I have two RSTS 10.1L nodes on HECnet and they see netmapper activity regularly. I've
not had any issues with job slots running out.
Did DECnet patching take place? Otherwise, it doesn't seem to be netmapper causing
this.
Keith
From: Wilm Boerhout [mailto:wboerhout@gmail.com]
Sent: 13 September 2022 09:06
To: hecnet(a)lists.dfupdate.se
Subject: [HECnet] RSTS DECnet config question
Hail all you RSTS buffs!
One of my nodes (PIRSTS) is running RSTS V10.1L and DECnet V4.1
Ever since I am on HECnet, I have observed that job slots are filled over time with jobs
under the DECnet account [29,206] in HB state, up to the point that the job max is
reached, and I cannot log in anymore.
My working hypothesis is that the polling processes (for HECnet mapping and other
inquiring minds - you know who you are) keep creating new jobs, instead of reusing old
ones.
Is there a way to tell DECnet/E that it should not keep jobs in HB state, but log them out
after use? Or reuse existing jobs on incoming connection requests? On DECnet/VMS there are
timer and other logicals that steer this behavior.
Running a daily kill job seems, well, overkill.
Thanks,
Wilm