book.You must coordinate communications configuration parameters between local and remote iSeries™ systems. These parameters are described in the following table. This table shows those prompts and parameters that must be coordinated when you specify line descriptions for the local and remote iSeries systems.
To configure a local iSeries server to a remote iSeries server:
| iSeries system Prompt | iSeries Parameter | Remote iSeries Parameter | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local adapter address | ADPTADR | ADPTADR | Adapter address of the local system (specified
on the line description) must be matched at the remote system in the controller
description ADPTADR parameter.
If the iSeries system uses an Ethernet line through an 8209 LAN Bridge, see "Appendix C: Local Area Network Addressing Considerations" in the Communications Configuration book. |
| Insert network address in packets | ADRINSERT | ADRINSERT | If X.25 DCE support is specified (X25DCE(*YES) or X25DCE(*NEG)), ADRINSERT(*YES) should be specified for both systems. |
| Data bits per character | BITSCHAR | BITSCHAR | Values specified for each system must match. |
| Connection initiation | CNNINIT | CNNINIT | If X.25 DCE support is specified (X25DCE(*YES))
for either system, CNNINIT(*LOCAL) should also be specified on that system's
line description. The other system (with X25DCE(*NO) specified) should specify
CNNINIT(*REMOTE) or CNNINIT(*WAIT).
For switched connections, both systems can also specify X25DCE(*NEG) to negotiate the Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) and data terminal equipment (DTE) roles and CNNINIT(*CALLER) to allow either system to initiate the connection by making the call. See the X25DCE parameter for additional considerations. |
| Duplex | DUPLEX | DUPLEX | Depending on the type of communications used, the values specified for the DUPLEX parameters may need to be coordinated. |
| Ethernet standard | ETHSTD | ETHSTD | Values specified for each system must be coordinated. Both systems must specify the same standard (*ETHV2 or *IEEE8023) or at least one system must specify *ALL. |
| Exchange identifier | EXCHID | EXCHID | Remote iSeries controller description EXCHID must match the local iSeries line description EXCHID. The first three digits of the exchange identifier, known as the block number, is 056 for the iSeries line. You can use the Work with Line Descriptions (WRKLIND) command to determine this value. |
| Logical channel entries | LGLCHLE | LGLCHLE | If X.25 DCE support is specified (X25DCE(*YES) or X25DCE(*NEG)), logical channel types and channel numbers must be coordinated. See also the considerations for the X25DCE parameter. |
| Line speed | LINESPEED | LINESPEED | For asynchronous lines, the line speeds specified for each system must match. |
| Modulus | MODULUS | MODULUS | If X.25 DCE support is specified (X25DCE(*YES)
or X25DCE(*NEG)), modulus values specified for each system must match.
The values specified for this parameter should match for all communications types. |
| Local network address | NETADR | CNNNBR | For switched virtual circuits (SVCs), the NETADR parameter on the local system line description must match the CNNNBR parameter on the controller description for the remote system. |
| NRZI data encoding | NRZI | NRZI | Values specified for each system must match (*YES or *NO). |
| Data link role | ROLE | ROLE | The value specified for the local system line description ROLE parameter should match the controller description ROLE parameter specified at the remote system. |
| Number of stop bits | STOPBITS | STOPBITS | Values specified for each system must match. |
| Switched connection type | SWTCNN | SWTCNN | Values specified for each system must be compatible. (*DIAL or *ANS must not be specified for both systems.) |
| X.25 DCE support | X25DCE | X25DCE | If X.25 DCE support is used (X25DCE(*YES)),
only one of the iSeries line descriptions should specify *YES. The system
specifying X25DCE(*YES) should also specify CNNINIT(*LOCAL); the other iSeries server should specify X25DCE(*NO) and CNNINIT(*REMOTE) or CNNINIT(*WAIT).
For switched connections, both systems can also specify X25DCE(*NEG) to negotiate the DCE and DTE roles, and CNNINIT(*CALLER) to allow either system to initiate the connection by making the call. |
For more information on iSeries system parameters, see the Communications Configuration
book.
For steps on how to create a line description, see Create a line description.