DECnet-RSX Network Management

This document, dated October 1987, provides comprehensive guidance for network managers responsible for configuring and maintaining DECnet-RSX nodes. It covers the following key areas:

• Network Management Overview: Explains the role of databases (Permanent, Volatile, System Image) and utilities (CFE, NCP, VNP) in controlling node operations.
• Components: Details node, line, circuit, and module parameters, including X.25 configuration for RSX-11 PSI.
• Operations: Provides procedures for starting, shutting down, and monitoring DECnet-RSX and RSX-11 PSI nodes.
• Testing: Describes extensive loopback testing (node level and circuit level) and tracing capabilities for fault isolation.
• Host Services: Covers down-line loading of system images and task images, as well as up-line memory dumping.
• Network Buffers: Offers guidelines for allocating memory for buffers (large, small, and communications control).
• Area Routing: Discusses the concepts and guidelines for configuring multiple-area networks.
• Component View: Provides an architectural overview of how processes and components interact within the DECnet-RSX environment.

The manual also includes detailed command summaries and event/counter definitions as appendices.