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.