Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS

This document serves as a technical guide for system and network managers to monitor, troubleshoot, and tune the Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS (Version 5.1). Chapter 1 covers problem isolation techniques, utilizing diagnostic tools such as ping, netstat, nslookup, traceroute, and TCPTRACE to identify issues with connectivity, name services, routing, and network services. Chapter 2 details performance tuning, including kernel subsystem modifications using the sysconfig command, monitoring of socket listen queues, and recommendations for high-performance server configurations. Appendix A provides a detailed reference for troubleshooting tools, and Appendix B lists commonly used UNIX-equivalent commands for managing TCP/IP services.