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Q152783: INFO: Sample Twinax Configuration for SNA Server

Article: Q152783
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.11,3.0,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbprogramming
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, versions 2.11, 3.0, 4.0, on platform(s):
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 
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SUMMARY
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SNA Server supports twinax connections to AS/400s. SNA Server bundles both the
IBM and Andrew drivers.

The maximum connections per adapter = 1. The maximum sessions per connection =
512.

MORE INFORMATION
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Setup is the same on AS/400 for both IBM and Andrew adapters, and it is
identical to the configuration for PC Support over twinax adapters.

NOTE: The AS/400s can autoconfigure these settings, if permitted in AS/400 system
settings. This is the least troublesome way to configure the connection. On the
AS/400, you must configure an APPC "logical" controller and device in addition
to the twinax-attached "physical" controller. The APPC resources are necessary
to support APPC sessions over twinax (which is the only way SNA Server can
communicate with the AS/400). The same APPC resources are used to support a
connection to the AS/400 via 802.2 or SDLC from the same SNA server.

The following examples represent an AS/400 display, as configured for a twinax
adapter.

NOTE: A "<<==" represents matching SNA Server parameters or other pertinent
information.

.......................
Twinax Line description
.......................

  Display Line Description                           ANDREW1
11/30/94  15:59:50

Line description . . . . . . . . . : QTDL419600
Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *BASIC
Category of line . . . . . . . . . : *TDLC

Attached work station ctl  . . . . : CTL01
Online at IPL  . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : CREATED BY AUTO-CONFIGURATION

............................
physical controller hierarchy
............................

Work with Configuration Status                     ANDREW1
                                               11/30/94  16:03:27

Position to  . . . . .     Starting characters

Type options, press Enter.
  1=Vary on   2=Vary off   5=Work with job   8=Work with description
9=Display mode status ...

Opt  Description       Status        -----------Job--------------
     CTL01             ACTIVE
       DSP06           VARY ON PENDING
       DSP04           VARY ON PENDING
       DSP03           VARY ON PENDING
       DSP01           VARY ON PENDING
       DSP05           VARY ON PENDING
       DSP02           VARY ON PENDING
       DSP00           ACTIVE

Bottom
Parameters or command
===>
F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F12=Cancel   F23=More options   F24=More keys

..............................
physical controller description
..............................

Display Controller Description                  ANDREW1
11/30/94  15:51:19

Controller description . . . . . . : CTL01
Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *BASIC
Category of controller . . . . . . : *LWS

Controller type  . . . . . . . . . : 2661
Controller model . . . . . . . . . : 1
Resource name  . . . . . . . . . . : CTL01
TDLC line  . . . . . . . . . . . . : QTDL419600
Online at IPL  . . . . . . . . . . : *YES
Auto-configuration controller  . . : *YES
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : CREATED BY AUTO-CONFIGURATION

..........................
physical device description
..........................

Display Device Description                  ANDREW1
11/30/94  16:04:05

Device description . . . . . . . . : DSP00
Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *BASIC
Category of device . . . . . . . . : *DSP

Device class . . . . . . . . . . . : *LCL
Device type  . . . . . . . . . . . : 5150
Device model . . . . . . . . . . . : 1
Port number  . . . . . . . . . . . : 0
Switch setting . . . . . . . . . . : 0 <== match Workstation Address in
Link Service
setup.

Online at IPL  . . . . . . . . . . : *YES
Attached controller  . . . . . . . : CTL01
Keyboard language type . . . . . . : USB
Print device . . . . . . . . . . . : *SYSVAL
Output queue . . . . . . . . . . . : *DEV
Printer file . . . . . . . . . . . : QSYSPRT
  Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . : *LIBL
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : CREATED BY AUTO-CONFIGURATION

.........................
APPC controller hierarchy
.........................

Work with Configuration Status                     ANDREW1
11/30/94  15:56:53

Position to  . . . . .                Starting characters

Type options, press Enter.
1=Vary on   2=Vary off   5=Work with job   8=Work with description
9=Display mode status ...

Opt  Description       Status      -------------Job--------
     QTDL419600        ACTIVE
       NTELLY          ACTIVE
         DEMO7         ACTIVE
           QPCSUPP     ACTIVE/TARGET   DEMO7  QUSER  008541

..........................
APPC controller definition
..........................

Display Controller Description                     ANDREW1
11/30/94  15:58:26

Controller description . . . . . . . :   NTELLY
Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *BASIC
Category of controller . . . . . . : *APPC

APPC controller

Link type  . . . . . . . . . . . . : *TDLC
Online at IPL  . . . . . . . . . . : *NO

Attached nonswitched line  . . . . : QTDL419600 <<== Link to
Twinax Line

Character code . . . . . . . . . . : *EBCDIC

Maximum frame size . . . . . . . . : 4105       <<== Mandatory default

Remote network identifier  . . . . : *NETATR

Remote control point   . . . . . . : DEMO7       <<== Match SNA Server's
local control point name Server Properties and as well as the LU name of
the Local APPC LU.

Data link role . . . . . . . . . . : *SEC
Station address  . . . . . . . . . : 00
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   CREATED BY AUTO-CONFIGURATION

......................
APPC device definition
......................

Display Device Description                  ANDREW1
11/30/94  15:59:02

Device description . . . . . . . . : DEMO7
Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *BASIC
Category of device . . . . . . . . : *APPC

Automatically created  . . . . . . : YES
Remote location  . . . . . . . . . : DEMO7
Online at IPL  . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Local location . . . . . . . . . . : ANDREW1
Remote network identifier  . . . . : *NETATR
Attached controller  . . . . . . . : NTELLY
Message queue  . . . . . . . . . . : QSYSOPR
Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *LIBL
Local location address . . . . . . : 00      <<== The local location
address must be 00 to support parallel sessions.

APPN-capable . . . . . . . . . . . : *YES
Single session:
  Single session capable  . . . . : *NO

Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : AUTOMATICALLY CREATED BY QLUS

Additional query words: prodsna

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbprogramming 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:2.11,3.0,4.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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