Decision Data 3000 Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...Series 3000 STK3494 3494 User s Manual ...

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Page 3: ...pter 1 Features Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 3 Hardware and General configuration Chapter 4 Host Connections Chapter 5 Network Information Chapter 6 Gateway Configuration Chapter 7 Device Configuration Chapter 8 Session Access Chapter 9 AS 400 System Configuration Chapter 10 SNMP Management Appendix A Error codes Appendix B Specifications B000408970 03 December 1996 ...

Page 4: ...NOTE IIS reserves the right to change specification without prior notice in line with policy of constant product improvement II ...

Page 5: ...d General Configuration 3 1 Hardware Configuration 3 1 3 2 General Parameters Configuration 3 2 3 2 1 Number of LSIDs per PU 3 2 3 2 2 Serial Number 3 3 3 2 3 Controller Language 3 3 3 2 4 Local Printer Setting 3 4 4 Host Connections 4 1 Line Definitions 4 1 4 1 1 Introduction 4 1 4 1 2 Defining Line Types 4 2 4 1 3 Line Description 4 3 4 1 3 1 SDLC Line Description 4 3 4 1 3 2 X 25 Line Descripti...

Page 6: ...Calls 8 3 8 2 3 Detach 8 6 8 2 4 Token Ring 8 6 8 2 5 Ethernet 8 6 8 2 6 Changing the AS 400 System 8 6 9 AS 400 System Configuration 9 1 AS 400 Attributes to Configure 9 1 9 1 1 Mode Description 9 2 9 2 How to Work with the AS 400 Configuration 9 3 9 2 1 Useful AS 400 commands 9 3 9 2 2 Commands for AS 400 System Definition 9 3 9 2 3 Communication Information 9 4 9 2 4 Network Addresses 9 4 9 2 5...

Page 7: ...ration 9 14 10 SNMP Management 10 1 TCP IP Network Description 10 1 10 1 1 Essential Parameters Configuration 10 3 10 1 2 SNMP Gateway Definition Screen 10 4 10 1 3 SNMP Manager Configuration 10 5 10 1 4 Trap Destination Configuration 10 6 V ...

Page 8: ...rmission The material contained in this document is for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice No responsibility is assumed for errors or omission which may appear in this document All product and company names mentioned in this manual are brand names or patented names of the respective companies VI ...

Page 9: ... is designed to allow on site installation of Token Ring or Ethernet adapters One communication port allows either X 25 or SDLC WAN connection The LAN connections can either be used for host attachment or gateway communication Main Features The main features of the 3494 Model are listed below followed by an explanation of each feature Remote workstation attachment Local processing for nonprogramma...

Page 10: ...en the information is ready for transmission to the AS 400 the 3494 manages the flow of information over the communication network Support for programmable workstations A programmable workstation PWS is a workstation which is capable of processing information independently of the AS 400 and can also exchange information with the AS 400 PCs running Client Access 400 are examples of PWSs The 3494 su...

Page 11: ... allows the 3494 to communicate with AS 400 systems using a LAN The 3494 and AS 400 system can be on the same LAN or on separate LANs that are connected using bridges Gateway Configuration This configuration allows PWSs connected to the LAN to attach to the AS 400 through the 3494 This configuration is referred to as LAN Gateway configuration since the 3494 serves as a gateway between the LAN atta...

Page 12: ... 400 system when using a LAN connection to the AS 400 This capability also allows automatic configuration on the AS 400 of the RWS controller and the device descriptions of the 3494 attached NWSs NWSs display or printers that are attached to the 3494 via Twinax do not have to be configured if the OS 400 operating system is at least Version 3 release 1 Alternate A S400 System Support Each AS 400 co...

Page 13: ...es and communication lines The Controller sends the manager alerts called TRAPs if there are any unusual events it should be informed of such as downed or problematic lines Flexible configuration options Two options are available Configuration on NWS The 3494 can be configured from attached NWS by a user friendly utility program which can be run directly from the 3494 The utility program can be ac...

Page 14: ...e you Begin Read the following sections carefully Be sure you have the complete 3494 package and the necessary equipment and that all the environmental and safety conditions are fulfilled 3494 Controller Package 3494 Controller 3494 system diskette 3494 Users Manual Power Cord Twinax cable Communication interface cable For STK3494 rack modules connection cable Equipment Depending on your installat...

Page 15: ...t approx 1 m clearance should be allocated behind the controller to allow cables to be accessed and boards to be replaced 5 Be sure the power receptacle is properly grounded and that your Twinax cable and cable installation comply with Twinax standards 2 2Connecting the Cables This section describes how to connect all cables 2 2 1General Instructions Refer to the following illustration of the cont...

Page 16: ...n your order V 35 or X 21 the appropriate modem cable is provided 2 Connect the Twinax cable as follows Connect the 4289 multiplexer cable to the DB9 connector on the TWX connector If you are using the external Twinax expansion unit connect the expansion cable to the EXP connector on the controller rear panel and the multiplexer cable to the DB9 connector on the Twinax expansion unit 3 Connect the...

