1 – station
Enables an fddi station entity which represents an access point to
the service offered by the FDDI module.
enable [node node-id] fddi -
station station-name [mode mode-type]
Mode is an optional argument. The mode-type can be either Normal
or Internal Loopback. The default mode-type is Normal.
Examples:
enable fddi station fddi-1
enable fddi station fddi-1 mode internal loopback
1.1 – Exception Messages
o communication port in use
Communication port already reserved by another entity.
o invalid communication port
Cannot run FDDI data link on this communications port.
1.2 – link
Transitions the specified fddi station link entity into the
"on-ring init" state.
enable [node node-id] fddi station station-name -
link link-index
OpenVMS Example:
enable fddi station fddi-0 link 0
Tru64 UNIX Example:
enable fddi station fddi-1 link 1
1.2.1 – Exception Messages (OpenVMS)
o invalid item list format
Confirm that latest LAN driver patch kit from OpenVMS
has been installed.
o return data corrupt or incorrectly encoded on
remote system
Confirm that latest LAN driver patch kit from OpenVMS
has been installed on both the local and remote systems.
1.3 – phy_port
Enables an fddi station phy port entity which provides a
management view of the fddi station phy port and the fddi
pmd. Port-index is an integer.
enable [node node-id] fddi station station-name -
phy port port-index [mode mode-type]
Mode is an optional argument whose value can be either
Normal (which is the default) or Internal Loopback.
OpenVMS Example:
enable fddi station fddi-0 phy port 0
Tru64 UNIX Example:
enable fddi station fddi-1 phy port 1
1.3.1 – Exception Messages
o invalid mode
Specified mode conflicts with station mode.
o invalid item list format (OpenVMS)
Confirm that latest LAN driver patch kit from OpenVMS
has been installed.
o return data corrupt or incorrectly encoded on remote
system (OpenVMS)
Confirm that latest LAN driver patch kit from OpenVMS
has been installed on both the local and remote systems.