Conference csc32::consolemanager

1339.0. "PCM loosing connections" by JOBURG::BARNES () Wed Jul 10 1996 02:01

We run POLYCENTER Console Manager V1.6-201 on an
AlphaServer 2100 Digital Unix 3.2D

We have one decserver 900TM (32-ports, 4 meg memory)
and one decserver 90M (16-ports, 4 meg memory)

When have around 30 systems to manage. When we start
console manager we can see the systems going from grey
to white. By clicking on them we can connect to the
console of mostly all of them. Some of them are always
present and connectable, 3 x 2100 and around 20 HSZ
controlers.

After 10 minutes we begin to loose the conections with
some of the systems, they are up and down, grey and white,
mainly the connections to the Turbolaser consoles.

The managing system is also running Oracle which takes a
lot of memory. We have often problems with the shared memory
and cannot restart console manager.

The decservers are not on the same LAN as the systems but
we go through a CISCO bridge where LAT protocol is disabled.
They just authorize TCP/IP protocol to go through.

Any ideas or information as to how to about resolving this problem
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and Regards,

Les Barnes.
(PCM Beginner)

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The following information is from the DECSERVER 900TM. 
(same config on theDECSERVER 90M)

Local> show server

Network Access SW V1.5 for DS900TM  BL95B-34 ROM V5.1-0 Uptime:0 03:59:39

Address:   08-00-2B-A6-0F-83   Name:   DS91               Number:     0

Identification:

Circuit Timer:            80           Password Limit:            3
Console Port:              1           Prompt:              Local>
Inactivity Timer:         30           Queue Limit:             100
Keepalive Timer:          20           Retransmit Limit:          8
Multicast Timer:          30           Session Limit:            64
Node Limit:              200           Software:             WWENG2

Service Groups:   0

Enabled Characteristics:
Announcements,  Broadcast,  Dump,  Lock
 
local> show port all
Port    Access    Status        Services Offered

  1     Local     Idle
  2     Remote    Idle          Listener 2002
  3     Remote    Connected     Listener 2003
  4     Remote    Idle          Listener 2004
  5     Remote    Connected     Listener 2005
  6     Remote    Connected     Listener 2006
  7     Remote    Idle          Listener 2007
  8     Remote    Idle          Listener 2008
  9     Remote    Idle          Listener 2009
 10     Remote    Idle          Listener 2010
 11     Remote    Idle          Listener 2011
 12     Remote    Idle          Listener 2012
 13     Remote    Idle          Listener 2013
 14     Remote    Idle          Listener 2014
 15     Remote    Connected     Listener 2015
 16     Remote    Connected     Listener 2016
 17     Remote    Idle          Listener 2017
 18     Remote    Idle          Listener 2018
 19     Remote    Idle          Listener 2019
 20     Remote    Idle          Listener 2020
 21     Remote    Idle          Listener 2021
 22     Remote    Idle          Listener 2022
 23     Remote    Connected     Listener 2023
 24     Remote    Connected     Listener 2024
 25     Remote    Connected     Listener 2025
 26     Remote    Connected     Listener 2026
 27     Remote    Idle          Listener 2027
 28     Remote    Idle          Listener 2028
 29     Remote    Idle          Listener 2029
 30     Remote    Connected     Listener 2030
 31     Remote    Connected     Listener 2031
 32     Remote    Connected     Listener 2032

local > show port 4

port  4:                               Server: DS91

Character Size:            8           Input Speed:               9600
Flow Control:            XON           Output Speed:              9600
Parity:                 None           Signal Control:        Disabled
Stop Bits:           Dynamic           Signal Select:  CTS-DSR-RTS-DTR

Access:               Remote           Local Switch:              None
Backwards Switch:       None           Name:                    PORT_4
Break:                 Local           Session Limit:                4
Forwards Switch:        None           Type:                      Ansi
Default Protocol:     Telnet           Default Menu:              None

Preferred Service: None

Authorized Groups:   0
(Current)  Groups:   0

Enabled Characteristics:
Autobaud,  Autoprompt,  Broadcast,  Failover,  Input Flow Control,  Lock,
Loss Notification,  Message Codes,  Output Flow Control,  Verification