11 Nov
2021
11 Nov
'21
1:14 p.m.
NETUPDATE.COM (VMS only) checks two things: first it checks the record against the
current node name and if equal skips the record. Second, if the database is being run
against a cluster then it additionally ignores all of the nodes in that area. This way
all of the Satellite information is not altered thus rendering satellite boot non
functional.
Similar behavior for the first case could probably be applied in most of the command line
interpreters.
-Steve
SF:IP2
On Nov 11, 2021, at 06:30, Johnny Billquist <bqt at
softjar.se> wrote:
?Tony,
On 2021-11-11 10:30, Tony Nicholson wrote:
Johnny,
Under RSTS/E I?ve found I can use FIX.CMD, but I have to comment the definition for the
current node and add a missing definition for MIM.
Ah. Yes, similar "problem" as with RSX in that the own node won't work.
That's the reason MIM is not in there. I should create a different one for others.
FIX.CMD is where I started, and it is very tailored to my own use.
Then duplicate the definitions changing the ?def
nod? to ?set nod? and feed it into NCP.
Maybe you should look at FIX.COM?
When I update pydecnet using a new nodenames.dat
I also use
$ ncp copy known nodes from TNRTR to both
(TNRTR Is my pydecnet router)
That definitely works in VMS. Does that also work in RSTS/E?
With that said, while generated command files are all nice and good, for at least VMS and
RSX, I would actually recommend people use the provided DECnet tools instead.
In RSX:
RUN LB:[5,54]NNCFSL
and collect the nodes from MIM, and then:
SCP STOP
SCP START
and you have the new nodenames in there.
In VMS (as mentioned above):
$ NCP COPY KNOWN NODES FROM MIM TO BOTH
If the VMS solution also works in RSTS/E that is really nice.
Johnny
Tony
On Thu, 11 Nov 2021 at 19:54, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se <mailto:bqt at
softjar.se>> wrote:
If a specific format is needed for RSTS/E nodes, I can create that
format file whenever the nodename database is updated. Just let me know
what the format should be.
At the moment, the following files are created:
FIX.T20 (for TOPS-20)
FIX.COM <http://FIX.COM> (for VMS)
HECNET.PY (for PyDECnet)
FIX.CMD (for RSX)
All can be found at MIM::HECNET:
Johnny
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