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The following devices are supported by dtCyber

The general statement format

type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,port,win

port, if specified, enables DtCyber to listen for connections from remote console emulation applications.

NOWIN | WIN, if specified, indicates whether the local console window (X-Windows or WIN32 window) will be opened at startup. The default is WIN, indicating that the local console window will be opened at startup. Specifying NOWIN effectively enables DtCyber to start in headless mode, and a remote console application can connect later to provide an operating system operator interface.

The general statement format

type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,FilePath

file_path, if not fully-qualified, is considered relative to the position of the current .ini file.

The general statement format

type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,CRtype,CRInputHopper,CROutputHopper,AutoWatch

• CRInputHopper directory name may NOT contain any spaces
  • If provided, the dtCyber will watch the directory for input files, processing them in the order they were created.

• CROutputHopper directory name may NOT contain any spaces
  • If provided, the dtCyber will deposit all processed input files in the order they were submitted, with sequential suffix <filename>_nnnn.

• AutoWatch may be “*” (Default = “Auto”)|“Auto”|“NoAuto”
  • If “Auto” a filesystem thread watcher will be created and automatically submit jobs found in the CRInputHopper queue.
  • This is ignored if no CRInputHopper is specified.

The FEI device connects to a Cray supercomputer simulator running on a specified host and TCP port, and it conducts the Cray Station data communication protocol across the connection.

The general statement format

type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,host:port

The general statement format

type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,FilePath

file_path, if not fully-qualified, is considered relative to the position of the current .ini file.

The DD844 and DD885 device types accept the character * for file_path. This indicates that the device is a removable disk that is not pre-mounted at startup time.

The Distributive Data Path enables a PP to access ECS or ESM.

The general statement format

type,eqNo,unitNo,channel

The Digital Serial Adapter (DSA311) is a 3000-series equipment mainly used by the TIELINE subsystem on NOS 1 to communicate with another mainframe using the HASP and Bisync data communication protocols. The host:port parameter identifies the host and TCP port to which the adapter will establish a connection. Typically, this is the hostname (or IP address) and port number of a DtCyber instance running NOS 2.8.7 with RBF, or an instance of the Hercules emulator running IBM MVS with JES2.

The general statement format

type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,host:port

The Host Communication Processor (HCP) provides the NOS/BE operating system with access to interactive terminals and remote batch interfaces.

The general statement format

type,eqNo,unitNo,channel

The general statement format for line printer types LP501 and LP512

type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,ctlrType,directory,format,burst_mode

The 3555 controller type has a richer set of printer control functions than the 3152 controller type. For example, the 3555 supports more format channels than the 3152. The value to choose, however, depends upon how the operating system to be supported has been configured.

The formats are defined as follows:

The default format is cdc.

When burst is selected, DtCyber will attempt to create a separate file per output job automatically. However, this feature is dependent upon operating system type and is currently supported only for osType NOS. The default is noburst.

The general statement format for line printer type 1612

type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,directory,format

The Mainframe Device Interface (MDI) provides all of the features of a Network Processing Unit (NPU), and it also enables the NAM subsystem on NOS 2 to access features of CDCNet including TCP/IP.

The general statement format

type,eqNo,unitNo,channel

The Michigan State University Frontend was a minicomputer used by the HUSTLER operating system to communicate with interactive and remote batch terminals.

The general statement format

type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,port,count,mode

The port parameter identifies the TCP port number on which the MSUFREND device will listen for connections from terminals. The default value is 6500.

The count parameter specifies the maximum number of concurrent connections to accept. The default is 8.

The mode parameter specifies whether the device will recognize and respond to simple Telnet protocol negotiations, or not. The default is that it will recognize and respond to Telnet protocol negotiations.

MUX6671 typically supports remote batch terminals on NOS 1, NOS/BE, and KRONOS. MUX6676 typically supports interactive terminals on NOS 1 and 2, NOS/BE, and KRONOS. For both types of multiplexors, a list of port/count pairs may be specified. Each such pair specifies a TCP port number on which to listen for connections from terminals and the consecutive number of multiplexor ports to be supported by the respective TCP port.

The general statement format

type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,port:count[,port:count]…

The default port number on which the MUX6676 listens for connections is 5000. The MUX6671 does not have a default; specifying the port is required.

The default maximum number of connections for the MUX6676 device is 4. The default maximum number of connections for the MUX6671 device is 16. The sum of maximum connection values allowed for all port/count pairs on a MUX6676 may not exceed 64. The sum of maximum connection values allowed for all port/count pairs on a MUX6671 may not exceed 16.

