLUSTER %SYSMAN-I-ENV, Current command environment: Clusterwide on local cluster Username SMITH will be used on nonlocal nodes SYSMAN> DO @SYS$STARTUP:XYZ_STARTUP

3. The following example shows how you can define logical names for VAX and Alpha nodes in a dual-architecture heterogeneous cluster, so that you can use the DO command to install architecture-specific images.

   $ CREATE/NAME_TABLE/PARENT=LNM$SYSTEM_DIRECTORY SYSMAN$NODE_TABLE $ DEFINE/TABLE=SYSMAN$NODE_TABLE ALPHA_NODES NODE21,NODE22,NODE23 $ DEFINE/TABLE=SYSMAN$NODE_TABLE VAX_NODES NODE24,NODE25,NODE26 $ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:SYSMAN SYSMAN> SET ENVIRONMENT/NODE=ALPHA_NODES %SYSMAN-I-ENV, current command environment: Individual nodes: NODE21,NODE22,NODE23 Username BOUCHARD will be used on nonlocal nodes SYSMAN> DO INSTALL REPLACE SYS$LIBRARY:DCLTABLES.EXE %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE21 %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE22 %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE23 SYSMAN> DO INSTALL REPLACE SYS$SYSTEM: DEC_FORTRAN.EXE %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE21 %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE22 %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE23 SYSMAN> SET ENVIRONMENT/NODE=VAX_NODES %SYSMAN-I-ENV, current command environment: Individual nodes: NODE24,NODE25,NODE26 Username BOUCHARD will be used on nonlocal nodes SYSMAN> DO INSTALL REPLACE SYS$LIBRARY:DCLTABLES.EXE %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE24 %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE25 %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE26 SYSMAN> DO INSTALL REPLACE SYS$SYSTEM:FORTRAN$MAIN.EXE %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE24 %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE25 %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE26

4. The following example shows which files are open on DISK2. You might use this if you want to dismount DISK2 and need to see which users in the cluster have files open.

   SYSMAN >SET ENVIRONMENT/CLUSTER %SYSMAN-I-ENV, Current command environment: Clusterwide on local cluster Username SMITH will be used on nonlocal nodes SYSMAN> DO SHOW DEVICE/FILES DISK2: %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE21 Files accessed on device $1$DIA2: (DISK2, NODE22) on 14-MAY-1998 15:44:06.05 Process name PID File name 00000000 [000000]INDEXF.SYS;1 %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE22 Files accessed on device $1$DIA2: (DISK2, NODE21) on 14-MAY-1998 15:44:26.93 Process name PID File name 00000000 [000000]INDEXF.SYS;1 %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE23 Files accessed on device $1$DIA2: (NODE21, NODE22) on 14-MAY-1998 15:45:01.43 Process name PID File name 00000000 [000000]INDEXF.SYS;1 %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE24 Files accessed on device $1$DIA2: (NODE22, NODE21) on 14-MAY-1998 15:44:31.30 Process name PID File name 00000000 [000000]INDEXF.SYS;1 Susan Scott 21400059 [SCOTT]DECW$SM.LOG;228 _FTA7: 214000DD [SCOTT]CARE_SDML.TPU$JOURNAL;1 %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE25 Files accessed on device $1$DIA2: (NODE21, NODE22) on 14-MAY-1998 15:44:35.50 Process name PID File name 00000000 [000000]INDEXF.SYS;1 DECW$SESSION 226000E6 [SNOW]DECW$SM.LOG;6 _FTA17: 2260009C [SNOW.MAIL]MAIL.MAI;1 SNOW_1 2260012F [SNOW.MAIL]MAIL.MAI;1 SNOW_2 22600142 [SNOW.MAIL]MAIL.MAI;1 SNOW_3 22600143 [SNOW.MAIL]MAIL.MAI;1

5. The following example shows how much memory is available on the nodes in a cluster. You might use this if you are installing software and want to know if each node has enough memory available.

