[HECnet] DECnet-Plus and Phase IV Issues

b4 at gewt.net b4 at gewt.net
Wed Feb 13 18:09:11 PST 2013



----- Original Message -----
From: "Gregg Levine" <gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com>
To: hecnet at update.uu.se
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 8:17:33 PM
Subject: Re: [HECnet] DECnet-Plus and Phase IV Issues

On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 8:04 PM,   <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:
I cannot for the life of me figure out /why/ it would segfault...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cory Smelosky" <b4 at gewt.net>
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Cc: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 4:43:58 PM
Subject: Re: [HECnet] DECnet-Plus and Phase IV Issues

On 13 Feb 2013, at 16:22, Kari Uusim  ki <uusimaki at exdecfinland.org> wrote:


DECnet-plus (or as called in Tru64unix ; DECnet-OSI) includes everything needed to communicate with DECnet Phase IV nodes. It is only a matter of configuration.
You can use the DECnet-plus for OpenVMS documentation, because NCL vocabulary is exactly the same on both platforms. On Tru64unix the other DECnet related commands differ from OpenVMS; like
SET HOST -> dlogin
DIR -> dls
etc

The DECnet-plus documentation resides at:
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/decnetplus.html

Are you trying to configure your Tru64unix system to communicate with HECNET Phase IV nodes?
If so, why don't you just use the provided configuration tool? That's a lot easier than trying to accomplish the configuration manually.

Yes.   And I would use the tool...except it segfaults when I run it.





On 13.2.2013 22:26, b4 at gewt.net wrote:
Can you point me to documentation that mentions how to integrate it with Phase IV?   Targeted for Tru64 as well? ;)
Finding documentation that meets both criteria is proving difficult...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kari Uusim  ki" <uusimaki at exdecfinland.org>
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 3:21:29 PM
Subject: Re: [HECnet] DECnet-Plus and Phase IV Issues


If you have all or some entities already created, you cannot do it again.
You should first shut the DECnet-plus (DECnet-OSI) down to remove all
the entities before you can try to create and enable them again.

There should be template scripts on the system which you can edit to
make them suit your configuration.

It would help a lot to read the DECnet-plus manuals to get a clear
picture of how it works and how to manage it.



On 13.2.2013 20:47, b4 at gewt.net wrote:
bash-4.0# ncl < start_routing.ncl

Node 0 CSMA-CD
AT 2013-02-13-13:27:14.048-05:00I-----

FAILED IN DIRECTIVE: Create
DUE TO: Error specific to this entity's class

REASON: Already Exists
Description: Already Exists


Node 0 CSMA-CD Station csmacd-1
AT 2013-02-13-13:27:14.062-05:00I-----

FAILED IN DIRECTIVE: Create
DUE TO: Error specific to this entity's class

REASON: Already Exists
Description: A Station with this name already exists


Node 0
AT 2013-02-13-13:27:14.091-05:00I-----

FAILED IN DIRECTIVE: Create
DUE TO: No such Entity Instance exists


Node 0 Routing
AT 2013-02-13-13:27:14.114-05:00I-----

FAILED IN DIRECTIVE: Set
DUE TO: No such Entity Instance exists


Node 0 Routing
AT 2013-02-13-13:27:14.121-05:00I-----

FAILED IN DIRECTIVE: Set
DUE TO: No such Entity Instance exists


Node 0 Routing
AT 2013-02-13-13:27:14.126-05:00I-----

FAILED IN DIRECTIVE: Enable
DUE TO: No such Entity Instance exists

bash-4.0# cat start_routing.ncl
create csma-cd
create csma-cd station csmacd-1 communication port tu0
enable csma-cd station csmacd-1
create routing circuit circuit-1 type csma-cd
#
# The following command sets the inactive area address, which is used
# to enable transmission and receipt of ISO 8473 Inactive Subset PDUs,
# also known as Null Internet.   This functionality is disabled by
# default.   To enable Null Internet, remove the comment character
# from the following command.
#
create node 0 routing type endnode
set node 0 routing phaseiv address = 9.3
enable node 0 routing
set node 0 routing circuit circuit-1 enable phaseiv address true
set node 0 routing circuit circuit-1 data link entity csma-cd station csmacd-1
enable node 0 routing circuit circuit-1

