SUMMARY: hsxterm5

From: <anthony.miller_at_vf.vodafone.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 22:30:19 +0000

> All...
>
> Some weeks ago I posted a question regarding the supportability of
> hsxterm5 in TRU64. My intention was to find a 'fully supported' version
> of HSZterm which, although works just fine, is officially 'unsupported'.
>
> Many thanks to all those who replied. Too many to mention. The general
> consensus was that it is, like HSZterm, not 'officially supported' but it
> works. Most who have used it as a replacement for HSZterm have reported
> no problems. It works just like HSZterm. See the note from
> sandforr_at_ohio.edu below regarding its use in an environment where SWCC is
> also used.
>
> "sandforr_at_ohio.edu reported that: I been using hsxterm5 within our
> clustered environment (5.0a, 5.1, 5.1a) for some time. Here are some of
> the problems I experienced. If you are running SWCC (steamd) and run
> hsxterm5 you can confuse the controllers and get back incorrect data or
> even hang the hsxterm5 program. I even seen it mess up the SWCC program
> and report luns changed from good to bad. I think EVM is replacing
> hsxterm5."
>
>
> Partin, Kevin [Kevin.Partin_at_COMPAQ.com] reported that Hsxterm5 is provided
> with sys_check. The syntax for hsxterm5 is the same as HSZterm. HSZterm is
> not recommended because it did not honor the locking mechanism present in
> the HSZ/HSG controllers. Hsxterm does honor the lock. Sys_check comes with
> OS versions 4.0f or later. On a 5.1 system, sys_check is contained in the
> OSFSERVICETOOLS510 kit.
>
> According to Aldridge, Robert E. [REAldridge_at_mcdermott.com], there is an
> online manual at:
> http://www1.sqp.com/MasterIndex/installation_guide_01167078.txt
> I haven't checked this out though as I was pretty familiar with HSZterm.
>
>
> A good extract of its use comes from Uwe Richter:
>
> If
> /sbin/hwmgr -show scsi
> says
> 81: 8 pax08e3 disk none 0 1 scp0 [5/0/0]
>
> bus 5, target 0, LUN 0
>
> then
>
> /usr/lbin/hsxterm5 -b5 -t0 -l0
>
> should connect to your HSG.
>
>
>
> Thanks everybody.
>
> best regards
> Tony Miller
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Miller, Anthony, A, IT VF Ltd
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 12:30
> To: OSF Managers (E-mail)
> Cc: Miller, Anthony, A, IT VF Ltd
> Subject: hsxterm5
>
> All...
>
> Have searched the archives but cannot find exactly what I require.
>
> Some years ago, HSZterm as a utility became 'unsupported' within a cluster
> environment for connection to HSZ/HSG controllers.
>
> Have seen a few references lately to 'hsxterm5'. Indeed a V5.1a system we
> have here has the utility '/usr/lbin/hsxterm5' installed although there
> are no man pages for it (I didnt install it so dont know what kits were
> loaded etc).
>
> Running 'hsxterm5' generates the following banner:
> HSXterm, Host Port CLI Terminal Emulator - D'Unix Ver 1.20
> which seems to imply its quite old.
>
>
> 1. Is 'hsxterm5' a supported replacement for 'hszterm'?
> 2. Is there any online (i.e.., web) documentation for it?
> 3. Is it a downloadable utility and from where?
> 4. Is it part of the base o/s kit or on a supplemental CD?
>
> Unfortunately the baby test system this is installed on doesn't have any
> HS controllers connected so I cant just try it out.
>
>
> Thanking you in advance.
>
> regards - Tony Miller
Received on Sat Feb 16 2002 - 22:30:38 NZDT