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<!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<h1 class="topictitle1">Create the token-ring line description</h1>
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<div><p>To create a token-ring line description, use the Create Line Description
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command and follow a series of steps.</p>
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<div class="section"> <div class="p"> The information assumes that you are not using
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token-ring card with Netfinity<sup>®</sup> or the integrated xSeries<sup>®</sup> server. <ul><li><strong>TCP/IP</strong>: To use TCP/IP over token ring, see <a href="rzajusettinguptcpovertokenring.htm#setting_up_tcp_over_token-ring">Configure
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TCP/IP over token ring</a>.</li>
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<li><strong>Systems Network Architecture (SNA)</strong>: To configure
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a token-ring line description through the server console, use the Create Line
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Description (Token Ring) (CRTLINTRN) command and follow the steps in this
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page.</li>
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<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> This page explains some of the fields that require additional
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information. You can also find other help information by pressing F1 (Help)
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when your cursor is on the field in question.</div>
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</div>
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<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span><a href="rzajuselectlanioa.htm#select_lan_ioa">Select</a> an
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input/output adapter (IOA) to use with your line description. If you are not
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familiar with the capabilities of the IOA, see <a href="rzajutokenringioas.htm#token-ring_ioas">Token-ring
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IOAs</a>.</span> <p>You are now at the Create Line Description (Token
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Ring) (CRTLINTRN) display. Notice that the system copied the name of the IOA
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to the Resource name field.</p>
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<p>Do not press Enter while at this display
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unless instructed to do so; otherwise, you might exit the display. To move
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from field to field, move your cursor or press the Tab key.</p>
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</li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Type a name for your line description into the Line description
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field.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Press Enter twice, and then F10 (Additional fields).</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Indicate the appropriate number of active controller descriptions
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that can use the line description in the Maximum controller field. See <a href="rzajuunderstandingconnestablishment.htm#understanding_conn_establishment">Connection
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establishment between LAN devices</a> for more information about accessing
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a line description through a controller description.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>In the Line speed field, indicate the speed of the IOA.</span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> You
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enable <a href="rzajusupportedtokenringfeatures.htm#supported_token-ring_features__autosense">automatic
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ring-speed sensing</a> (automatic sense) when specifying *AUTO or 100M.
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Automatic sense starts initially at 100 megabit per seconds (Mbps). To use
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automatic sense successfully, you must enable it only on your system or on
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the switch to which your system connects. That is, do not enable both devices;
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otherwise, the correct speed might not be selected.</div>
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</li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Select the duplex mode to use with your IOA.</span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> <a href="rzajusupportedtokenringfeatures.htm#supported_token-ring_features__duplex_mode_negotiations">Duplex
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mode negotiation</a> occurs when you specify *AUTO or *FULL. Duplex mode
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negotiation initially starts at full-duplex mode. The switch must support
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duplex negotiation before you can successfully use this function. If you are
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not familiar with the capabilities of the IOA, see <a href="rzajutokenringioas.htm#token-ring_ioas">Token-ring
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IOAs</a>.</div>
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</li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Specify the largest possible frame size in the <a href="rzajutokenringframesize.htm#token-ring_frame_size">Maximum
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frame size</a> field.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Assign an address to the IOA by using the Local adapter address
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field.</span> <p>To determine whether to use the burned-in address of
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the adapter or a locally administered address, read <a href="rzajuchoosinglanphysicaladdress.htm#choosing_lan_physical_address">LAN
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IOA addresses</a>. To use the burned-in address, accept the default value
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of *ADPT.</p>
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<p>To specify a locally administered address, find a valid address
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and enter it into the field. To find a valid address, move your cursor to
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the field and press F1 (Help) for more information.</p>
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</li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>List all the source service access points <a href="rzajuhigherlayersoverlanprotocols.htm#higher_layers_over_lan_protocols__ssaps_and_dsaps">(SSAP)</a> that your controller should use in the Source service access
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point field. Accept the default value of *SYSGEN or specify your SSAPs. If
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you define the SSAP values, move the cursor to the field and press F1 (Help)
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to help determine what values to use.</span> <p>For more information about
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whether you or the system should define the service access points (SAPs),
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see <a href="rzajuhigherlayersoverlanprotocols.htm#higher_layers_over_lan_protocols">SNA
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connections to LAN protocols</a>.</p>
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</li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Leave the SSAP <a href="rzajutokenringframesize.htm#token-ring_frame_size">maximum
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frame</a> field blank unless you need to enter a value.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>If you use this line description with half duplex mode and with
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a 16 Mbps ring, you can take advantage of <a href="rzajusupportedtokenringfeatures.htm#supported_token-ring_features__early_token_release">early
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token release</a>. To do this, specify *YES in the Early token release
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field.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Press Enter to create the line description.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>If an error occurs, the system might present to you some options
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to correct the error. Select the option that you want. You can also move your
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cursor to the error message and press F1 (Help) to see the cause of the error
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and the possible fixes.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand"><span>Press F3 (Exit).</span></li>
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<ul class="ullinks">
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzajutokenringioas.htm">Token-ring IOAs</a></strong><br />
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Some duplex modes and maximum frame sizes are supported by the input/output adapters (IOAs).</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzajuselectlanioa.htm">Select a LAN IOA</a></strong><br />
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Before creating your line description, you must select the input/output adapter (IOA) to use with it.</li>
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<div class="familylinks">
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzajusettingupsnaovertokenring.htm" title="To Configure Systems Network Architecture (SNA) over token ring, you need to create the token-ring line description, the controller description, and sometimes the device description.">Configure SNA over token ring</a></div>
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