If the stuff already exists, why is the second half of the script failing?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kari Uusim  ki" <uusimaki at exdecfinland.org>
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 1:39:27 PM
Subject: Re: [HECnet] DECnet-Plus and Phase IV Issues

On 13.2.2013 20:23, b4 at gewt.net wrote:

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*Sent: *Wednesday, February 13, 2013 1:09:03 PM
*Subject: *[HECnet] DECnet-Plus and Phase IV Issues

Hello!

I (think) I am following the correct NCL syntax here...but..

ncl> create node 0 routing circuit csmacd-0 type = csma-cd
ncl> set node 0 routing circuit csmacd-0 data link entity csma-cd

Here should be the data link entity defined completely as is done below.
It would be more clear if you use another name for the routing circuit
entity than is used for the csma-cd station entity.

ncl> set node 0 routing circuit csmacd-0 enable phaseiv address true
ncl> enable node 0 routing circuit csmacd-0

Node 0 Routing Circuit csmacd-0
AT 2013-02-13-13:05:26.514-05:00I-----

FAILED IN DIRECTIVE: Enable
DUE TO: Error specific to this entity's class

REASON: Open Port Failed
Description: The Open Port call to the specified Data Link failed

Any ideas what i'm doing wrong?

____
This is the script:

create csma-cd
create csma-cd station csmacd-1 communication port tu0
enable csma-cd station csmacd-1
create routing circuit circuit-1 type csma-cd
#
# The following command sets the inactive area address, which is used
# to enable transmission and receipt of ISO 8473 Inactive Subset PDUs,
# also known as Null Internet. This functionality is disabled by
# default. To enable Null Internet, remove the comment character
# from the following command.
#
create node 0 routing type endnode
set node 0 routing phaseiv address = 9.3
enable node 0 routing
set routing circuit circuit-1 enable phaseiv address true
set routing circuit circuit-1 data link entity csma-cd station csmacd-1
enable routing circuit circuit-1

Hello!
Because I arranged that. Along with the weather. In fact I also
arranged for a mass protest of elves all over Dave's place after the
crowd left.

Wanted to teach me to read documentation, eh? ;)

Anyway...

ncl> show routing all

Node 0 Routing 
AT 2013-02-13-21:01:02.044-05:00I-----

Status

      UID                                                             = C06C438A-7646-11E2-B395-08002BC32EA5
      State                                                         = On
      Area Addresses                                       = 
              {
              }

Characteristics

      Version                                                     = V3.0.0
      Type                                                           = Endnode
      Maximum Buffers                                     = 65535
      Generate Checksums                               = False
      Lifetime                                                   = 63
      Probe Rate                                               = 1000
      ES Cache Width                                       = 3
      DNA Address Format                               = True
      Manual Network Entity Titles           = 
              {
              }
      Segment Buffer Size                             = 570
      PhaseIV Buffer Size                             = 576
      PhaseIV Address                                     = 9.3
      PhaseIV Prefix                                       = 49::
      PhaseIV Maximum Visits                       = 63
      ES Cache Holding Time                         = 600
      Inactive Selector                                 = 33
      Initialization Timer                           = 6
      Holding Multiplier                               = 3
      Default ESHello Timer                         = 600
      Multicircuit ESHello Timer               = 10
      Poll ESHello Rate                                 = 50
      Routing Mode                                           = Integrated
      ES Cache Size                                         = 1024

Counters

      Address Unreachable PDUs Discarded                         =                                       3
      PDU Format Errors                                                           =                                       0
      Error Reports Generated                                               =                                       0
      Unsupported Options                                                       =                                       0
      PhaseIV Translation Failures                                     =                                       0
      Creation Time                                         = 2013-02-13-20:35:02.265-05:00I-----

