ClearPath IX Systems Installation and Configuration Guide

Verifying the Interconnects and Achieving Hardware RFU
Continue with either 14.5.1 or 14.5.2, as determined above.
14.5.1. Starting the PING Run
This subsection describes the quickest way to prepare for hardware verification: the PING
run (PING-RUN). PING-RUN brings up a minimal version of CMS 1100 that supports only
the interconnect communications test (PING test). When the test is complete, the CMS
1100 run started by PING-RUN must be terminated and a new CMS 1100 configured and
started by the site.
Note: The CMS 1100 run started by PING-RUN cannot be used to verify public or SPO
network connections. To create a CMS 1100 that can be left on the system and
enhanced after hardware verification, follow the procedures in 14.5.2 instead.
To use PING-RUN, take the following steps:
1. Access an OS 2200 console session at either the SPO workstation or at the monitor
concentrator.
2. Enter one of the following console key-ins to start the setup run:
• If this is the only 2200 node, or the first 2200 node in a resilient partition, enter the
following keyin:
ST PING-RUN
A run called CMS starts.
• If this is the second 2200 node in a resilient partition, enter the following keyin:
ST PING-RUN2
A run called CMS2 starts.
Messages similar to the following indicate that CMS 1100 has access to the LAN:
CONFIGURATION ERRORS(0) WARNINGS(0)
LAN FDDIVI FDDI HLC IS USING MICROCODE LEVEL 006.52
LAN FDDIVI MAC ADDRESS = 02E6D3070058
Continue by executing the PING test as described in 14.6.
14.5.2. Bringing Up CMS 1100
This subsection describes basic CMS 1100 configuration considerations and considerations
for implementing the IX Network Identity Repository (16.2).
To complete the load process and verify the system, the site must use CMS 1100. This
subsection gives the procedures for creating a minimum CMS 1100 configuration that is
tailored to the installed external Ethernet LAN. Once the steps in this section are
completed, CMS 1100 is ready to use.
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