Page 17: ...n options in your order V 35 or X 21 the appropriate modem cable is provided 2 Connect the Twinax cable as follows Connect the 4289 multiplexer cable to the DB9 connector on the TWX connector If you are using the external Twinax expansion unit connect the expansion cable to the EXP connector on the controller rear panel and the multiplexer cable to the DB9 connector on the Twinax expansion unit 3 ...

Page 18: ...nnect the power cord and other external cables that were disconnected at Step 1 6 Power on the controller 2 3Loading the Software This section describes the front panel interfaces and the procedure for loading the setup menus 2 3 1Front Panel The front panel provides status information and allows direct control of the controller activities This section explains the functions of the LEDs and panel ...

Page 19: ...Token Ring Should an error occur during start up an error code will begin flashing on the display Refer to Appendix A for a description of the error codes ATTENTION Do not remove the diskette while the controller is loading the operating system Panel Keys Four panel keys provide system override functions three are used to load a different stand alone application from the System diskette while the ...

Page 20: ...he System diskette is in the drive and press the OS key on the front panel NOTE Do not remove the diskette while the operating system is being loaded 2 4To Begin the Configuration The 3494 controller enables Communication between the workstations and AS 400 hosts using SDLC X 25 Token Ring or Ethernet protocols In order to establish communication between the controller and AS 400 both controller a...

Page 21: ...dware configuration CONTROLLER SETUP MENU SETUP 1 Hardware configuration 2 General information 3 Host connection 4 Controller configuration 5 Network information 6 Gateway configuration 7 Device configuration 8 SNMP configuration FILE 9 File description 10 Save configuration file 11 Reset controller configuration to factory defaults RESTART 12 Restart controller IML _______________________________...

Page 22: ...for Local Print by entering the port number and station address to which the printer is connected Host Connection This option enables you to define the communication lines to the AS 400 The controller supports one serial communication lines configured either as SDLC or X 25 and one Ethernet or Token Ring line If communication line to the host is either switched or leased select SDLC If communicati...

Page 23: ...o enter a short description of the file or notes that may be helpful For example Controller Setup for ABC company SDLC Address 03 Save Configuration Saves all modified parameters on the diskette Reset to factory defaults Resets controller to default parameters Restart controller IML Restarts the controller The revised configurations are enabled on the next IML from the main menu select the option ...

Page 24: ...it the current screen changes will not be saved PF7 and PF8 Page backwards and forward through the same menu screens And saves all field changes ENTER Store the data in the memory and return you to the current page or if the option entails additional screens it goes on to the next screen To save entered data on the diskette use the option Save the Configuration Parameter alt test Displays Model 34...

Page 25: ...onfiguration option To access it choose 1 Hardware Configuration from the Setup menu The following screen appears The adapter can be defined either automatically or manually Automatic adapter configuration is accomplished by pressing F5 This option automatically reads and defines the adapters installed in your controller Clearly this option is not used if you are configuring a diskette for another...

Page 26: ...IDs per PU An LSID session is a logical session of either a terminal or printer as viewed from the AS 400 Each session has a unique device description on the AS 400 All NWS devices for a specific PU are grouped together under a remote workstation controller description called RWS The AS 400 can support up to 28 sessions per PU with OS 400 V2 2 and up to 56 sessions per PU with OS 400 V2 3 The defa...

Page 27: ... U A G E C O N F I G U R A T I O N Master keyboard language 00 SUPPORTED KEYBOARD LANGUAGES Austria Germany 20 Greek 32 Portugal 18 Austria Germany mul 21 Hebrew 33 Portugal mul 19 Belgium mul 07 Icelandic 2B Simplified Chinese 3A Brazil 3C Icelandic mul 2C Spain 1C Canada US 00 Italy 10 Spain mul 1D Canada US mul 22 Italy mul 11 Sweden 1E Canadian French 08 Japanese Kanji mul 37 Sweden mul 1F Can...

Page 28: ...y The local printing feature is only applicable to the controller SET UP Utility L O C A L P R I N T P R I N T E R S E T T I N G Port number 0 7 space Station address 0 6 space To configure the print screen define the following parameters 1 Enter the Twinax port number to which the printer is connected or a space to leave blank 2 Enter the station address of the printer 0 6 or a space to leave bla...

Page 29: ...rts up to 2 line connections 1 SYNC lines 1 Token Ring or Ethernet connection To connect the control unit CU to the network carry out the following two procedures 1 Define the line types via which communication with the AS 400 occurs The options available depend on the definitions in the Hardware configuration menu group 2 Configure the line description for each selected line type The parameters o...

Page 30: ...description screens where the line parameters are defined Line Line type Protocols 1 Sync SDLC or X 25 2 Token Ring or Ethernet NOTE If the communication line to the host is either switched or leased select SDLC if communicating over a packet switched public data network select X 25 If you select Token Ring line the option for Token Ring Gateway will not be available This restriction does not appl...

