MOP Server for RSTS/E, Version: V1.1-12, January 1991

    Submitted by: Terry Kennedy, St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ.

    Operating system: RSTS/E V9.4 or later
    Source language: Basic-Plus-2, Macro-11
    Hardware required: One or more DECservers
    Software required: Appropriate DECserver software (VMS or RSX kit)
    Keywords: Networking, System Management - RSTS/E, Utilities - RSTS/E

    Abstract: RSTS/E MOP Server performs the following functions:

    o Provides the operating software for DECservers upon request by
      the server.

    o Receives crash dumps from DECservers upon request by the serv-
      er. Such crash dumps are in the proper format for analysis by
      DEC software support.

    o Logs all requested and successful load/dump requests to the
      system console (in DECnet/E event format) and to a log file.

    RSTS/E MOP Server can be configured to accept or reject requests
    from servers not in the configuration file. This can be used to
    restrict loading to a subset of the servers configured on the
    Ethernet. Additionally, a user-configurable delay is available so
    that a supported load host has a chance to load the server first,
    with RSTS/E MOP Server assuming a backup mode of operation. The
    default load image name for the server is supported via a mapping
    table which maps the image name requested by the server into a
    valid RSTS/E file specification.

    o Also included is a demonstration program, CNODE, which imple-
      ments an interface identical to the VMS CONNECT NODE command,
      which allows a RSTS user to establish a session with the main-
      tenance port on a DECserver.