Command-line Installation of SNA Server 3.0 Link Services

ID: Q171625

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server, version 3.0 or later

SUMMARY

SNA Server 3.0 includes the new LINKCFG command-line tool to install SNA Server link services. Prior to this release, link service installation could only be performed using the SNA Server 3.0 Manager program, or using the "LINKSET" program to install back-level link services.

The following steps are required to install and use a link service using the SNA Server LINKCFG and SNACFG command-line configuration tools:

1. Use LINKCFG to install the SNA Server link service. This installs the

   necessary files in the <snaroot>\system directory, adds the required
   Windows NT registry settings, and runs the Windows NT network control
   panel bindings.

2. Use "SNACFG LINK ..." to define the link service in the SNA Server

   configuration file.

3. Use "SNACFG CONNECTION ..." to create a new connection in the

   configuration file and associate the new link service with the
   connection.

MORE INFORMATION

The following example shows how to use the LINKCFG and SNACFG commands to install a distributed link service:

1. Installing the remote link service using LINKCFG:

      C:\>linkcfg  LINKSVC "SnaRem1" /SERVER:STEVED2 /LSTYPE:"Distributed
          Link Service" /REMOTELINKTYPE:TokenRing802.2 
          /REMOTELIST:\\truth\snadlc3 /DOMAIN:STEVED2_DOMAIN 
          /USERID:snaservice /PASSWORD:snaservice

   The above command installs a link service name of "SnaRem1" to server 
   STEVED2 to run under a user account of STEVED2_DOMAIN\snaservice, pointing 
   to a distributed link on \\TRUTH\SNADLC3.

2. Define the link service to the configuration file using SNACFG:

     
      C:\>snacfg link STEVED2:SnaRem1 /ADD /LINKTYPE:Token
     
   The above command defines the SnaRem1 link service to the SNA Server
   configuration file.

3. Define a connection to use this link service:

      C:\>snacfg connection TRUTH /ADD /SERVER:STEVED2 /LINKSERVICE:SnaRem1 
          /CONNTYPE:802.2 /REMOTEEND:Host /REMOTENETADDR:400017001100 
          /LOCALBLOCKNO:017 /LOCALNODENO:10001

   The above command creates a new connection called TRUTH on STEVED2, and 
   associates the connection to the SnaRem1 link service. Note that the
   various connection properties will vary depending on the host
   configuration settings, such as /REMOTENETADDR, /LOCALBLOCKNO, and
   /LOCALNODENO, though these are included to show a complete example.

Additional query words: snafaqtop

Keywords          : prodsna snamanager 
Version           : 3.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: May 22, 1998