One major annoyance that I have with DECnet phase V, once I have got it working, is that I can't find any way of telling it about the phase IV nodes on my network other than by using DECNET_REGISTER.EXE. This involves manual typing, so it is fine for a few nodes, but not for hundreds.

I now want to configure several hundred nodes (i.e. the nodes in the HECnet node database) for my phase V system. Does anyone know how to do this with a command procedure?

Cheers

Peter Allan

On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 at 01:03, John H. Reinhardt <johnhreinhardt@thereinhardts.org> wrote:
I believe you are right.  The question is if the DECnet IV executables are present.  There are no installation kits that I know of.  I haven't checked as I don't have a CLP version running at the moment.

John H. Reinhardt

On 3/21/2025 5:50 PM, Keith Halewood wrote:

If memory serves, DECnet (any phase) is covered by the OPENVMS-X86-OE or OPENVMS-X86-HAOE OpenVMS licence paks pre-installed as part of the ‘community’ vmdk, so you should be able to install the phase IV VMSINSTAL’ables and stop phase V from starting up in systartup_vms.com

 

Just a thought

 

Keith

 

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On 3/21/2025 3:08 PM, Paul Koning wrote:

On Mar 21, 2025, at 4:04 PM, John H. Reinhardt <johnhreinhardt@thereinhardts.org> wrote: 

On 3/21/2025 12:47 PM, Paul Koning wrote:
On Mar 21, 2025, at 11:19 AM, Peter Allan <petermallan@gmail.com> wrote:
 
I have DECnet Phase V set up on my x86 community package running VMS 9.2-2, mainly because it did not come with Phase IV. That pushed me into learning Phase V "stuff" after 30 years of managing to avoid it.
 
Hm, it's been a while but I thought the installation procedure for networking gives you a choice, phase IV or V.
 
 
The OpenVMS install does, but the VSI Community License Program only give you access to a pre-built VM which only has DECnet phase V installed.
 
I think I was using an earlier community release which wasn't quite so pre-built.
 
  paul
 


Yes. It was about last April (2024) when VSI changed the format of the CLP from providing PAKs and FTP access to install media to a pre-built VM with a version of x86 OpenVMS installed with various LP and options and no access to install media.


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