This information is from running MDSplus on VMS, so no longer applies to NSTX.
One copy of MDSSERVER.EXE runs as the Dispatcher. Additional copies run as Servers, including at least one CAMAC server. In the original VMS-based system these tasks are installed as DECNET known network objects. Installing these tasks would normally be done at system boot.
$ NODENAME = f$getsyi("nodename")
$ if NODENAME.nes."MANGO" then exit
$
$ ncp := $ncp
$ oldpriv = f$setprv("SYSPRV,OPER")
$
$ ncp
clear obj MANGO_CAMAC all
set object MANGO_CAMAC number 129 file BE1:[NSTX.CAMAC]MC.COM
define object MANGO_CAMAC number 129 file BE1:[NSTX.CAMAC]MC.COM
where MC.COM is
$ @mds$top:mdsplus
$
$ mdsserver :== $mdsserver
$
$ mdsserver mango_camac
MDS$TOP:MDSPLUS.COM supplies the MDSplus definitions and logical names;
in particular, it adds MDS$ROOT to the definition of SYS$ROOT.
MANGO$ mcr ncp NCP>show known objects Known Object Volatile Summary as of 19-OCT-1998 13:04:08 Object Number File/PID User Id Password $IPCACP 0 21800107 $MOM 0 $NICONFIG 0 DSN_FILE 0 DSN$FILE AES_DSNLINK DSN_K2 0 DSN$K2 AES_DSNLINK DSN_LOGIN 0 DSN$LOGIN AES_DSNLINK DSN_MAIL 0 DSN$MAIL AES_DSNLINK DSN_NETEX 0 DSN$NETEX AES_DSNLINK DSN_NSD 0 DSN$NSD AES_DSNLINK DWL_DECNET 0 SYS$SYSTEM:DWL_DECNET.COM II_GCC_0 0 2180011D SMISERVER 0 2180010F TASK 0 ILLEGAL X$X0 0 2180011A FAL 17 FAL.EXE FAL$SERVER HLD 18 NML 19 NML.EXE NML$SERVER REMACP 23 21800113 MIRROR 25 MIRRO$SERVER EVL 26 MAIL 27 MAIL_SERVER.EXE MAIL$SERVER PHONE 29 PHONE.EXE PHONE$SERVER CTERM 42 21800113 VPM 51 VPM.EXE VPM$SERVER DTR 63 FINGER 117 FINGER MANGO_CAMAC 129 BE1:[NSTX.CAMAC]MC.COM NCP>