Conference azur::mcc

The three release note pointers for the T1.2 Director, BMS, and TK
contain the same text. This text is for the BMS software.

Some of us do actually read release notes before installing
software! :^)

-John

I have a strange problem on one of the two nodes I installed MCC :
(MIPS machines)

Starting the Installation Verification Procedure for
DECmcc Basic Management System for ULTRIX V1.2...

Testing each management module...
   Now testing fcl - Passed
   Now testing alarms - Passed
   Now testing ethernet_am - Passed
   Now testing tcpip_am - Passed
   Now testing historian_fm - Passed
   Now testing notification_fm - Passed
   Now testing circuit_am - Passed
   Now testing collection_am - Passed
   Now testing dna4_am - Passed
   Now testing dna5_am - Passed
   Now testing domain_fm - Passed
   Now testing sample_am - Passed
   Now testing registration_fm - Passed
   Now testing exporter_fm - Passed
   Now testing pa - Passed

        The following is a test to determine whether the DECmcc
        Iconic Map can be brought up using DECwindows manager.
        At this point it is assumed that you have DECwindows currently
        installed and running.

Do you wish to continue [y/n]? n


   ***********************************************************************

       Installation Verification Procedure successfully completed.

   ***********************************************************************

# manage
DECmcc (T1.2.3)

MCC> test mcc 0
Segmentation fault
# rm core
# manage
DECmcc (T1.2.3)

MCC> show node4 0
Using default ALL IDENTIFIERS

Node4 51.345
AT 1991-12-05-08:32:39 Identifiers

Examination of Attributes shows:
                                Address = 51.345
                                   Name = NASHVL
MCC> show mcc 0 all char
Segmentation fault
# rm core
#


Any idea ?

Thanks.

Pierre.

Glad to hear you are reading :-)

The toolkit release notes are not yet complete.  They will
replace the existing placeholder when they are ready.
We don't have a director kit for field test.

We'll probably replace the director and toolkit notes with
short dummy files, to save trees and network bandwidth.

-- Erik

RE: .2

No, we've never seen a test command dump core.  I'll transfer your
not to the QAR system, and somebody will probably contact you to
look at the core.

>I have a strange problem on one of the two nodes I installed MCC :
>(MIPS machines)             ^^^        ^^^

I have to ask the obvious questions--1) How about the other?
2) I notice you said no "major" installation problems (in your reply to 
the previous note) were there minor ones?  If so, what were they?
3) have you tried "show mcc 0 alarms all char" (or any other mm's self
management)?  4) have you tried deregistering and re-registering mcc 0 in 
your namespace?

On the current evidence, it looks to me like the Kernel AM 
is not enrolled for some reason. You shouldn't have to enroll it explicitly.
It's a part of the kernel library, linked with every other mm, and is the
first item in the enrollment table.  

Ruth Kohls
TOOK::KOHLS

>
>I have to ask the obvious questions--1) How about the other?
>2) I notice you said no "major" installation problems (in your reply to 
>the previous note) were there minor ones?  If so, what were they?
>3) have you tried "show mcc 0 alarms all char" (or any other mm's self
>management)?  4) have you tried deregistering and re-registering mcc 0 in 
>your namespace?
>
>On the current evidence, it looks to me like the Kernel AM 
>is not enrolled for some reason. You shouldn't have to enroll it explicitly.
>It's a part of the kernel library, linked with every other mm, and is the
>first item in the enrollment table.  
>

All is Ok now. I just forgot that I had set a private environment on the
"faulty" machine using an "old" MCC version, and so it was using an old version
of the dispatch table/ dictionnary,...

It works perfect now, sorry to made you loose your time.

Thanks

Pierre.

Me again !

Now I have a problem on one of our two test machines, but the other !

I cannot run the IM PM :

Script started on Thu Dec  5 17:20:20 1991
csh> printenv | grep MCC
PATH=/usr/kits/sql/sql/bin:/usr/kits/sql/sql/utility:/usr/kits/sql/sql/bin:/usr/
users/lavillat/bin:/usr/ucb:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local:/usr/new:/usr/hosts:/etc:/i
p021/coms:MCC_MMEXE_LOCATION:MCC_MMTK_LOCATION:.
MCC_MIR_LOCATION=/var/mcc
MCC_NS_LOCATION=/var/mcc
MCC_ALARMS_LOCATION=/var/mcc
MCC_DNS_SELECTION=MIR
MCC_NODE_IDP=
MCC_RPTS_LOCATION=/usr/mcc/reports
MCC_TIME_IN_MODE=2
MCC_TIME_OUT_MODE=2
MCC_TIME_ABS_TRUNC=19
csh> mcc_iconic_map

 No input bitmaps found for OPERATION_CONTEXT
 No input bitmaps found for OSI_SYSTEM
 message number 00000063csh> 

I am running this remotely on a B&W display via rlogin.
My station is running Ultrix 4.2, the test machine is runnning 4.2A

I hope I did not miss something again....