Page 31: ...system configuration Refer to your modem documentation determine the best method The default value is NRZ DTE DCE This determines if the controllers connection functions as a Data Terminal Equipment DTE or Data Communication Equipment DCE If the modem connects the controller to the line the parameter should be set to DTE If this setting is incorrect the controller will not communicate with the hos...

Page 32: ... descriptions below and press ENTER A S 4 0 0 X 2 5 C O M M U N I C A T I O N Line 2 Packet level sequence numbering Modulo 8 0 Modulo 128 1 1 Link window size 1 7 7 Flow control negotiation not permitted 0 permitted 1 1 Manual options not all 0 all 1 1 Number of retries 000 250 010 Link level transmit timeout 01 60 sec 03 Diagnostic code format SNA 0 ISO 1 0 DTE DCE DTE 0 DCE 1 0 Line speed for D...

Page 33: ...ld retry to establish connection with the AS 400 system after connection failure The value can range from 0 no retries to 250 The default value 10 Link level transmit Time Out The amount of time the controller will wait to receive an acknowledgment form the AS 400 before considering a connection failure The values can range between Xmit Time out 01 and 60 seconds The default value is 3 attempts Di...

Page 34: ...2 is enabled as Token Ring in the Line Type Selection menu Define the parameters referring to the parameter descriptions below and press ENTER Data Transfer Rate The Data Transfer Rate can be either 4 or 16 Mbps Default is 16 Mbps Normal or Early Release This depends on the ring configuration Default is Normal 3494 Connection Number This is the 12 digit MAC address assigned to the controller s Tok...

Page 35: ...hat the Controller is allowed to send acknowledgments to the attached host system Valid values 1 to 255 milliseconds default value 30 TR Retry Count Maximum number of retries to perform checkpoint procedure after the Response Time has past the limit Response Time X Retry Count total must allow for error detection and recovery Valid values 1 to 99 default 8 4 1 3 4Ethernet Line Description The 3494...

Page 36: ... upper case This address is assigned by your system manager and administrated locally Response Timer Maximum time allotted to receive an appropriate response from the workstation The minimum value must be the total number of possible frame delays in the system Valid value 1 to 20 seconds default 1 second Inactive Timer Maximum time that the network or workstation may be inactive before it is consi...

Page 37: ...to eight logical PUs At least one PU should be defined for each line connection assigned to the AS 400 The number of devices per line can be increased by defining more than one PU for a line The PU connections to host are configured as follows Assign each PU a specific communication line X 25 SDLC Token Ring or Ethernet Assign each PU an address Assigning the PU Communication Lines 1 Access the 34...

Page 38: ...ation The address should match the Station Address as defined in the AS 400 APPC Controller attributes If the line type is X 25 the Station Address is derived from the last five digits of the Exchange Identifier in the APPC Controller description Valid entries are hexadecimal values 01 to FE PUs defined for the same line must have consecutively ascending addresses starting with the primary PU addr...

Page 39: ...d of the packet For SVCs this parameter configures the maximum size of call packets accepted by the controller it sets the limit on variable packet sizes For PVCs the packet size value is not negotiable and remains constant at the value selected 0 64 byte packet 1 128 byte packet 2 256 byte packet 3 512 byte packet Virtual Circuit Type This is the type of connection 1 PVC only Permanent Virtual Ci...

Page 40: ... is set to YES Packet Window Size Limits the maximum number of packets that can be sent without receiving an acknowledgment so that the DTE is not sent more information than it can queue The Packet Window Size value depends on the packet sequence numbering scheme Packet Numbering For SVCs the value selected limits the window sizes For PVCs windows size is constant at the value selected Values 2 7 ...

Page 41: ...ate with the host The parameters displayed on the screens vary slightly depending on the type of line assigned to the particular PU 5 1Network Information Configuration Procedure Configure the Network Information by defining network parameters that are required for communication between the Twinax controller and the AS 400 system Note that some parameters must be specifically defined for the PUs t...

Page 42: ...ng the SDLC parameters Refer to your network subscription and match the parameters according to the following table AS 400 Parameter Controller Parameter RWS Attributes Remote location name 3494 LU name Local Unit APPC Attributes Remote CP name 3494 CP name Control Point One for the mode names defined in the AS 400 Default Mode name Default Network Name The name used when either the AS 400 Network...

Page 43: ...not the CP name differs from the LU name Valid characters are 0 9 A Z Upper case up to 8 characters Default Mode Name The name used when the Mode name of the AS 400 System is not defined The entry must be identical to a mode description name in the AS 400 The default mode name is QRMTWSC Valid characters are 0 9 A Z Upper case up to 8 characters Logical Connection Retry Counter The number of times...

Page 44: ... SAP Enter the Service Access Point SAP for the controller The value is in hexadecimal ranging from x 04 to x FC in multiples of 04 For example valid values could be x 04 x 08 x 0C x 10 and so on For Ethernet Attachment If the PU was assigned an Ethernet attachment type in the Controller Configuration PU Selection menu then the following parameter will appear on the Network Information menu screen...

