Defining Connectivity Components
Defining Link Stations
slightly, so if you do know the type it is better to specify it. This also helps to ensure network configuration consistency.
You cannot choose Discover if the link station is activated on demand.
If the local node is a LEN node, this field does not apply.
Parameters for Dependent LU TrafficConfiguring a link station for dependent LU traffic automatically creates an appropriate PU with the same name as the link station.
You need the following information to configure a link station for use by dependent LUs (LUs of type
A value to identify the local node in the SNA network. You can usually use the same node ID (the default value) for all the links on the same node. However, if you need more than 255 dependent LUs to access a specific host, you must configure multiple link stations to the host, each with up to 255 dependent LUs, and each with a different local node ID.
To ensure that the remote node is configured to recognize the local node ID, contact your SNA network planner.
In a VTAM configuration, the first three digits should match the IDBLK parameter in the PU definition, and the last five should match the IDNUM parameter.
On an AS/400 system, the node ID is configured in the EXCHID parameter.
Remote node IDThe node ID for the remote link station (optional; only applicable if you need to restrict access to this link station). If you specify the remote node ID, the link is activated only if the node ID of the remote node matches the value specified in this definition. This can be useful if you have several link stations configured on a switched port, because it enables the link stations to be distinguished when they are activated by the remote nodes. Link stations can also be distinguished by the
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