Configuring APPC Communication

Defining Partner LUs

Defining Partner LUs

If both the local node and the remote node are end nodes or network nodes and your application uses an LU name to refer to the partner LU, there is no need to define the partner LU, because it can be dynamically located using APPN.

If both nodes are end nodes or network nodes, but your application uses an LU alias to refer to its partner LU, you should add a partner LU alias definition.

If either the local node or the remote node is a LEN node, you must define the partner LU as a child of the remote node, because a LEN node cannot take part in dynamic location of LUs. If your application uses the control point LU of the remote node as its partner LU, the control point LU was defined automatically when you defined the remote node.

You can use wildcards to configure multiple partner LUs that are all located on the same remote node and whose names start with the same characters. Using wildcards means that you do not need to configure each partner LU individually.

To configure a partner LU, use one of the following methods:

Motif administration program

You can use the Motif administration program to add a partner LU alias, add a definition of a partner LU on a specific remote node, or define multiple partner LUs using wildcards. Select APPC, New partner LUs, and one of the following from the Services menu on the Node window.

•Partner LU alias

•Partner LU on remote node

•Wildcard partner LU on remote node

Command-line administration program

To define a partner LU, issue the following command:

define_partner_lu

To define a LEN node as a partner LU, issue the following commands:

define_adjacent_len_node define_directory_entry

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