Page 45: ...etwork subscription and match the parameters according to the following table Use the On line Help and the parameter definitions provided in the table below AS 400 parameter Controller parameter NETWORK ATTRIBUTES Def Local location AS 400 LU name NETWORK ATTRIBUTES Local network ID AS 400 network name RWS CONTROLLER Remote network ID 3494 network name The screen below illustrates an SDLC screen T...

Page 46: ... 9 A Z upper case Up to 8 characters Controller Network Name The name of the network to which the controller is attached when it communicates with the AS 400 If this field is not defined the Default Network Name previously defined is used by the controller Valid characters are 0 9 A Z upper case Up to 8 characters Mode Name The name must match the name defined in the Primary AS 400 Valid character...

Page 47: ...st only This value is 0001 unless changed Valid characters are 0 9 in the range 0001 to 4095 For Token Ring Attachment Connection Number This parameter MUST be defined for Token Ring communication this is the AS 400 Token Ring adapter s MAC address Enter the 12 character hexadecimal Token Ring address Valid characters are 0 9 and A F upper case AS 400 system SAP Enter the Service Access Point SAP ...

Page 48: ...er case AS 400 SAP Enter the Service Access Point SAP for the AS 400 The value is in hexadecimal ranging from x 04 to X FC in multiples of 04 For example valid values could be x 04 x 08 x 0C and so on Valid characters are 0 9 and A F upper case Configuring for more than one AS 400 system systems 2 4 is optional Maximum Out Enter the Maximum Out value for the AS 400 This value is the maximum number...

Page 49: ...teway configuration access the 3494 Setup menu and enter option 6 Gateway Configuration The Gateway menu appears Define the parameters according to the given parameter explanations PU number Specifies the Physical Unit PU which the Token Ring attached PWSs are connected to Since PC support devices are not assigned sessions and are not displayed in the PU LSID map this parameter is added to specify...

Page 50: ... the total number of possible frame delays in a system Valid values are 1 20 seconds Default is 1 Inactive Timer This value is the maximum time that the Token Ring Ethernet network or workstations may be inactive before it is considered inoperative The minimum value must be ten times the Response Timer value Valid values are 1 99 seconds Default is 30 Receiver Acknowledgm ent Timer This value is t...

Page 51: ...n 6 Gateway Configuration The Gateway menu appears Define the parameters according to the given parameter explanations PU number Specifies the Physical Unit which the PC is connected to Since PC support devices are not assigned sessions and are not displayed in the PU LSID map this parameter is added to specify the PU which the PC is connected to Enabled PU s are displayed near the parameters Vali...

Page 52: ...value is the maximum time allotted to receive an appropriate response from the workstation The minimum value must be the total number of possible frame delays in a system Valid values are 1 20 seconds Default is 1 Inactive Timer This value is the maximum time that the Token Ring Ethernet network or workstations may be inactive before it is considered inoperative The minimum value must be ten times...

Page 53: ...e Maximum In value times 2 Valid values are 2 8 frames Default is 2 Maximum In This value is the maximum number of frames received by the controller before it sends an acknowledgment Valid values are 1 4 frames Default is 1 5 ...

Page 54: ...guration procedure 7 1Twinax Device Configuration Procedure 1 Access the device configuration screen by selecting 7 Device Configuration from the Main menu The following screen is displayed The Twinax Adapter Map in the upper half of the screen illustrates the exact location of the devices on each adapter and port as well as the Keyboard Language assigned to each one Up to seven Twinax devices can...

Page 55: ... device is a printer To define the Device Type field Place the cursor on the desired port address field and type in the appropriate letter according to the following definitions Letter Definition T undetermined Twinax device type D display or display emulation E display running a file transfer application P printer space a device without a defined session Entering space a When the default session ...

Page 56: ...ister your choices Restrictions in defining languages 1 Language categories Keyboard languages fall into two categories Type 1 and Type 2 Type 2 category consists of the following languages Greek Cyrillic Hebrew and Japanese KANJI M Type 1 category consists of all the other languages If the Master keyboard language is Type 1 the maximum number of additional keyboard languages is three Type 1 keybo...

Page 57: ...ccess the adapter map LSID map screen for the remaining PU s Each PU is assigned an LSID Map The letters in these fields represent the following Letter Represents T undetermined Twinax device mapped into its default PU session D primary display session d secondary display session P printer session E primary session of a device that allows file transfer e secondary session of a device that allows f...

Page 58: ...will be redisplayed with the appropriate mappings 4 To add a secondary session type C on the location of the new PU session that you want to assign that device and press ENTER The screen will be redisplayed with the appropriate mappings 5 To delete current setting position cursor on the session you want to erase press the Space Bar and press ENTER to return to the Adapter map To view mapping for a...

Page 59: ... if your communication line is switched or non switched and proceed as follows for a non switched line follow the instructions in step 5 For a switched line follow the instructions in and follow the instructions for Manual Dialing in the following sections 1 If the logon screen is displayed within approximately two minutes then your communication procedure is complete no further action is necessar...

