Operating the Network

Test Network Services

Test Network Services

In order to test that you have successfully configured and brought up your NS node, HP provides an NS validation test called QVALNS.NET.SYS. QVALNS is a program which modifies a file called TQVALNS and streams it as a temporary job (JQVALNS). The job purges and creates various files, and then runs a program called NSTEST. NSTEST tests the network services (VT, RFA, RDBA, and NFT).

To run the NS validation test, follow the step below:

Step 1. Run the NS validation test on your own node. This tests the software loopback capability. Issue the following command, where node is the node portion of your own node name:

RUN QVALNS.NET.SYS;INFO=node

Step 2. Run the NS validation test on another system on the same network. Select a remote node on the network and make sure that the link and the network services are up on the remote system by issuing the following commands on that node (NM capability required):

NETCONTROL STATUS

NSCONTROL STATUS

If the link or network services have not been started, either pick another node or start them.

Note the node name of the remote node (given in the last line of output from the NETCONTROL STATUS command). If you followed the configuration steps in this manual, the second and third portions of the node name (the domain and organization) should be the same as the second and third portions of the local node.

Step 3. Run the NS validation test across the link by issuing the following command at the local node, where node is the node portion of the remote node name:

RUN QVALNS.NET.SYS;INFO=node

If you encounter problems, see the NS 3000/iX Operations and Maintenance Reference Manual and to the NS 3000/iX Error Messages Reference Manual for information on diagnostics and troubleshooting.

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E3000 MPE/IX, E3000/IX specifications

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