Version 1.0 SERIES 3000
IRIS OWNER’S GUIDE 5-3 IRIS 3010 System Administration
For a terminal with network communication capabilities, the host must also be
equipped with the network communication support software and hardware.
See VAX 4.2BSD UNIX XNS Release N1.0 Installation Guide for the hardware and
software installation procedures for a host running 4.2BSD Un i x .
5.2 Operation
The IRIS 3010 is configured to run a terminal emulation program automatically
after booting. The program is named wsiris(1). It causes the IRIS to behave
like a regular character terminal, with two additional capabilities:
•Settingupcommunicationwiththehost.
•Interpretinggraphicscommandsequencesfromthehost.
The terminal emulator program can be told to execute an interactive subshell
from which Un i x commands can be issued. A complete Un i x operating system
is not provided on the IRIS 3010. Only those commands necessary to boot and
perform basic system administration are included.
With the IBM option installed, the IRIS 3010 runs a different terminal emulator,
t3279(1). Its user interface is completely different from that described below.
5.2.1 Connecting to the Host
This section describes the terminal emulator interface used for connecting to
the host. See Section 3.2 for the procedures for booting the terminal emulator
program. See Section 5.3.2 for the procedure for configuring the terminal
emulator program for the needs of a specific host. See Section 5.2.2 for the
commands recognized by wsiris.
When wsiris first comes up on the IRIS, it displays the startup message:
IRIS GL2 Terminal Emulator
The terminal then prompts for instructions regarding the connection to the
host. The prompt varies, depending on the configuration of the system.
•An IRIS 3010 with no Ethernet controller, with only XNS Ethernet
communication software, or with previously configured TCP/IP
communication software prompts for the name of the host computer:
Connect to what host?
— To establish communication over the serial line, enter serial.
— To establish communication over the IEEE-488 bus, enter either serial or
ieee488. If the host does not support logins on the IEEE-488 bus, enter
serial. Once you are logged in, set the environment variable IRISFILE
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