Page 60: ...rator action is required to initiate communication following power on or to re establish communication following successful network link error recovery For Single PVC operation WITH manual options Initiate communication with the SYS REQ command and continue with the following procedure The operator options entered for link initialization are saved and used to re establish communication following n...

Page 61: ...nter network address Enter only if it was not preconfigured in the controller setup If this parameter is preconfigured in the Controller setup it does not have to be defined in the System Request line Enter N or T followed by the host network address Values 1 to 15 numeric characters OPTION If you want your 3494 network address included in the outgoing call request enter dash followed by the local...

Page 62: ...To select a specific throughput class facility enter F02 followed by two hexadecimal digits 0 to 9 A to F b To select an RPOA enter F44 followed by a four digit code representing the RPOA you want to use NOTE After the last parameter is entered on the system request line press ENTER Insert a comma between successive parameters 8 If Control Negotiation is enabled the following options are available...

Page 63: ...ller answers only calls originating from that address ATTENTION If the parameters Network Address and Password are preconfigured in the Controller setup they do not have to be entered in the System Request line Type N followed by the host Network Address Value from 1 to 15 numeric characters 3 To enter a password Enter only if it was not preconfigured in the controller setup When this parameter is...

Page 64: ...oken Ring the Model 3494 Twinax Controller automatically begins communication with the AS 400 system 8 2 5Ethernet If configured for Ethernet the Model 3494 Twinax Controller automatically begins communication with the AS 400 system 8 2 6Changing the AS 400 System The Model 3494 Twinax Controller can work alternatively with up to four AS 400 system hosts To establish communication with a different...

Page 65: ...Network attributes b Line description SDLC X 25 Token Ring or Ethernet c Advanced Program to Program communication APPC control unit description d Remote Workstation RWS control unit description e Mode description f Non programmable NWS device description Some of the matching attributes will be configured automatically by the AS 400 as needed while others must be configured manually Attributes con...

Page 66: ...tion AS 400 LU name 3 Remote control point 3494 control point CU name 4 Remote location name 3494 logical unit LU name 5 One of the mode names defined in the AS 400 Default Mode name and AS 400 System mode name AS 400 parameters required for the 3494 Controller configuration comprise of the following three types 1 Communication Information 2 Network Addresses X 25 Ethernet and Token Ring only 3 AP...

Page 67: ...00 System line descriptions WRKHDWPRD determine the location of the AS 400 System line or hardware WRKCFGSTS_ CTL APPC name display AS 400 System APPC Controller descriptions WRKCFGSTS_ CTL RWS name display AS 400 System remote workstation controller descriptions 9 2 2Commands for AS 400 System Definition Definition AS 400 System Command SDLC line CRTLINSDLC Token Ring line CRTLINTRN Ethernet line...

Page 68: ...etwork address Local network address Local network address Connection number Line description APPC description Token Ring and Ethernet Connection number 3494 Connection number Local adapter address Remote adapter address Line description APPC description 9 2 5APPN Information 3494 Parameter AS 400 Parameter Location in AS 400 Default network name AS 400 LU name Default mode name Local Network ID D...

Page 69: ...before the latter can forward BIND request to the PWS In the AS 400 system that initiated the LU session with the PWS create an entry in the remote configuration list to correlate the remote location name and remote control point To access the Remote Configuration List Entry screen on the AS 400 system complete the following steps 1 Type WRKCFGL APPNRMT on the command line 2 Press Enter The screen...

Page 70: ...ame INT can be anything Local network ID APPN Local control point name see note XXXXXXXXX Default local location see note XXXXXXXXX Default mode QRMTWSC APPN mode type ENDNODE Maximum number of intermediate sessions 200 Route addition resistance 128 It is recommended to define with the same string both the Local Control Point Name and the Default Local Location Name b SDLC Line Description Type th...

Page 71: ...s 02 EXCHID Exhchange identification 07300002 Node Type LENNODE d Remote Workstation RWS Controller Description Remote workstations are workstations that are located more than 1525 meters from an AS 400 system By making use of the Model 3494 Twinax Controller workstations in different buildings different cities or even different countries can access an AS 400 system Type the command CRTCTLRWS Para...

Page 72: ...ntroller manages the flow of information from the Non programmable devices over the communication network For NWS Displays Use the CRTDEVDSP command to create the displays description Parameter Value DEVD Device description name DSPOO DEVCLS Device class RMT TYPE Device type 3477 MODEL Device model FG LOCADR Local location address 00 CTL Attached controller SDLCRWS DROP Drop line at signoff NO For...

Page 73: ... can be anything Local network ID APPN Local control point name see note XXXXXXXX Default local location see note XXXXXXXX Default mode QRMTWSC APPN mode type ENDNODE Maximum number of intermediate sessions 200 Route addition resistance 128 It is recommended to define with the same string both the Local Control Point Name and the Default Local Location Name b X 25 Line Description Type the command...

