This manual provides comprehensive procedures for managing DECnet on Digital Equipment Corporation systems. It covers:
- Planning: Configuration requirements and guidelines for hosts and targets.
- Preparation: System generation (SYSGEN) and the preliminary kit merge (PREGEN) process.
- Generation: Detailed walk-throughs of the network generation (NETGEN) procedure, including dialogs for NET, DEC, and PSI components.
- Installation: Steps for installing and loading DECnet network tasks on different RSX systems.
- Testing: Detailed procedures for local node software testing, node-level hardware loopback testing, and remote node software testing to ensure proper operation.
- Appendixes: Includes sample dialogs, instructions for including NETPAN, rebuilding system components, and test program details (DTS/DTR).