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MPE/V to MPE/iX Migration

File Conversion Guidelines

This new NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS file contains your NS configuration in a format acceptable to MPE/iX. You can now run NMMGR to configure the DTS subsystem, and to perform any needed modifications to the NS configuration. See “Reconfiguration Guidelines” later in this appendix.

Updating From a Previous MPE/iX Version

Updating from an earlier version of MPE/iX at the same time migrating from NS 3000/V to NS 3000/iX, you will need to make a choice between reconfiguring Distributed Terminal Subsystem (DTS) and reconfiguring the NS network. The choice is necessary because MPE/V versions of NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS files do not include DTS configuration values.

The circumstances of the installation determine which configuration values to preserve. If the NS network is complex, you may decide to convert the existing MPE/V configuration files, and reconfigure DTS. In this case you should follow the steps under “File Conversion Guidelines” earlier in this appendix.

If, on the other hand, your DTS configuration is extensive, you may decide to migrate your existing MPE/iX configuration files to the new version of MPE/iX. You will then need to redo your NS network configuration so that both the NS and DTS configurations are contained in a single, valid, MPE/iX NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS file. In any case, you will need to reconfigure either NS or DTS if you are both updating MPE/iX and converting from an NS 3000/V network to an NS 3000/iX network.

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