Page 74: ...rk identifier NETATR RMTCPNAME Remote Control Point X25CP EXCHID Exchange identifier 07300022 last 2 digits must match CU address NETLVL X 25 network level 1980 LGLCHLID Logical channel ID 001 STNADR Station address 22 NODE TYPE LENNODE d Remote Workstation RWS Controller Description Type the command CRTCTLRWS Parameter Value CTLD Controller description X25RWS TYPE Controller type 3494 MODEL Contr...

Page 75: ...e the CRTDEVDSP command to create the displays description Parameter Value DEVD Device description name DSPOO DEVCLS Device class RMT TYPE Device type 3477 MODEL Device model FG LOCADR Local location address 00 CTL Attached controller X25RWS DROP Drop line at signoff NO For NWS Printers Use the CRTDEVPRT command to create the printers description Parameter Value DEVD Device description name DSPO6 ...

Page 76: ...trol point name see note XXXXXXXX Default local location see note XXXXXXXX Default mode QRMTWSC APPN node type ENDNODE Maximum number of intermediate sessions 200 Route addition resistance 128 It is recommended to define both the Local Control Point Name and the Default Local Location Name with the same string b Token Ring Line Description Type the command CRTLINTRN Parameter Value LIND Line Descr...

Page 77: ...splay and printer configuration For NWS Display configuration Use the CRTDEVDSP command to create the displays description Parameter Value DEVD Device description name DSPOO DEVCLS Device class RMT TYPE Device type 3477 MODEL Device model FG LOCADR Local location address 00 CTL Attached controller TRNRWS DROP Drop line at signoff NO For NWS Printers configuration Use the CRTDEVPRT command to descr...

Page 78: ...me see note XXXXXXXX Default local location see note XXXXXXXX It is recommended to define both the Local Control Point Name and the Default Local Location Name with the same string b Ethernet Line Description Type the command CRTLINETH Parameter Value LIND Line Description ENLIN03 RSRCNAME Resource names LIN03 ADPTADR Local Adapter address 400000000000 ETHSTD Ethernet standard ALL LINKSPEED Link s...

Page 79: ...here X 073 is the block number assigned to the 3494 and 00000 is used for Ethernet d Remote Workstation Controller description Use the CRTCTLRWS command to create remote workstation controller description WRKCFGSTS CTL command to display remote workstation controller description Parameter Value CTLD Controller description EN3494RWS TYPE Controller type 3494 MODEL Controller model 1 LINKTYPE Link t...

Page 80: ...ays attached to the 3494 Use WRKCFGSTS DEV to display description for displays Parameter Value DEVD Device description DISP3196 DEVCLS Device class RMT TYPE Device type 3196 LOCADR Local location address 0B CTL Attached controller EN5494RWS LCLLOCNAME Local location NETATR RMTNETID Remote network identifier NETATR 16 ...

Page 81: ...essential parameters and must be defined the rest of the parameters are optional 10 1TCP IP Network Description Define each LAN according to its class and internet structure taking into account its expected development The network IP address consists of 32 binary bits divided into four groups of 8 bits each The groups provide the following information Class type Network and Host address Class type...

Page 82: ...he TCP IP Local Area Network Be sure to define Slot IP Address and Subnet Mask since they do not have default values As you define each parameter its value will accumulate in the Controller s memory the Controller will save the values only after you ve defined all the parameters Special messages will indicate the undefined fields Configuring for SNMP agent functionality 1 Access the SNMP Configura...

Page 83: ...ry numbers that make up the IP address the binary form being translated to decimal form Each group consists of a decimal number valued between 000 and 255 that complies with the Class restrictions Subnet Mask Subnetting is an addressing system that further divides the hostid part of the IP address into a physical subnet part an a host address part This is a hierarchical addressing method in which ...

Page 84: ... Gateways route datagrams to specific networks whose IDs netid are known Each NET Gateway definition in the local network must include the following a IP gateway name b IP gateway address c The specific network ID to which this IP gateway can route datagrams Note 1 A NET Gateway may route to several networks Enter a different line for each network with the same name the same IP address and the spe...

Page 85: ...ncluding the subnet ID 10 1 3SNMP Manager Configuration The SNMP Manager Configuration screen is used to define an SNMP community for controlling the access to the SNMP variables in the Management Information Base MIB of this SNMP agent The MIB variables include the entire MIB2 variables along with the controllers private MIB variables Each of the communities must be defined by a case sensitive na...

Page 86: ...ts 2 Access allowed to Read Write Limited IP Address Defines the IP Address for the community Only messages originating from those IP addresses will be accepted A unique Internet Address IP The IP Address of this TCP IP board must be different from the IP address of any host that is connected to the TCP IP network The address consists of a 15 numeric character string divided into four groups of up...

Page 87: ...Defining the IP address as 0 0 0 0 allows access from any source IP address of that community TRAP Community Name The name used by the TRAP receiving station to query the agent Value Case sensitive alphanumeric 17 character string TRAP IP Address The address of the station receiving the TRAP messages Four different types of names can be used 7 ...

