Create device descriptions for APPC connections

A device description for APPC connections describes the characteristics of the physical or program device that is to communicate with the local system. Device descriptions can describe a physical device (such as an Advanced Function Printing™ device) or logically represent a communications session or a program running on another system.

Note:

The device description is typically created after the controller description. Device descriptions for Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking® (APPN), Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX), and user-defined communications are typically created automatically. When the Create Device Description (APPC) command is used to create APPN devices, the APPN parameter must be set to *YES.

The system automatically creates devices for APPN communications. However, other device types are valid for APPC and APPN.

If you need to create a device description, do the following:

Type one of these commands on the iSeries™ command line for the type of device you are creating and press F4:
- Create Device Description (APPC) (CRTDEVAPPC)
- Create Device Description (Display) (CRTDEVDSP)
- Create Device Description (Host) (CRTDEVHOST)
- Create Device Description (Printer) (CRTDEVPRT)
- Create Device Description (SNA Pass-through) (SNPT)) (CRTDEVSNPT)
- Create Device Description (SNA upline facility (SNUF)) (CRTDEVSNUF)
Use the online help information to choose the parameter values.
Press Enter. The device description is created.