.You must match host system communications configuration parameters with iSeries™ system values. A description of these iSeries system values are in the following table. For information about configuring host systems, see the manuals VTAM® Installation and Resource Definition, SC23-0111, and Network Control Program Resource Definition Reference, SC30-3254.
You can specify some host system parameters on multiple definition statements, such as the GROUP, LINE, PU, and LU. The following table lists only the lowest level definition statement that is used by the host system.
To configure an iSeries system to a host system:
| iSeries Prompt | iSeries Parameter | Host Definition Statement | Host Parameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local adapter address | ADPTADR | PATH | DIALNO
Host DIALNO parameter is a concatenation of: SSAP/DSAP/remote-adapter-address. iSeries CRTLINTRN command ADPTADR value must match the remote-adapter-address portion of the host DIALNO parameter. The DSAP portion of the DIALNO parameter must correspond to the SSAP value specified on the iSeries controller description. |
| PU | MACADDR
For 9370/LAN only, the iSeries line description ADPTADR must match the host MACADDR parameter. MACADDR can be coded as an 8- or 12-digit hexadecimal number; the 8-digit variation assumes 4000 in the first four positions (4000xxxxxxxx). |
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| Connection type | CNN | GROUP | DIAL
If the iSeries line description CNN parameter is *SWTPP or *SHM, DIAL=YES must be specified for the host system; if CNN is *MP or *NONSWTPP, DIAL=NO must be specified. If CNN(*MP) is specified, the SERVICE macroinstruction must be used to specify the sequence in which stations are served. |
| Exchange identifier | EXCHID | PU | IDBLK, IDNUM
The iSeries block number (digits 1-3 of the EXCHID) is always 056. The remaining 5 digits (based on the system serial number if *SYSGEN is used) are specified in the IDNUM parameter. |
| Line speed | LINESPEED | LINE | SPEED
Line speeds specified for each system must match. |
| Maximum frame size | MAXFRAME | PU | MAXDATA
Values specified for each system must match. |
| NRZI data encoding | NRZI | LINE | NRZI
Values specified for each system must match. |
| Station address | STNADR | PU | ADDR
iSeries system station address must be unique within host PU definitions. (Ignored within 9370/LAN environment.) |
For more information on iSeries system parameters, see Communications Configuration
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For steps on how to create a line description, see Create a line description.