Page 88: ...and error codes if errors are detected are displayed on the front panel alphanumeric display On successful completion of the diagnostics routine the 3494 loads the operating system software from the system diskette If the diagnostics routine ends routinely and the software is loaded successfully the characters 3494 will appear on the alphanumeric display However if the process appears to end prema...

Page 89: ...rror message DSK INIT X1 Error in init drive X2 Codes X3 X4 X5 X6 X7 Parameters X1 Current program FW or LOADER or SYS X2 Drive name of system disk A for diskette C for harddisk X3 X7 Codes 5 internal disk error codes DRIVE Error accured while trying to work with drive Error message DRIVE X1 Unable to select drive X2 Codes X3 X4 X5 X6 X7 Parameters X1 Current program FW or LOADER or SYS X2 Drive n...

Page 90: ...re next program for running Error message BLD GDT X1 Unable to build GDT from X2 header Parameters X1 Current program FW or LOADER X2 Next program 4030boot bin LOADER or system bin SYS or util bin SYS The available parameters combinations are FW 4030boot bin LOADER system bin LOADER util bin SLn DEAD Slot hasn t respond to command from main card Error message SL n DEAD X1 CMD X2 NO REPLY Parameter...

Page 91: ...n be caused by two types of problems card setup error or incompatible setup file In case of a card setup error the following message is displayed on all terminals CARDS SETUP ERROR USE CONFIGURATION UTILITY TO CORRECT THE HARDWARE SETUP This type of error is a hardware mismatch which can be worked around you can still configure the controller from the main menu by doing the following 1 Be sure the...

Page 92: ...IAG front panel key and record the scrolled message 2 Insert an empty formatted diskette into the 1 44Mb disk drive 3 Press the DIAG front panel key The message S A V I N G will be displayed on the front panel LCD display Wait until this message disappears and the ABORT message reappears this may take up to 15 minutes 4 Remove the diagnostics diskette from the drive and replace it with the system ...

Page 93: ...nd connections to the host system 0060 to 0069 An operation error occurred when trying Ideographic Support See Ideographic Support Error Codes 0070 to 007F An operator error occurred See Text Entry Assist Error Codes while using the text processing function 0090 to 009F A display station operator Error Codes See Host Support System caused an error that involves the host system 100000 to 10FFFF A d...

Page 94: ...the field Operator Entry Error Code Chart Error Code Error Description and Suggested Recovery 0000 HELP Key Not Allowed 0001 Keyboard Overrun Entering information at too high a rate 0002 Invalid Scan Code 0003 Invalid Command PF Key 0004 Data Not Allowed in This Field 0005 Cursor in Protected Area of Display 0006 Key Following SYS REQ Key Not Valid 0007 Mandatory Enter Field Must Enter Data 0008 T...

Page 95: ...nd this field was not specified for secured data 0034 MSR data exceeds length of field Data received from card exceeds length of field 0035 MSR Error Card incorrectly inserted or damaged 0036 Cursor Select not allowed in field exit required state 0037 This is a non selectable field you ve pressed cursor select 0038 Light Pen and MSR Use Not Allowed 0040 to 005F Communication Network Errors 0042R e...

Page 96: ... Timeo ut switc hed line only Indicat es that no valid data has been receiv ed for 30 secon ds The DTR signal goes inactiv e to discon nect the line 0045D CE Will Not Activa te X 25 only Indicat es that either a Disco nnect mode DM or a DISCO NNEC T A 9 ...

Page 97: ...ree sense bytes which preserve the contents of the FRMR I field 0047 Unexpected Disconnect Mode DM or DISCONNECT DISC Command Received Indicates that either a Disconnect mode DM or a DISCONNECT DISC command was received while in information transfer state 0048 Unexpected Unnumbered Acknowledgment UA Frame Received The control unit received a UA frame while in information transfer state 0049 An SAB...

Page 98: ...graphic error this field only accepts double data characters enter the correct data 0061 Ideographic or Bidirectional support error Invalid data or key pressed To correct error press Error Reset at the work station and if it is an Ideographic error this field only accepts alphanumeric data enter the correct data 0062 The cursor is not in position to change the data type Press Error Reset and re at...

Page 99: ...recover press the Error Reset key Move the cursor to the correct position and try again 0073 Invalid Attempt To Delete To recover press the Error Reset key Press the general prompt command key to delete or replace instruction and format change characters For more information press the Help key 0074 Invalid Entry During General Prompt To recover press the Error Reset key 0075 Character Not Found To...

Page 100: ...tion and suggested recovery action s are listed below For errors 100200 check the system configuration If the settings match press the ERROR RESET key check options and repeat the operation Refer to Host Access Section for procedure on restarting communications If this too fails call your System Operator Error Code Description and Suggested Recovery 100000 Previous CALL command in progress Wait un...

Page 101: ... not equal to 064 128 256 or 512 101000 Invalid closed user group option Does not contain two decimal digits 101100 Invalid control character entered 101200 Host network address missing a CALL command 101300 First control character A O C or D has already been entered 101400 Network address was entered for a permanent virtual circuit PVC 101500 Password option was entered for a permanent virtual ci...

