[comp.sys.dec] Setting up a DECnet database on DS3100

wright@mdcbbs.com (10/26/89)

We are running DECnet through out our building using ethernet. We have many
VAXens, over 200, from clustered workstations to 11/785s and 8600s. We have
included some DS3100s on our network, these all run DECnet also. Between the
Vaxes we can copy the permanent database, I have not seen a copy command in NCP
to move the database from the VAX to the ULTRIX workstations or for that matter
between ULTRIX workstations.

My question: Is there a command to move the database between ULTRIX machines
or VAX to ULTRIX without having to define/set each node.
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avolio@decuac.DEC.COM (Frederick M. Avolio) (10/28/89)

In the unsupported DECnet ULTRIX subset is a program "update_nodes"

It updates the nodes data base from another DECnet system.

On the other hand, I think you can just copy the data base file over, 
and define your exec.

Fred

rwood@vajra.dec.com (Richard Wood) (10/29/89)

>>  On the other hand, I think you can just copy the data base file 
>>  over, and define your exec.

As Fred says, you can simply copy the database over.  The file
/usr/lib/dnet/nodes_v is the volatile nodes database, nodes_p is the the
permanent one.  The following should do it:

	% chdir /usr/lib/dnet
	% dcp -i -v OTHER::/usr/lib/dnet/nodes_p nodes_p,new
	% mv nodes_p nodes_p,old
	% mv nodes_p,new nodes_p
	% cp nodes_p nodes_v

And you're done.  It isn't necessary to re-define you exec, since that
has remained the same - it is kept in a separate file (exec_p and exec_v).
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