   SYSMAN > SET ENVIRONMENT/NODE=(NODE21,NODE22) %SYSMAN-I-ENV, Current command environment: Clusterwide on local cluster Username SMITH will be used on nonlocal nodes SYSMAN> DO SHOW MEMORY %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE21 System Memory Resources on 14-MAY-1998 15:59:21.61 Physical Memory Usage (pages): Total Free In Use Modified Main Memory (64.00Mb) 131072 63955 65201 1916 Slot Usage (slots): Total Free Resident Swapped Process Entry Slots 360 296 64 0 Balance Set Slots 324 262 62 0 Fixed-Size Pool Areas (packets): Total Free In Use Size Small Packet (SRP) List 10568 1703 8865 128 I/O Request Packet (IRP) List 3752 925 2827 176 Large Packet (LRP) List 157 28 129 1856 Dynamic Memory Usage (bytes): Total Free In Use Largest Nonpaged Dynamic Memory 1300480 97120 1203360 60112 Paged Dynamic Memory 1524736 510496 1014240 505408 Paging File Usage (pages): Free Reservable Total DISK$MTWAIN_SYS:[SYS0.SYSEXE]SWAPFILE.SYS 10000 10000 10000 DISK$MTWAIN_SYS:[SYS0.SYSEXE]PAGEFILE.SYS 60502 -52278 100000 Of the physical pages in use, 19018 pages are permanently allocated to VMS. %SYSMAN-I-OUTPUT, command execution on node NODE22 System Memory Resources on 14-MAY-1998 15:59:42.65 Physical Memory Usage (pages): Total Free In Use Modified Main Memory (32.00Mb) 65536 44409 20461 666 Slot Usage (slots): Total Free Resident Swapped Process Entry Slots 240 216 24 0 Balance Set Slots 212 190 22 0 Fixed-Size Pool Areas (packets): Total Free In Use Size Small Packet (SRP) List 5080 2610 2470 128 I/O Request Packet (IRP) List 3101 1263 1838 176 Large Packet (LRP) List 87 60 27 1856 Dynamic Memory Usage (bytes): Total Free In Use Largest Nonpaged Dynamic Memory 1165312 156256 1009056 114432 Paged Dynamic Memory 1068032 357424 710608 352368 Paging File Usage (pages): Free Reservable Total DISK$MTWAIN_SYS:[SYS1.SYSEXE]SWAPFILE.SYS 10000 10000 10000 DISK$MTWAIN_SYS:[SYS1.SYSEXE]PAGEFILE.SYS 110591 68443 120000 Of the physical pages in use, 9056 pages are permanently allocated to VMS.

This chapter introduces the basic network software options available for OpenVMS Systems. Material provided in this chapter is intended as an introduction only: refer to the appropriate documentation set for the network product or products you are using for complete planning, installation, configuration, use, and management information.

21.1 Network Options Available on OpenVMS Systems

On OpenVMS systems, three types of network functionality are available:

• DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS is the version of DECnet that is available with the installation procedure for the OpenVMS operating system. DECnet-Plus, Compaq's implementation of the Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Phase V, provides:
  • Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) communications protocols, as defined by the International Standards Organization (ISO).
  • Features that allow users to run DECnet or OSI applications in an Internet Protocol (IP) routing environment. DECnet-Plus allows you to run DECnet applications over Network Service Protocol (NSP), Connectionless Network Protocol (CLNP), or TCP/IP transports and OSI applications over CLNP or TCP/IP transports.
  • Features that allow you to use DECnet Phase IV functionality until you are ready to use the DECnet-Plus OSI features and advantages.
• DECnet Phase IV is available for separate installation.
  If you want to maintain your network's DECnet Phase IV functionality and do not plan to migrate to DECnet Phase V, then you can install the DECnet Phase IV software on your system. The DECnet Phase IV software ships with the OpenVMS operating system as a layered product.
• DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS is Compaq's implementation of the TCP/IP protocol suite and Internet services for OpenVMS Alpha and VAX operating systems.

