Re: Kernel configuration for DEC Alpha on VMS
- Subject: [mg933] Re: Kernel configuration for DEC Alpha on VMS
- From: ianc (Ian Collier)
- Date: Wed, 3 May 1995 00:12:18 -0400
- Apparently-to: mathgroup-send at christensen.cybernetics.net
- Organization: Wolfram Research, Inc
In article <3nn4eh$91f at news0.cybernetics.net>, Alexandre Voser <ietvos at aeolus.ethz.ch> wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to run the front end of Mathematica on a Macintosh and > communicate > through mathlink with a kernel(2.2) running on a DEC Alpha on OpenVMS, > but > unfortunately there is nowhere an indication how the kernel has to be > configured for this (the standard command line works just with Unix) > > Thanks for your help! > > Alex Voser > Institute of Energy Technology > ETH Zuerich, Switzerland > ietvos at aeolus.ethz.ch The following notes are taken from the Technical Support FAQ area on Wolfram Research's World Wide Web pages. <http://www.wri.com/techsupport/Systems/VMS/VMSRemoteKernels.html> ============================================================= How do I get the VMS kernel to connect to a remote front end? Remote kernel connections are only supported in VMS under UCX 2.0. While Mathematica may be able to make remote kernel connections under other TCP implementations, we have not tested those configurations and can't say whether or not they will work. It has been our experience from customer feedback that remote kernels do not work under MultiNet. You should follow the instructions which came with your front end to set up the remote kernel connection. You will need to make some slight adjustments for VMS, however, based on which method you are using. If you are attempting to launch the kernel from the VMS command line with command-line arguments, you need to make the following changes to the commandline arguments: OpenVMS | Unix Equivalent /MATHLINK | -Mathlink /LPROTOCOL | -LinkProtocol /LMODE | -LinkMode /LHOST | -LinkHost /LNAME | -LinkName /LOPTIONS | -LinkOptions Note that for options which take an argument, such as -linkprotocol Listen, you need to use an equal sign (=) for the VMS command line. For example: MATH /MATHLINK /LMODE=LISTEN /LNAME="####@machinename" /LPROTOCOL=TCP If you are launching the kernel through the Kernels and Tasks dialog box, then you need to set up the Basic Options section as you would for any kernel, switch to Advanced Options, and make the substitutions outlined above for the "String passed to shell to launch kernel" or "Communications toolbox login" section. If you are making the connection by launching Mathematica on the VMS machine and altering the $ParentLink variable, then no changes need to be made in the procedure to set up a remote kernel. ============================================================= If you need further help with this I would suggest that you contact Wolfram Research Technical Support directly (support at wri.com, support-europe at wri.com in Europe or support-asia at wri.com in Asia). The Technical Support FAQ pages <http://www.wri.com/techsupport/> are a growing area of the Wolfram Research World Wide Web Pages. They are searchable by keyword and include answers to many of the common questions answered by Wolfram Research Technical Support. I hope this helps. --Ian ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Collier Technical Sales Support Wolfram Research, Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Tel (217) 398-0700 Fax (217) 398-0747 ianc at wri.com Wolfram Research Home Page http://www.wri.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------