TOPS-10 DECnet and PSI Installation Guide Apr86

This document is the "TOPS-10 DECnet and PSI Installation Guide" (AA-P379B-TB), published in April 1986. It describes the procedures for generating and installing DECnet V4.0 and TOPS-10 PSI V1.0 software on a DECsystem-10, specifically for TOPS-10 V7.03 and GALAXY V5.1 operating systems.

The guide is intended for experienced TOPS-10 operators or software specialists familiar with TOPS-10 monitor and GALAXY system installation. It outlines steps for configuring TOPS-10 DECnet and PSI (Packetnet Switching Interface) nodes within a network, which involves supporting network configurations for both KL and KS systems, and DN20 communications front-ends.

Key aspects of the installation process include:

• Initial Preparation: Restoring DECnet and PSI files from distribution tapes, reading "beware" files, and completing installation worksheets.
• Generating TOPS-10: Modifying MONGEN and GALGEN procedures to include network support for the TOPS-10 monitor and GALAXY software.
• Configuring DN20 Nodes: Using the NETGEN program to configure front-end software for DN20 devices (Multifunction Communications Base - MCB for DECnet, or X.25 gateway for PSI). This involves specifying hardware and software characteristics, defining management parameters, and submitting batch jobs (MCBSYS.CTL for DECnet, MCBX25.CTL for PSI) to create the system image.
• Configuring Network Nodes: Using the NIPGEN program to create command and control files (NCP.CMD, NIPTST.CTL, NIPNFT.CTL) for loading network software and verifying connections. This step involves defining host, adjacent, and remote nodes, as well as parameters for file transfer tests.
• Generating PSI Initialization Files: Editing the X25CNF.BNF file with site-specific parameters and running the COMGEN program to create PSI initialization files (X25NM.CMD, PSITST.INI, X29SRV.INI).
• Starting and Verifying Network Software: Copying generated files to system areas, modifying system startup files (SYSJOB.INI, SYSTEM.CMD) to automatically load network software, rebooting the system, and verifying network connections using NCP commands and test programs like PSITST.
• Troubleshooting: Instructions are provided for diagnosing and correcting errors encountered during generation and verification.

Installing PSI software specifically requires DECnet to be installed first, and certain procedures or sections highlighted in gray shading apply only to PSI installations. The document also provides detailed descriptions of NETGEN and PSITST programs, a glossary of terms, and various worksheets to record configuration information.