Thanks.

Pierre.

This note is copied from 1872.8

The invalid lock conversion error is one which we have seen before, and
thought we eliminated.  I have re-activated a QAR for it.
Meanwhile, it will not effect the operation of your system.
The enrollment is complete at the time the error occurs.

-----------------

            <<< NOTED::DISK$NOTES4:[NOTES$LIBRARY_4OF5]MCC.NOTE;1 >>>
                 -< DECmcc Network Management Product Family >-
================================================================================
Note 1872.8           Field test installation registration               8 of 10
RDGENG::PRATT                                        38 lines   5-DEC-1991 11:14
                  -< Ultrix kit installed with warning error >-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ultrix/risc T1.2.3 installed on DECstation 5000/200 (32Mb), 1 x RZ57, 2 x RZ56.
The only problem I had was a warning message, but the IVP ran okay when testing
the sample_am.

Ian Pratt

Networks Group
Reading Engineering


   enrolling mcc_sample_am...DECmcc (T1.2.3)

Warning: Failed to post enrollment event to other MMs
 %MCC-W-IVLOCKCONV, invalid lock conversion (00000036)
Waiting: MM mcc_sample_am has not completed startup
Waiting: MM mcc_sample_am has not completed startup
Waiting: MM mcc_sample_am has not completed startup
Waiting: MM mcc_sample_am has not completed startup
Waiting: MM mcc_sample_am has not completed startup
Waiting: MM mcc_sample_am has not completed startup
Will try again on next dispatch to MM:
   enrolling mcc_tcpip_am...DECmcc (T1.2.3)


Now initializing DECmcc databases...

DECmcc (T1.2.3)


MCC LOCAL_NS:.mcc.msuman_director
AT 1991-12-05-15:48:25.763Iinf

Registration successful.

DECmcc for ULTRIX Configuration Procedure complete

Would you like to run the IVP (y/n) [y]:

    
    Oops!
    
    Our apologies.  We've been rather rushing about the last several days!
    
    You'll find that the appropriate release notes are out there for the
    toolkit:
    
    	PPINC::DUA0:[MCC_KITS.MCC_V12_IFT]MCCTKT012.RELEASE_NOTES
    
    Right now, we haven't put together separate director notes, as our
    initial focus is on the BMS kit and the toolkit.
    
    Sorry 'bout that.
    
    -Jim Carey
    

The toolkit release notes are now also available in

mccnix::/~ftp/pub/mccdtk120.release_notes

Hi,

When I try to copy the Ultrix kit from mccnix (which I assume really is 4.1017)
I get a "No such file or directory" error message when attempting a copy using
dcp, and a when using the instructions given in the IFT
announcement.

Any help appreciated.

Paul.

Yes, the correct address for mccnix is 4.1017.

The other question has been addressed by mail.

Hi,

I installed BMS T1.2.3 on a DECsystem 5820 with 64 Mbyte and lots of RA disks.
System is running Ultrix 4.2 with DECnet 4.2 (plain old phase IV).

>>>During the post-installation I get the following:

   enrolling mcc_enet_am...DECmcc (T1.2.3)

   enrolling mcc_exporter_fm...DECmcc (T1.2.3)

Can't read ethernet addr for UID: Invalid argument
 %MCC-F-FATAL, fatal DECmcc error
Waiting: MM mcc_exporter_fm has not completed startup

>>>and later:

Now initializing DECmcc databases...

DECmcc (T1.2.3)

Can't read ethernet addr for UID: Invalid argument

MCC LOCAL_NS:.mcc.ultx03_director
AT 1991-12-11-17:22:24.896+01:00Iinf

The requested operation cannot be completed
                      MCC Routine Error = %MCC-F-FATAL, fatal DECmcc error

DECmcc for ULTRIX Configuration Procedure complete

>>>In the logfile (/usr/mcc/ivp) it ends with:

MCC 0 REGISTRATION_FM
AT 1991-12-11-11:52:03.660+01:00Iinf

Test Successful
manage test mcc 0 exporter_fm
DECmcc (T1.2.3)

%MCC-E-NOTFOUND,  unsupported combination of verb, entity, partition

What's wrong here ?
I choose all the defaults and the install proc. found that no DNS was
available. Creating the SQL db's went fine.

Regards,
Frank Kuijper, Unix Resource Center, The Netherlands

RE: .13

Entered as QAR # 1841 in mcc_internal

An update on .13:

  It appears that the field test code does not support multi-processor
MIPS machines.  We are still investigating the problem.

-- Erik