Configuring APPC Communication

Defining Partner LUs

Partner LU Configuration Parameters

The following parameters are required for partner LU configuration:

Partner LU name

The fully qualified LU name of the partner LU. This name must match the name that is configured at the remote node for this LU. If you do not know what that name is, consult your SNA network planner.

This field applies when you define partner LU on a specific remote node or when you define a partner LU alias.

Wildcard partner LU name

A name that matches the fully qualified LU names of multiple partner LUs. (This field applies only if you define partner LUs using wildcards.) The wildcard partner LU name consists of two strings, each of 1–8 characters:

•The first string can be a complete SNA network name that matches the first part of the fully qualified partner LU names exactly, or a wildcard prefix that matches the beginning of the network name for the partner LUs. If you supply a wildcard prefix as the value for the first string, leave the second string blank. For example, a wildcard entry of A would match all LUs in the SNA networks named A, ANT, or APPN (but not BUFFALO or ZEBRA).

•If you supply a complete SNA network name for the first string, you can also enter a value for the second string. (You cannot specify the second string without supplying a valid SNA network name for the first string.) The second string is treated as a wildcard prefix, which must match the start of the second part of the fully qualified partner LU names. For example, a wildcard entry of A.F would match partner LUs names A.FRED or A.FREDDY (but not APPN.FRED or A.B).

If you leave both strings blank, the wildcard partner

LU definition matches any partner LU name.

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