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Customization
MAN-REF-CASW
GNA Address
The GNA address represents a NetEx/IP network address that is associated with a given device. It is
specified in the NetEx/IP Network Configuration Table (NCT). It is also specified during the customi-
zation of the NESiGate Channel Driver. At that time, an association is established between a particular
GNA address and a Device Index.
IP Address
The IP address represents a NetEx/IP network node address. There is no channel device awareness in-
herent in an IP address. However, during the NESiGate customization task, IP host names are defined,
each having a format based on its GNA address. This enables NESiGate to perform a direct mapping
between GNA and IP addresses. This mapping is transparent to the NetEx/IP running on the host, as
well as to all NetEx/IP applications.
Using a Web Browser to Configure NESiGate
The NESiGate Web Browser Interface may be used to configure NESiGate. Before configuring the
NG-CA specific items, the common System and Network configuration should be completed. See the
“Installation Guide” (NG-SW) manual for details.
Refer to the "Web Browser Interface" section on page 7 for a complete description of the commands
used in this section.
Define the Channel Boards(s)
The channel board(s) are automatically configured by the NESiGate initialization software. Normally,
no re-configuration of the board config is required.
Define the Devices
This step is required. If this step is not performed, the ESCON devices will respond as the correct de-
vice without regard to LPAR or ESCON director port affinity. If this does not match the real configura-
tion, incorrect results will occur.
Select the
Board/Channel
link in the navigation menu. This will open the page that is titled:
NESiGate
CA Board/Channel.
Using the device configuration data from a completed worksheet provided in “Appendix A: Configura-
tion Worksheet” on page 25, use the "Channel Define Interface" button to define the devices. Refer to
page 14 for a description of this command.
Repeat this step as many times as necessary until all required channel interfaces are defined.
