NAME

ncp − run the Network Control Program

SYNTAX

ncp [command] [component] [parameter list]

where

command specifies the command you want to execute:

help [command...]
displays a short description of the command specified in the argument list.  If no arguments are given, it displays a list of the recognized commands.

show displays information about the executor’s volatile database. 

list displays information about the executor’s permanent database. 

set creates or modifies parameters in the executor’s volatile database.  Also specifies a new node as the executor. 

define creates or modifies parameters in the executor’s permanent database. 

clear removes parameters from the executor’s volatile database. 

purge removes parameters from the executor’s permanent database. 

zero resets the executor’s DECnet counters, including its line and circuit counters. 

tell sends ncp commands to a remote node for execution.

loop tests either a node in the network or a circuit on the executor node. 

For a complete list of ncp commands, a detailed description of these commands, and a list of command options that are specific to the DECnet-ULTRIX environment, see the DECnet-ULTRIX Guide to Network Management. 

DESCRIPTION

The ncp command runs the DECnet-ULTRIX Network Control Program, which lets you manage your DECnet network.  The ncp command provides the network management commands you use to configure, control, monitor, and test DECnet.

There are two ways to execute ncp:

% ncp command

or

% ncp
ncp>command

RESTRICTIONS

You must have superuser privileges to use an ncp command that modifies a local database.  However, any user can use the ncp help, show, and list commands to display component information from the local node’s permanent and volatile databases. 

EXAMPLES

The following example starts the DECnet-ULTRIX software running on your local system:

% ncp set executor state on

The following example sends the show executor characteristics command to the remote DECrouter 200 node named ROUTER, where the command is then executed. The information about ROUTER is displayed at the local node. 

% ncp tell router show executor characteristics