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Part 1. Getting started with AS/400 communications
Contents
Configuring AS/400 for communications
Chapter
Chapter 10. Common networking standards
Chapter 8. Troubleshooting communications problems
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Creating a network server description
Chapter 2. Configuring AS/400 for communications
Creating a network interface description
Creating a line description
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Chapter 3. Optimizing communications performance
Adjusting WAN protocols for optimum AS/400 performance
Adjusting the WAN line speed for optimum AS/400 performance
Improving wide area network performance
WAN line speed considerations for IOPs
Adjusting LAN lines for optimum communications performance
Adjusting LANs for optimum communications performance
Improving local area network performance
LAN line speed considerations for IOPs
Improving data path performance
v Mix interactive and batch jobs on a wide area network line
Example Communications subsystem configuration
Communications performance considerations for interactive jobs
Communications performance considerations for batch jobs
Example Interactive subsystem configuration
Mixing interactive and batch jobs on a WAN line
Performance considerations for AnyNet communications
Setting up the AnyNet environment
AnyNet communications for the AS/400 system
QBATCH
Subsystems
QINTER
QBASE
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Distributed data management DDM
Chapter 4. Communications applications
User written APPC applications
Application program interface API performance considerations
Performance considerations for intersystem communications function
Chapter 4. Communications applications
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Matching AS/400 parameters for a host system
Chapter 5. Communicating with host systems
Matching AS/400 line description parameters for a host system
AS/400 Prompt
AS/400
Host Definition
Parameter
Matching AS/400 controller description parameters for a host system
name
Matching AS/400 device description parameters for a host system
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Parameter
Examples Connecting AS/400 to a host system
Statement
Example 2 AS/400 to host system over a token-ring line
Chapter 5. Communicating with host systems
Example 3 AS/400 system for DLUR support with the host system
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Example 4 AS/400 with APPN connection to VTAM
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Configuring the device descriptions
Configuring dependent LU requester DLUR
Configuring the host controller description
Local exchange identifier
For more information on DLUR see, Dependent LU Requester Support DLUR
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Chapter 6. Communicating with a remote AS/400 system
AS/400 Prompt
AS/400
Remote AS/400
Parameter
Chapter 6. Communicating with a remote AS/400 system
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Connecting one AS/400 to another AS/400 system
Example 2 AS/400 to AS/400 using SDLC
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Example 3 AS/400 to AS/400 using one-way automatic dialing
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Chapter 7. Communicating with remote workstation controllers
v IBM 5494 Remote Control Unit Planning Guide, GA27-3936
v IBM 5494 Remote Control Unit User’s Guide, GA27-3852
Matching AS/400 parameters for 5494 controllers
AS/400
AS/400
5494
Prompt
Chapter 7. Communicating with remote workstation controllers
Matching AS/400 parameters for a 5494 connected by Ethernet
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v IBM 5494 Remote Control Unit Planning Guide, GA27-3936
Example Connecting AS/400 to a 5494 controller connected by Ethernet
v IBM 5494 Remote Control Unit User’s Guide, GA27-3852
Matching AS/400 parameters for a 5494 connected by frame relay
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AS/400
v IBM 5494 Remote Control Unit Planning Guide, GA27-3936
v IBM 5494 Remote Control Unit User’s Guide, GA27-3852
5494
Matching AS/400 parameters for a 5494 connected by SDLC
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AS/400
v IBM 5494 Remote Control Unit Planning Guide, GA27-3936
v IBM 5494 Remote Control Unit User’s Guide, GA27-3852
AS/400
Example Connecting AS/400 to a 5494 controller connected by SDLC
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Chapter 7. Communicating with remote workstation controllers
v IBM 5494 Remote Control Unit Planning Guide, GA27-3936
Matching AS/400 parameters for a 5494 connected by
v IBM 5494 Remote Control Unit User’s Guide, GA27-3852
AS/400
Example Connecting AS/400 to a 5494 controller connected by
AS/400
Prompt
Matching AS/400 parameters for a 5494 connected by
v IBM 5494 Remote Control Unit Planning Guide, GA27-3936
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AS/400
v IBM 5494 Remote Control Unit User’s Guide, GA27-3852
AS/400
5494
Example Connecting AS/400 to a 5494 controller connected by
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Chapter 7. Communicating with remote workstation controllers
Matching AS/400 parameters for a 3174 controller
Matching AS/400 parameters for 3x74 controller
v 3174 Subsystem Control Unit Customizing Guide
3174
Configuration
X.21 Switched Short-Hold Mode Dial Number
AS/400
Matching AS/400 parameters for a 3274 controller
3274
Example Connecting an AS/400 to a 3174 control unit
X.21 Switched Options
AS/400
Matching AS/400 parameters for finance controllers
Matching AS/400 parameters for 470x finance controllers
Parameter
AS/400
AS/400 Prompt
4700 Macro
parameter specified for device descriptions attached to the
Matching AS/400 parameters for FBSS finance controllers
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Service access point for PC
Configuration
Switched line
FBSS
FBSS
Configuration
Service access point for Host/37xx/4700
AS/400
Example Connecting AS/400 to a finance network
Matching AS/400 parameters for retail controllers
Matching AS/400 parameters for 3651 retail controllers
Specifying the SDLCLIN parameter for 3651 retail controllers
communications with the AS/400 system. There is no
Matching AS/400 parameters for 3684 retail controllers
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Specifying the LINECON parameter for 3684 retail controllers
Matching AS/400 parameters for 4680/4690 LINE parameter
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Matching AS/400 parameters for 4680/4690 LINK parameter
Exchange identifier
Local node Hex
Matching AS/400 parameters for 4684 retail controllers
4-wire constant RTS?
Remote node Hex
AS/400
Examples Connecting AS/400 to a 4690 retail controller
RIPSS Configuration
AS/400 Prompt
Example 2 AS/400 to 4690 PEER connection over token-ring network
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Chapter 7. Communicating with remote workstation controllers
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Chapter 8. Troubleshooting communications problems
Displaying message queues to solve communication problems
Job logs and communication problems
Displaying the Product Activity Log to solve communication problems
Displaying the Print Error Log to solve communication problems
QSYSARB
QPASVRP
Solving communication problems using communications trace
STRSST Start Service Tools
QPASVRS
Trace option setting
System service tools and communication problems
Trace Common Programming Interface CPI Communications TRCCPIC command
Maximum storage to use
Trace full
Solving communication problems using the system problem log
1-16000 K
WRAP
Using error messages to aid in error recovery
Solving communication problems using status information
Considerations for system tuning during error recovery
Solving communication problems using reason codes
Code
Table 1. Reason Codes for Rejected Program Start Requests
Reason
Reason Description
Code
Table 1. Reason Codes for Rejected Program Start Requests continued
Reason
Reason Description
Chapter 9. Networking concepts
Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking
Advanced program-to-program communications
Dependent LU requester support
HPR architecture option sets
High-performance routing
Internetwork packet exchange support
What is Systems Network Architecture
What is TCP/IP
ATM on AS/400
Chapter 10. Common networking standards
Local area network standards
Distributed data interface network
Half-duplex Ethernet
Wireless network
Token-ring networks
Full-duplex Ethernet
Binary synchronous communications
Wide area network standards
Asynchronous communications
Frame relay networks
Synchronous data link control network
Integrated services digital network
ISDN data link control network
X.25 network
X.21 network
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