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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 4387.1 | Xyplex remote console prompt | TOOK::CASSIDY | Linda, LKG2-2/BB10, DTN 226-7270 | Thu Jan 14 1993 09:19 | 27 |
| I noticed a strange thing with Xyplex terminal servers. For TSM or TSAM to
establish a remote console connection with a terminal server, the terminal
server has to use the "Local> " prompt on the remote console. Digital's
terminal servers do (except for the DS90's, but that's another story), and
I believe that most other competitors do as well. The prompt requirement is
an integral part of the console carrier state machine in TSM and TSAM, not
something that can be eliminated.
Xyplex uses the "Xyplex> " prompt. They must have noticed that TSM would not
work with this prompt years ago and added a workaround - if you log in to the
remote console with username TSM, you magically get the "Local> " prompt,
and TSM can communicate with it.
The problem now is that TSAM does not log in to the remote console with
username TSM. It uses something like "DECmcc TS AM" The Xyplex terminal
servers do not know that this is another case where the management tool needs
the Local> prompt - they respond with the Xyplex> prompt, and the console carrier
state machine can't recognize it.
I contacted Xyplex about a year ago when I was sort of working on TS AM to tell
them about this. No one seemed to have any idea what I was talking about. I
guess a (really strange) workaround that DEC could do is make TSAM log in as
TSM. That would satisfy the console carrier machine. But I don't know if
that's possible or the right thing to do (I'm not on the project anymore). The
problem really belongs to Xyplex, but I know that doesn't help you.
- Linda
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| 4387.2 | does it manage datability vcp1000&vcp200s? | SUBWAY::AMMU | | Thu Jan 14 1993 10:41 | 5 |
| How to manage datability terminal servers. They do offer passthru
mechanism. What terminal type to use, they come with modular cards,
on vcp 1000 32 ports, 64 ports, 96 ports 128 ports etc... I tried with
snmp , that works, but its not user friendly when compared to tsam.
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| 4387.3 | TSAM doesn't work with Xyplex. TSM Does. | CUJO::HILL | Dan Hill-Net.Mgt.-Customer Resident | Fri Jan 22 1993 01:43 | 7 |
| Do not expect TSAM to support Xyplex or any other non-DEC terminal
server. You may get things to work for a short while, but not for
long.
TSM works great for Xyplex terminal servers. We use it all the time.
-Dan
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| 4387.4 | How to manage Xyplex (MAXserver 5000, 1500, 1600) | HLRG02::SYSTEM | Opel Manta | Fri May 28 1993 08:36 | 12 |
| Hello,
I have a customer who wants to buy DECmcc, but he wants to manage also his
Xyplex terminal servers (MAXserver 5000, 1500, 1600).
Is there any way to manage these terminal servers via DECmcc?
Is there anybody who can manage these using TSAM?
What software version is needed in the Xyplex servers to manage them using SNMP?
Any help is appreciated.
/-/ Henk.
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| 4387.5 | TSAM won;t work with Xyplex | TOOK::CASSIDY | Linda, LKG1-3/C14, DTN 226-7270 | Fri May 28 1993 10:53 | 2 |
| See reply .1 of this note for an explanation of why TSAM cannot support
Xyplex servers.
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