Doug Werth wrote:

> Tracy,
>
> The DTC does not request a download from any particular system. It just
> sounds out a request for download and the first system to answer is who it
> listens to, whether that is an HPe3000, an HP9000, or an Openview
> workstation.
>
> Why not set up the DTC ports as SWITCHED ports? This will allow the DTC to
> speak to both systems, but only one system would be the controller. As of
> MPE/iX 5.5 you no longer need Openview to set up switched DTCs.
>
> Doug.
>
> Doug Werth                             Beechglen Development Inc.
> [log in to unmask]                               Cincinnati, Ohio
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Johnson, Tracy" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 11:39 AM
> Subject: DTC Download Trivia - Which HPe3000?
>
> > I have two HPe3000s with the same DTC configured on both.
> > This is normally so that the DTC ports can be switchable
> > between the two systems.  Althought the DTC configuration
> > on both machines in NMMGR is not exactly the same for the
> > same DTC.
> >
> > Therefore I noticed when one DTC was re-booted, it downloaded
> > it's configuration from one HPe3000 instead of the other.
> >
> > What mechanism is it that tells the DTC, to download its
> > configuration from one HPe3000 instead of the other?
> >
> > Both HPe3000s are on the same LAN segment.
> >
> > My current workaround is to yank the LAN cable off the
> > HPe3000 I DON'T want it to download from, having no other
> > choice, the DTC downloads from the correct HPe3000.  Since
> > the other HPe3000 is a test machine, disconnecting it from
> > the LAN doesn't bother me.
> >
> > Tracy M. Johnson
> > TRW Automotive Electronics
> > Sensors & Components

Okay, where do I look (what manual) for the steps on setting up switched
dtc's?  I have 8 of them and 2 e3000's.  I have to disconnect one machine from
the network when I recycle the dtc's.  I do this to make sure the correct box
has controll.