Preface

Purpose

This manual contains installation, configuration, and verification steps for HP FTAM/9000, Hewlett-Packard's File Transfer, Access, and Management product which enables you to manipulate local and remote data files.

•Installation is the process of copying the software from the product tape (magnetic or cartridge) to your system's disk. The installation steps are in chapter 1, “Installing HP FTAM/9000.”

•Configuration is the process of customizing the product to reflect the correct addresses and parameters that are required for your system. The configuration information is in chapter 2, “Configuring HP FTAM/9000.”

•Verification is the process of verifying that all of the configuration information has been entered successfully. The verification information is in chapter 3, “Verifying HP FTAM/9000.”

Audience

You should be the person who is responsible for installing product software, configuring local and remote nodes, and verifying configurations. You need to be able to issue node names, addresses, and parameters that are unique to your network, or be able to obtain that information.

Related Tasks

Before starting the tasks in this manual, you need to have installed, configured, and verified the other parts of your “OSI stack” (OTS/9000 and the LAN/9000 link, the X.25/9000 link, and/or the FDDI/9000 link, as applicable). “The HP OSI Series” section in the OSI Troubleshooting Guide specifies what manuals you need to perform these tasks.

After you have completed the tasks in this manual, you will need to perform interoperability testing as described in the OSI Troubleshooting Guide. Troubleshooting information is also included in that manual.

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