Page 102: ...e p7 1B Packet type invalid for state d1 1C Packet type invalid for state d2 1D Packet type invalid for state d3 20 DCE Timer Expired 21 DCE Incoming call timer expired 22 DCE Clear Indication timer expired 23 DCE Reset indication timer expired 24 DCE Restart indication timer expired 30 DTE Timer Expired 31 31 DTE Call request Timer expired Report problem to host system operator 32 32 DTE Clear re...

Page 103: ...NR Packet Received A0 Packet not allowed A1 Invalid M bit Packet sequence A2 Invalid Packet type received A3 Invalid Packet on PVC A4 Unassigned LC A5 Diagnostic Packet Received A6 26 Packet too short Ensure that the packet size entered in the configuration or entered manually matches the network subscription A7 27 Packet too long Ensure that the packet size entered in the configuration or entered...

Page 104: ... E2 Restart or Diagnostic Packet on LCI 0 E3 Incoming call received on wrong LC E4 Facility not subscribed E5 Packet does not Restart or Diag on LCI 0 E6 42 Facility parameters not supported Report the error to the host system operator E7 41 Facility not supported Report the problem to the host system operator E8 46 Unexpected calling DTE Ensure that the network address is correct Retry the operat...

Page 105: ...number PR 10 Packet type invalid 11 Packet type invalid for state r1 12 Packet type invalid for state r2 13 Packet type invalid for state r3 14 Packet type invalid for state p1 15 Packet type invalid for state p2 16 Packet type invalid for state p3 17 Packet type invalid for state p4 18 Packet type invalid for state p5 19 Packet type invalid for state p6 1A Packet type invalid for state p7 1B Pack...

Page 106: ...0 FF Reserved for Network Specific Diagnostics DCE 18ccdd Cause Codes An 18ccdd Cause code is issued when the data circuit terminating equipment issues a Clear indication packet after detecting an error 18 General error category cc Cause code dd Diagnostic code The cause codes listed are defined by CCITT Recommendation X 25 Cause Description and Suggested Recovery 00 Call clearing originated at ho...

Page 107: ... address and the correct number for the reverse charge has been entered Retry the operation If the error recurs report the problem to the host system operator 21 Incompatible destination Ensure that the correct address has been entered If the address is correct report the problem to the host system operator 29 Fast select not subscribed Ensure that call establishment is correct This facility shoul...

Page 108: ...ve and the host system operator 80 FF Reset originated at host system DCE 1Accdd Cause Codes An 1Accdd Cause code is issued when the data circuit terminating equipment issues a Restart after detecting an error 1A General error category cc Cause code dd Diagnostic code The cause codes listed are defined by CCITT Recommendation X 25 When any of these codes are displayed contact your supervisor The j...

Page 109: ... to 0 on Restart Indication Confirmation E5 24 LCID 0 on non Restart Diagnostic packet 400000 400900 Linking Errors Error Code Description and Suggested Recovery 400000 A connection attempt is in progress wait for logon screen 400100 Failed connection Retry 400200 Data entered in wrong format H must be first 400300 You have selected the wrong AS 400 System to disconnect from correct 400400 The Con...

Page 110: ... command contained an unsupported I field format 410300 The XID command exchange state indicators are set to not supported 410400 SDLC link protocol was not specified 410500 Asynchronous balanced mode support 410600 An ALS is secondary 410700 Maximum BTU length less than 265 bytes 410800 An SDLC profile that is either invalid or not supported 410900 A maximum I frame s outstanding value that is in...

Page 111: ...r during LU6 2 Controller session establishment or progress UNBIND of type xx was sent by the Controller indicating a system problem 438900 The System did not accept the 3494 request to connect 438904 Controller description was not defined in the AS 400 System 438905 Connection request rejected because the Controller description was already active 438908 Controller description was varied offline 4...

Page 112: ... device is powered at this site To recover If the designated printer is busy wait for it to complete the current task and try again Otherwise correct the error condition and try again 520003 The 3494 unit lost communication with the local printer during the print operation To recover CReset originated at host system heck cables connections and retry the operation 80 FF LAN AS 400 Attachment Errors...

Page 113: ... STK3494 stackable Rack Mount 1EIA in a standard 19 rack Dimensions H x W x D 1 713 x 19 x 12 8 4 35 cm x 48 26 cm x 32 51 cm Weight 35 lbs 15 9 Kg Power 40 Watts Voltage 115 220V 10 50 60 Hz Current 0 6 0 3 A Operating Temperature 50 F to 104 F 10 C to 40 C Non operating Temperature 32 F to 144 F 0 C to 50 C Relative Humidity 20 to 80 non condensing Regulatory Agencies Product Safety Underwriter ...

Page 114: ...Specifications Emissions Federal Communications Commission FCC for United States Emissions Part 15 Subpart J Class A EN 55022 Class A European CE Mark Specifications 2 ...

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