Nodes running DECnet-Plus, TCP/IP, and DECnet Phase IV can coexist in the same network. You can run TCP/IP software and either DECnet-Plus or DECnet Phase IV on the same system. Table 21-1 lists the various software combinations possible on a node and which applications can be used for communication between various pairs of systems.

Table 21-1 Network Software Interoperability Options

If System A Has...	And System B Has...	Then Systems A and B Can Communicate Using ...
TCP/IP	TCP/IP	TCP/IP applications
DECnet Phase IV	DECnet Phase IV	DECnet applications
DECnet-Plus	DECnet-Plus	DECnet applications OSI applications
DECnet-Plus	DECnet Phase IV	DECnet applications
DECnet-Plus	OSI	OSI applications
TCP/IP and DECnet Phase IV	TCP/IP	TCP/IP applications
TCP/IP and DECnet Phase IV	DECnet Phase IV	DECnet applications
TCP/IP and DECnet-Plus	TCP/IP	TCP/IP applications
TCP/IP and DECnet-Plus	DECnet-Plus	DECnet applications OSI applications
TCP/IP and DECnet-Plus	TCP/IP and DECnet-Plus	OSI applications DECnet applications DECnet applications via DECnet over TCP/IP (RFC 1859)+ OSI applications via OSI over TCP/IP (RFC 1006) TCP/IP applications
TCP/IP and DECnet-Plus	OSI (supporting RFC 1006) and TCP/IP	OSI applications OSI over TCP/IP (RFC 1006) TCP/IP applications
TCP/IP and DECnet-Plus	OSI (not supporting RFC 1006) and TCP/IP	OSI applications TCP/IP applications

For an introduction to DECnet-Plus and a roadmap of the documentation set, refer to DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Introduction and User's Guide.

For an introduction to DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS, refer to the DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Concepts and Planning Guide.

A comprehensive list of DECnet-Plus and TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS documentation is provided at the end of this chapter (see Section 21.4.)

The following sections introduce DECnet-Plus and DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS.

21.2 Understanding DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Networks

DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS provides the means for various Compaq operating systems to communicate with each other and with systems provided by other vendors. The DECnet-Plus network supports remote system communication, resource sharing, and distributed processing. Network users can access resources on any system in the network. Each system participating in the network is known as a network node. In addition, DECnet-Plus includes support for the Internet standard RFC 1006 and the Internet draft RFC 1859, allowing OSI and DECnet applications to run over TCP/IP. Thus using DECnet-Plus, applications can connect to and communicate with peer OSI and DECnet applications on any DECnet Phase IV-based system or OSI-based system, whether from Compaq or from other vendors.

Table 21-2 defines terms related to DECnet-Plus networks.

Table 21-2 DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Network Terminology

