DIGITAL TP Desktop Connector
for ACMS
Gateway Management Guide

Contents

Preface
Preface	Preface
Chapter 1
1	Introduction to Gateway Management for ACMS
1.1	Overview
1.2	System Management with TP Desktop Connector Software
1.3	Network Software
Chapter 2
2	Managing a TP Desktop Connector System
2.1	Downloading Application Information
2.1.1	Software Version Synchronization
2.1.2	File Server Access for Applications
2.2	Authorizing Users
2.2.1	Providing OpenVMS Authorization on the Submitter Node
2.2.2	Authorizing DIGITAL ACMS Users
2.2.3	Authorizing Desktop Systems Terminals
2.2.4	Authorizing Task Access on the Application Node
2.2.4.1	Task Authorization on Submitter Nodes
2.2.4.2	Task Authorization on Distributed Applications
2.3	Controlling the TP Desktop Connector System
2.3.1	Starting the System and Applications
2.3.2	Displaying System Information
2.3.3	Canceling Desktop Users and Tasks
2.4	Controlling the Gateway
2.4.1	Starting the Gateway
2.4.2	Gateway Startup Parameter File
2.4.3	Specifying Network Transports
2.4.4	Specifying the TCP/IP Port Number on the Gateway
2.4.5	Enabling Password Expiration
2.4.6	Cyclic Redundancy Checking
2.4.7	Stopping the Gateway Process
2.5	Tuning the TP Desktop Connector System
2.5.1	Setting DIGITAL ACMS System Parameters
2.5.2	Tuning the TP Desktop Connector Gateway for ACMS
2.5.3	Overriding Default Process Quotas
2.5.3.1	General Tuning Guidelines
2.5.3.2	AST Limit
2.5.3.3	Buffered I/O Limit
2.5.3.4	Open File Limit
2.5.3.5	Buffered I/O Operations Limit
2.5.3.6	Page File
2.5.3.7	Working Set and Maximum Working Set
2.5.4	Tuning the Desktop Client Program Buffer Size
2.5.4.1	Setting ACMSDI_MAXBUF on DOS
2.5.4.2	Setting ACMSDI_MAXBUF for OpenVMS Desktop Client Programs
2.5.4.3	Setting the Buffer Size on Macintosh Systems
2.5.5	Running Applications Simultaneously
2.6	Troubleshooting
Chapter 3
3	Using Transports
3.1	TP Desktop Connector Transport Methodology
3.1.1	Using Static-Link Libraries
3.1.2	Default Network Transports for Client API Libraries
3.1.3	Using Microsoft Windows Dynamic-Link Libraries
3.2	Macintosh Communications Toolbox
3.2.1	AppleTalk-DECnet Tool
3.2.2	DECnet Tool
3.2.3	MacTCP Tool
3.2.4	AppleTalk ADSP Tool
3.2.5	XPC Tool
3.3	Using the DECnet Transport
3.3.1	Preparing the Gateway for DECnet
3.3.1.1	Activating the Gateway for DECnet
3.3.2	Preparing the Client for DECnet
3.3.2.1	Using Network DLLs for Windows Applications
3.3.2.2	Building the Client for DECnet Using Static-link Libraries
3.3.2.3	Controlling the Number of Concurrent Users
3.3.3	Troubleshooting the DECnet Transport
3.4	Using the Novell NetWare Transport
3.4.1	Preparing the Gateway for the NetWare Transport
3.4.1.1	Activating the Gateway for the NetWare Transport
3.4.1.2	TP Desktop Connector Service Advertising Protocol (SAP) Services
3.4.1.3	IPX/SPX Stack from InterConnections
3.4.2	Preparing the Client for the NetWare Transport
3.4.2.1	Installation Requirements for Novell NetWare Transport
3.4.2.2	Configuring DOS Desktop Systems for NetWare
3.4.2.3	Additional Novell SDK files required for NetWare clients
3.4.2.4	Configuring Libraries for NetWare --- DOS Implementation
3.4.2.5	Configuring Libraries for NetWare --- Microsoft Windows Implementation
3.4.2.6	Comparing NetWare to DECnet
3.4.2.7	Configuring DOS and Windows Systems for NetWare
3.4.3	Building Client Applications for NetWare
3.4.3.1	Building DOS Client Applications for NetWare
3.4.3.2	Building Windows Client Applications for NetWare
3.4.4	Troubleshooting for the NetWare Transport
3.4.4.1	Troubleshooting IPX/SPX Stack from InterConnections
3.4.4.2	Troubleshooting the Gateway
3.4.4.3	Quotas
3.4.5	NetWare Transport Installation Checklist
3.5	Using the TCP/IP Transport
3.5.1	Preparing the Gateway for the TCP/IP Transport
3.5.1.1	Installation Requirements for the Gateway Using TCP/IP
3.5.1.2	Activating the Gateway on TCP/IP
3.5.1.3	Setting an Alternate Gateway TCP/IP Port Number
3.5.2	Preparing the Client for the TCP/IP Transport
3.5.2.1	Configuring the Libraries for TCP/IP
3.5.2.2	Using the TCP/IP Transport on DOS and Static-Link Libraries
3.5.2.3	Using the TCP/IP Transport on Microsoft Windows
3.5.3	Using TCP/IP with Applications Composed of Multiple Executables
3.5.3.1	Enabling the Task-Link Extension
3.5.3.2	Task-Link Extension Functional Description
3.5.3.3	Task-Link Extension Side Effects
3.5.3.4	Building a DIGITAL UNIX TP Desktop Connector Client that Uses TCP/IP
3.5.3.5	Setting Up the Environment for TCP/IP
3.5.3.5.1	Specifying the Gateway TCP/IP Port Number on the Client
3.5.3.5.2	Setting an Alternate TCP/IP Port Number on DOS
3.5.3.5.3	Setting the TCP/IP Transport on Macintosh
3.5.3.5.4	Setting an Alternate TCP/IP Port Number on Macintosh
3.5.4	Troubleshooting the TCP/IP Transport