Phase V remote nodes are managed using NCL, and Phase IV remote nodes are managed using NCP. Refer to the appropriate remote node type below for more information. For information on managing the remote console subsystem (ASCII console) of a network server on a LAN, refer to HELP NETWORK_MANAGEMENT TOOLS CONSOLE_CARRIER.
1 – Phase V Nodes
To issue NCL commands to remote Phase V nodes, simply include the remote nodename or address in the ncl command. Normally, any access beyond an ncl "show" will require that some type of access control information is provided. For information about how access control is handled on a remote node, refer to HELP NETWORK_MANAGEMENT ACCESS_CONTROL. To perform a series of ncl commands on a remote Phase V node, you may find it convenient to set up default entity and access control information within ncl using SET NCL DEFAULT commands. For information on how to modify this default NCL context, refer to HELP NCL DEFAULT_CONTEXT. To specify access control information to be used for a single NCL command on the remote Phase V node, use either the "by" preposition or an access control string. See HELP NCL SPECIFYING_ACCESS_CONTROL for more information.
2 – Phase IV Nodes
DECnet-Plus lets you manage remote systems running Phase IV software from a system running DECnet-Plus network management. To execute an NCP command, follow the specific platform instructions. Because NCL is not backwards compatible with NCP, NCP scripts do not work under the NCL utility. To run NCP scripts, you need to use the convert command in the decnet_migrate utility. For more information on this utility, see the DECnet-Plus Network Management book or HELP NETWORK_MANAGEMENT TOOLS DECNET_MIGRATE.
2.1 – Tru64 UNIX
To manage remote Phase IV nodes on Tru64 UNIX, access NCP within the NCL utility, as in: ncl> ncp tell foobar show executor characteristics You must enter the entire NCP command at the ncl> prompt or type ncl ncp at the system prompt. For example: %ncl ncp tell foobar show executor characteristics
2.2 – OpenVMS
You can use the NCP Emulator tool to manage remote Phase IV nodes with the TELL and SET EXECUTOR NODE commands. The TELL command allows you to perform a single NCP command on the remote node, and you may choose to supply access control information within the command. For example, to zero the executor counters on a remote Phase IV node from a local Phase V node, enter the following: $ run sys$system:ncp NCP> tell remnod"account password" zero exec counters The NCP Emulator tool is not intended for management of Phase V nodes, so all NCP commands are not supported. The following error is returned if an unsupported NCP Emulator command is attempted on a Phase V system without specifying a remote Phase IV system: NCP> zero exec counters %NCP-W-SYSMGT, System-specific management function not supported When you wish to perform a series of commands on a single remote Phase IV node, you can set your default NCP context to that node using the NCP SET EXECUTOR NODE command; again you may choose to supply default access control information within that command. For example, after the following command is issued, all subsequent commands within that NCP session will be performed on node FAZ4ND using the specified access control information: $ mcr ncp NCP> set executor node faz4nd"account password" See HELP NETWORK_MANAGEMENT TOOLS NCP_EMULATOR for more information on the use of the NCP Emulator.