As routing is up, it /has/ to be related to the circuit or not having services running or something.

b4 at maelona ~ $ arp -a
madison.gimme-sympathy.org (10.10.10.1) at 00:0c:29:41:2a:75 [ether] on eth0
? (10.10.10.18) at aa:00:04:00:03:24 [ether] on eth0

GEWT::B4$ set host 9.3
%SYSTEM-F-UNREACHABLE, remote node is not currently reachable

ncl> show routing circuit circuit-1 all

Node 0 Routing Circuit circuit-1 
AT 2013-02-13-21:05:30.171-05:00I-----

Identifiers

      Name                                                           = circuit-1

Status

      UID                                                             = C0721350-7646-11E2-B395-08002BC32EA5
      State                                                         = On
      Data Link SDU Size                               = 1492
      Data Link Port                                       = CSMA-CD Port %XFFFFFC0029826188 

Characteristics

      Type                                                           = CSMA-CD
      Data Link Entity                                   = CSMA-CD Station csmacd-1 
      Enable PhaseIV Address                       = True
      Manual Data Link SDU Size                 = 1492
      Manual Routers                                       = 
              {
              }
      Inactive Area Address                         = 
              {
              }
      Use PhaseIV Prime                                 = False

Counters

      Data PDUs Received                                       =                                     12
      Data PDUs Fragmented                                   =                                       0
      Data PDUs Transmitted                                 =                                       0
      Circuit Changes                                             =                                       3
      Initialization Failures                             =                                       0
      Corrupted Hello PDUs Received                 =                                       0
      Control PDUs Sent                                         =                                       5
      Control PDUs Received                                 =                                   121
      Creation Time                                         = 2013-02-13-20:35:02.303-05:00I-----
ncl> show csma-cd station csmacd-1 all

Node 0 CSMA-CD Station csmacd-1 
AT 2013-02-13-21:06:53.588-05:00I-----

Identifiers

      Name                                                           = csmacd-1

Status

      UID                                                             = 2641D5D8-7644-11E2-B395-08002BC32EA5
      Communication Port                               = tu0
      Hardware Address                                   = 08-00-2b-c3-2e-a5
      State                                                         = On
      MAC Address                                             = aa-00-04-00-03-24 (9.3)
      Address Filters                                     = 
              {
                      aa-00-04-00-03-24 (9.3) ,
                      09-00-2b-00-00-0f ,
                      09-00-2b-02-01-04 ,
                      ab-00-00-04-00-00 ,
                      09-00-2b-00-00-04 ,
                      cf-00-00-00-00-00
              }
      Receive Mode                                           = Normal

Counters

      Octets Received                                                   =                               52200
      Octets Sent                                                           =                                 7613
      PDUs Received                                                       =                                   241
      PDUs Sent                                                               =                                     71
      Multicast Octets Received                               =                               51484
      Multicast Octets Sent                                       =                                 7265
      Multicast PDUs Received                                   =                                   227
      Multicast PDUs Sent                                           =                                     64
      Initially Deferred PDUs Sent                         =                                       0
      Single Collision PDUs Sent                             =                                       0
      Multiple Collisions PDUs Sent                       =                                       0
      Excessive Collisions                                         =                                       0
      Carrier Check Failures                                     =                                       0
      Late Collisions                                                   =                                       0
      Collision Detect Check Failures                   =                                       0
      Frame Check Errors                                             =                                       3
      Frame Size Errors                                               =                                       0
      Send Data Length Errors                                   =                                       0
      Alignment Errors                                                 =                                       0
      Frames Too Long                                                   =                                       0
      Receive Data Length Errors                             =                                       0
      Unrecognized Individual Destination PDUs =                                       0
      Unrecognized Multicast Destination PDUs   =                                   252
      Data Overruns                                                       =                                       0
      Unavailable Station Buffers                           =                                       0
      Unavailable User Buffers                                 =                                       0
      Station Failures                                                 =                                       0
      Creation Time                                         = 2013-02-13-20:16:24.627-05:00I-----

All I see is that this should be working. ;)

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