DOCUMENT:Q152783 13-JUN-2001 [sna] TITLE :INFO: Sample Twinax Configuration for SNA Server PRODUCT :Microsoft SNA Server PROD/VER:WINDOWS:2.11,3.0,4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbnetwork kbprogramming ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= 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 ================ 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 ====================================================================== Keywords : kbnetwork kbprogramming Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch Version : WINDOWS:2.11,3.0,4.0 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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