Term	Definition
Address/Address tower	DECnet-Plus systems have multiple address towers, also called protocol stacks, that describe various sets of communications protocols available for a particular node. These towers are stored in the namespace. They are used for determining the protocols that two nodes have in common so that they can communicate with each other.
Autoconfigure	An option supported by DECnet-Plus in which you can have your end node's network entity title (NET) automatically configured by the adjacent router.
Domain	Collection of systems that use the same routing protocol
Entity	An individual, manageable piece of a network that has attributes that describe it, a name that identifies it, and an interface that supports management operations. Examples of entities are node, routing, and OSI transport.
Extended address	A DECnet-Plus network address that does not fall within the limits of DECnet Phase IV addressing and thereby provides extended addressing capabilities. A DECnet-Plus network address can also be DECnet Phase IV compatible. The DECnet-Plus configuration procedure automatically builds an extended address from the Phase IV address of your node. The extended address should be of concern only if users and applications require extended addressing for communication with other OSI systems (Compaq or non-Compaq).
Multihome	The ability to assign more than one network address to a system. Having multiple addresses allows you to have both a DECnet-Plus extended address, a Phase IV compatible address, and a TCP/IP address, so you can communicate with DECnet Phase IV, OSI (or DECnet-Plus), and TCP/IP systems. This also allows you to belong to more than one network.
Name service	Software that manages node name and addressing information. DECnet-Plus offers a choice of three, distinct name services: Local namespace, Digital Distributed Name Service (DECdns), and the Domain Name System (DNS/BIND).
Namespace	The set of names stored by, and accessible to, a name service.
Network entity title	In OSI terminology, a network entity title (NET) is a network address that is used for identifying the Network layer protocol for routing. A DECnet-Plus system can automatically construct (autoconfigure) a NET for each transport operating over routing.
Network service access point (NSAP)	One of the following addresses: The global network address of a DECnet-Plus system The addressable point at which a network entity provides the network service to a network user The complete address that identifies both the particular network system and the transport module on that system that is to receive the data The NSAP is used to determine the destination node for all packets and so must be unique in the network. The NSAP is a NET with a selector field other than 00. (A selector field identifies the transport to be used.)
Object/Application	In DECnet Phase IV, an object is a process to which a logical link connects. Objects are set up by layered products that use DECnet. Some objects are DECnet system programs---for example, the Mail object; other objects are user-written programs. In DECnet-Plus, objects are referred to as applications. Where Phase IV has an object database, DECnet-Plus has an applications database.
Phase IV compatible address	A DECnet-Plus network address that falls within the limits of Phase IV addressing; that is, conforming to the Phase IV area and node limits, where the area number is from 1 to 63, and the node number is from 1 to 1023, as in 36.515. Your DECnet-Plus system needs a Phase IV compatible address to communicate with DECnet Phase IV nodes in the same network.
Time service	Software that synchronizes the system clocks in computers connected by a network. The Digital Distributed Time Service (DECdts) enables distributed applications to execute in the proper sequence even though they run on different systems.

21.2.1 DECnet-Plus Features

DECnet-Plus provides many features designed to enhance networking capabilities. These features include:

• Global name/directory services that allow large networks to easily store, manage, and access addressing information for (potentially) millions of network objects, such as end systems, users, printers, files, and disks.
• Optional local name/directory services for smaller networks that do not have as critical a need for global directory services.
• Expanded network management capabilities with the Network Control Language (NCL).
• An improved routing algorithm (link state routing) that provides a more efficient algorithm for passing routing information while keeping the overhead traffic to a minimum. Link state routing is only supported on dedicated routers.
• Host-based routing that allows an OpenVMS system to operate as a DECnet-Plus intermediate system in a routing domain. DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS host-based routing includes support for:
  • Communication with nodes running DECnet Phase IV and OSI protocols
  • Full cluster alias configuration
  • The DECnet Phase IV routing vector protocol (default)
  • FDDI large packets
  • DIGITAL Data Communications Message Protocol (DDCMP) (supported on VAX only)
  • X.25 switched virtual (SVC) and permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) on VAX systems, and SVCs on Alpha systems
  
  This feature is especially useful for those configurations where you need to route from a LAN to a WAN and want to use an existing system to do the routing rather than investing in a dedicated router. Host-based routing is not intended for use in network configurations that have high-throughput requirements.
• Increased addressing capacity with the OSI standard address format, making possible unique addressing for virtually an unlimited number of nodes. Existing Phase IV addresses can continue to be used for systems upgraded to DECnet-Plus. The Phase IV address is automatically converted by the configuration procedure to the OSI address format (as a DECnet Phase IV compatible address).
• Address autoconfiguration that enables an adjacent adjacent router to configure the node address for the local node.
• Single configuration for OSI components.
  X.25 (on VAX systems), wide area device drivers (WANDD), File Transfer, Access, and Management (FTAM), and Virtual Terminal (VT) applications are included with DECnet-Plus software. (On Alpha systems, X.25 support is separate from DECnet-Plus software.)

To fully benefit from these new features, you may need to alter your present network. Section 21.2.4 reviews the decisions you must make prior to upgrading.

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