The Network Processing Unit (NPU) provides the NAM subsystem on NOS 1 and 2 with access to interactive terminals, remote batch interfaces, and interhost communication.

The general statement format

type,eqNo,unitNo,channel

A PLATO NIU (Network Interface Unit) is represented by a pair of device definitions. One element of the pair defines the NIU's input channel, and the other element defines its output channel. The definition of the input channel device specifies the TCP port number on which the NIU will listen for terminal connections and the maximum number of concurrent connections to accept.

The general statement format of the input channel device

NIU-IN,eqNo,unitNo,channel,TCPport,maxConnections

The default TCP port number is 5004, and the default maximum number of connections accepted is 8.

The general statement format of the output channel device

NIU-OUT,eqNo,unitNo,channel

The general statement format

type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,filePath

file_path, if not fully-qualified, is considered relative to the position of the current .ini file.

For drive type MT5744, file_path has the form:

host:port/drivename

where host is the name or IP address of a machine running the StorageTek 4400 simulator, port is the TCP port number on which the StorageTek 4400 is listening for connections, and drivename is the name of the cartridge tape drive on the StorageTek 4400 to be associated with the CDC tape equipment. Typically, a drive name has the form:

MmPpDd

where m is a module number (0-15), p is a panel number (0-19), and d is a drive number (0-3).

The two-port multiplexor is a hardware feature of CDC 800-series computer systems including model CYBER865. It provides maintenance access to the computer, it can be used for interactive access via the RDF subsystem of NOS 2.

The general statement format

type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,TCPport

The optional tcp_port parameter specifies the TCP port number on which the two-port multiplexor will listen for connections from terminals. The default is 6602.

equipment.cybis.txt

[equipment.cybis]

; For Disks:
;   Entry Format 
;
;     type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,FilePath
;
;       FilePath name may NOT contain any spaces
;
DD885,0,0,01,Disks/DM01_SYSTFA 
DD885,0,0,02,Disks/DM02_SYSTFA 
DD885,0,0,03,Disks/DM03_CYBDEV 
DD885,0,0,04,Disks/DM04_BINARY 
DD885,0,1,01,Disks/DM11_DEV0   
DD885,0,1,02,Disks/DM12_CYB0   
DD885,0,1,03,Disks/DM13_CYB1   
DD885,0,1,04,Disks/DM14_CYB2   
DD885,0,2,01,Disks/DM21_UOL    
DD885,0,2,02,Disks/DM22_PUB0   
DD885,0,2,03,Disks/DM23_PUB1   
DD885,0,2,04,Disks/DM24_CYB3   

; System Console
CO6612,0,0,10,16612

; CDCNet Mainframe Device Interface
MDI,7,0,05

; For Printers:
;   Entry Format 
;
;     type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,LPtype,LPdirectory,LPformat
;
;       LPtype may be NULL="3555"|"3555"|"3152"
;
;       LPdirectory name may NOT contain any spaces
;
;       LPformat may be "ansi"|"ascii"
;
LP512,7,0,07,3555,LPOutput,ANSI

; For Card Readers:
;   Entry Format 
;
;     type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,CRtype,CRInputHopper,CROutputHopper,AutoWatch
;
;       CRtype may be "*" (Default = "026")|"026"|"029"
;
;       CRInputHopper name may NOT contain any spaces
;         If provided, the dtCyber will watch the directory
;         for input files, processing them in the order they
;         were created.
;
;       CROutputHopper name may NOT contain any spaces
;         If provided, the dtCyber will deposit all processed
;         input files in the order they were submitted, with
;         sequential suffix <filename>_nnnn.
;
;       AutoWatch may be "*" (Default = "Auto")|"Auto"|"NoAuto"
;         if "Auto" a filesystem thread watcher will be created
;         auto automatically submit jobs found in the CRInputHopper
;         queue.  This is ignored if no CRInputHopper is specified.
;
CR3447,7,0,11,*,CRInputHopper,CROutputHopper,Auto

; For Card Punches:
;   Entry Format
;
;     type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,CPdirectory,CPtype
;
;       CPdirectory name may NOT contain any spaces
;
;       CPtype may be NULL="026"|"026"|"029"
;
CP3446,6,0,11,CPOutput

; For MagTapes:
;   Entry Format 
;
;     type,eqNo,unitNo,channel,FilePath
;
;       FilePath name may NOT contain any spaces
;
MT679,0,0,13,Deadstart/CYBIS_15DS.tap 
MT679,0,1,13
MT679,0,2,13
MT679,0,3,13

; For Two-port Mux:
;   Entry Format
;
;     type,eqNo,unitNo,channel[,port]
TPM,0,0,15

; Distributive Data Path:
DDP,0,0,20