On Thu, 15 Sep 2011, hvlems at zonnet.nl wrote: Yes the NCP commands work on a standalone VMS (VAX and Alpha) system. Possinle reasons for the failure (that I can think of....): - wrong circuit name - DECnet not configured - phase 5 running, not phase 4 - insufficient privileges - wrong circuit name NCP>show active circuits Active Circuit Volatile Summary as of 15-SEP-2011 10:53:46 Circuit State Loopback Adjacent Name Routing Node EWA-0 on 8.400 (GORVAX) EWA-0 11.2 (MAISA) EWA-0 20.1 (WOPR) EWA-0 1.300 (CTAKAH) EWA-0 1.13 (MIM) - DECnet not configured $$ dir maisa:: Directory MAISA::SYS$SPECIFIC:[FAL$SERVER] INFO.TXT;3 NETSERVER.LOG;62 NETSERVER.LOG;61 NETSERVER.LOG;60 NETSERVER.LOG;59 NETSERVER.LOG;58 NETSERVER.LOG;57 NETSERVER.LOG;56 NETSERVER.LOG;55 NETSERVER.LOG;54 NETSERVER.LOG;53 TEST.EXE;2 Total of 12 files. - phase 5 running, not phase 4 NCP>show executor characteristics Node Volatile Characteristics as of 15-SEP-2011 10:55:56 Executor node = 4.249 (SLAVE) Identification = HP DECnet for OpenVMS Alpha Management version = V4.0.0 Incoming timer = 45 Outgoing timer = 60 Incoming Proxy = Enabled Outgoing Proxy = Enabled NSP version = V4.1.0 Maximum links = 32 Delay factor = 80 Delay weight = 5 Inactivity timer = 60 Retransmit factor = 10 Routing version = V2.0.0 Type = area Routing timer = 600 Broadcast routing timer = 180 Maximum address = 1023 Maximum circuits = 16 Maximum cost = 1022 Maximum hops = 30 Maximum visits = 63 Maximum area = 63 Max broadcast nonrouters = 64 Max broadcast routers = 32 Maximum path splits = 1 Area maximum cost = 1022 Area maximum hops = 30 Maximum buffers = 100 Buffer size = 576 Nonprivileged user id = DECNET Nonprivileged password = SALISPENTS Default access = incoming and outgoing Pipeline quota = 4032 Alias maximum links = 32 Path split policy = Normal Maximum Declared Objects = 31 - insufficient privileges $$ show proc/priv 15-SEP-2011 10:56:45.84 User: SYSTEM Process ID: 20200260 Node: SLAVE Process name: "SYSTEM" Authorized privileges: ACNT ALLSPOOL ALTPRI AUDIT BUGCHK BYPASS CMEXEC CMKRNL DIAGNOSE DOWNGRADE EXQUOTA GROUP GRPNAM GRPPRV IMPERSONATE IMPORT LOG_IO MOUNT NETMBX OPER PFNMAP PHY_IO PRMCEB PRMGBL PRMMBX PSWAPM READALL SECURITY SETPRV SHARE SHMEM SYSGBL SYSLCK SYSNAM SYSPRV TMPMBX UPGRADE VOLPRO WORLD BTW you must use LAT, IP or a locally attached terminal to perform this trick. Logged in via a DECserver providing the serial console: $ telnet decserv 2005 %TELNET-I-TRYING, Trying ... 192.168.1.200 %TELNET-I-SESSION, Session 01, host decserv, port 2005 $$ What happens if you do this, assuming that EWA-0 is correct:: $ mc ncp def circ ewa-0 service enabled $ mc ncp set circ ewa-0 state off $ mc ncp set circ ewa-0 state on $$ mcr ncp NCP>define circuit ewa-0 service enabled NCP>define circuit ewa-0 state off NCP>define circuit ewa-0 state on NCP>show active circuits Active Circuit Volatile Summary as of 15-SEP-2011 10:53:46 Circuit State Loopback Adjacent Name Routing Node EWA-0 on 8.400 (GORVAX) EWA-0 11.2 (MAISA) EWA-0 20.1 (WOPR) EWA-0 1.300 (CTAKAH) EWA-0 1.13 (MIM) NCP>exit That doesn't crash the system, although there is no indication that the state is dropped. Should I proceed with the commands required based on the fact that the commands you gave me didn't cause a crash? Thanks for the help, much appreciated Mark. Hans -----Original Message----- From: Mark Wickens <mark at wickensonline.co.uk> Sender: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:14:28 To: <hecnet at Update.UU.SE> Reply-To: hecnet at Update.UU.SESubject: [HECnet] Satellite configuration/NCP crash Guys, I'm following the procedure in the Cluster manual, pp10-9, to configure a VAX satellite from an alpha boot node, and I'm getting a system crash. My question is whether I need to run this procedure with the Alpha in standalone mode, or whether this is a situation requiring a patch, or whether I can get away with something different. This is the first part of the procedure to enable the MOP server. The second part is to configure the MOP service for the VAX satellite. The Alpha is running OpenVMS 8.3 Thanks for the help, Mark. The log is: $$ mcr ncp NCP>define circuit ewa-0 service enabled state on NCP>set circuit ewa-0 state off NCP> %%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 15-SEP-2011 10:03:37.64 %%%%%%%%%%% Message from user DECNET on SLAVE DECnet event 4.7, circuit down, circuit fault