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- This file describes how to install Sectra Server for DOS
- and how to configure the program for your particular network.
- This is the same information that is contained in chapter
- two of the Sectra Token Ring Server for DOS, which is
- contained in the file MANUAL.TXT.
-
-
- System Requirements
-
- You must have the following hardware to run Sectra Server
- for DOS:
-
- * An IBM PC compatible 286 or above
- * A minimum of 1Mbyte of RAM
- * An 80-column display
- * A hard drive
- * One token ring adapter for each ring to be monitored.
- * DOS 3.0 or higher or compatible operating system
- * IPX for communications to a Sectra Client
-
- For continuous monitoring, Sectra Server for DOS requires a
- dedicated workstation. For troubleshooting or performance
- checking, you can use any workstation on the ring that meets
- the system requirements.
-
-
- LLC Driver Installation
-
- To install and configure Sectra for DOS using an adapter with
- LLC support, take the following steps:
-
- 1 Make sure that the workstation you are going to
- use meets the requirements listed above.
-
- 2 Create a subdirectory for the program files. For
- example you could create a directory and name it
- SECTRATR or another name that you want.
-
- 3 Copy the contents of the program disk to the
- subdirectory that you created in step 2. You can use
- the DOS copy command with the asterisk (*) to copy all
- of the files. For example:
-
- [COPY A:\*.* C:\{Subdirectory Name}]
-
- 4 Load the Sectra for DOS initialization module by typing
- SECTLLC.
-
- 5 Load IPX if you desire client communications
-
- 6 Start Sectra for DOS by typing SECTRA from the SECTRATR
- subdirectory (or the subdirectory that you created.)
- This starts a batch file that will load BTRIEVE and start
- the Sectra for DOS program. When you exit the program
- normally, this batch file will unload BTREIVE.
-
- NOTE
- The Sectra for DOS initialization module, SECTLLC, can also be
- loaded as a device driver. To load SECTLLC as a device driver,
- insert the following statement in the your CONFIG.SYS file:
-
- DEVICE=SECTLLC.EXE
-
- Make sure to place this statement after any statements in the
- CONFIG.SYS file that loads drivers for your adapter.
-
- The following shows examples of CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
- files for Thomas-Conrad and IBM token ring adapters. These are
- shown as samples, your file may have more statements for
- other devices.
-
- CONFIG.SYS (Thomas-Conrad)
-
- FILES=40
- BUFFERS=30
- DEVICE=DXMA0MOD.SYS
- DEVICE=TCCAHI.SYS
- DEVICE=TCTRLOAD.SYS
- DEVICE=TCTRCPI.SYS
-
- CONFIG.SYS (IBM)
-
- FILES=40
- BUFFERS=30
- DEVICE=DXMA0MOD.SYS
- DEVICE=DXMC0MOD.SYS
-
-
- AUTOEXEC.BAT (Thomas-Conrad or IBM)
-
- PATH = C:\, C:\DOS ...
- SECTRATR\SECTLLC
- IPX (If Client communications are required)
- (A LAN Support Driver required. You cannot use
- a native token ring driver (STOKEN))
- NETX (If a network connection is required)
- CD \SECTRATR
- SECTRA
-
- NOTE
- SECTLLC must be loaded before either LANSUP.COM or
- IPX.COM depending on which driver is being used.
-
- ODI Driver Installation
-
- To install and configure Sectra for DOS using a Thomas-Conrad
- adapter with a Thomas-Conrad ODI driver or other
- manufacturers adapter with an ODI driver that supports
- promiscuous mode, take the following steps:
-
-
- 1 Make sure that the workstation you are going to
- use meets the requirements listed on page 2-1.
-
- 2 Create a subdirectory for the program files. For
- example you could create a directory and name it
- SECTRATR or another name that you want.
-
- 3 Copy the contents of the program disk to the
- subdirectory that you created in step 2. You can use
- the DOS copy command with the asterisk (*) to copy all
- of the files. For example:
-
- [COPY A:\*.* C:\{Subdirectory Name}]
-
- 4 Place the following statements in your NET.CFG file:
-
- LINK DRIVER TCTOKSH
- PORT ?
- INT ?
- DMA
- REINSERT (Optional - See note below)
- any other statements
-
- NOTE
- With the Thomas-Conrad driver TCTOKSH, when the node is
- blocked, it will not reinsert itself into the ring. This
- conforms with the IEEE 802.5 specification. If the optional
- statement REINSERT is placed in the LINK section of the
- NET.CFG file, when the node is blocked, it can immediately
- reinsert it self. It is recommended that the REINSERT
- parameter be used when running Sectra for DOS. If the
- REINSERT parameter is not used and the MLID on the Sectra
- for DOS workstation receives the remove MAC frame, Sectra for
- DOS will terminate abnormally and the database will be corrupted.
-
- 5 To start Sectra Server for DOS, you can execute these
- commands in this order or place them in your STARTUP or
- AUTOEXEC file
-
- LSL (Provided with NetWare)
- MLID (TCTOKSH for Thomas-Conrad adapters)
- MLID (Optional - for second adapter)
- IPXODI (If client communications are required)
- NETX (If a network connection is required)
- SECTODI
- CD SECTRATR
- SECTRA
-
- To load the driver to support two adapter cards, repeat the
- MLID (TCTOKSH) statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If
- loading Sectra Server for DOS manually, repeat the command.
-
- The following shows examples of NET.CFG and AUTOEXEC.BAT
- files for Thomas-Conrad token ring adapters. These are shown
- as samples, your file may have more statements for other devices.
-
-
- NET.CFG (Thomas-Conrad)
-
- LINK DRIVER TCTOKSH (First Adapter)
- PORT 1A20
- DMA 5
- INT 2
-
- LINK DRIVER TCTOKSH (Optional - for second adapter)
- PORT 2A20
- DMA 6
- INT 3
-
- AUTOEXEC.BAT
-
- LSL
- MLID (TCTOKSH for Thomas-Conrad adapters)
- MLID (Optional - for second adapter)
- IPXODI (If Client communications are required)
- NETX (If a network connection is required)
- SECTODI
- SECTRA