Network scenarios

The subject of networking encompasses an enormous amount of information. The purpose of this topic is not to provide basic networking information, but instead to provide examples of iSeries™ technology used in specific networking environments. The following scenarios are intended to demonstrate how to take advantage of networking services and applications available on your iSeries server.

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• Network planning work sheet
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• Scenario: Set up iSeries to communicate with LAN
  As a network administrator, you would like to add a new iSeries server to your local area network (LAN). This scenario provides a network administrator with prerequisite information as well as instructions on how to set up your iSeries server to communicate with the LAN.
• Scenario: Enable remote connections
  Your company has a branch sales office that has several remote sales personnel who need to connect to your iSeries server. You also connect to your corporate office located in another state. Because the information that is transmitted between these areas of your company is sensitive, you are concerned about protecting it as it is sent across the Internet. Use this scenario to configure connections to remote clients and servers.
• Scenario: Create a virtual Ethernet for interpartition communications
  You are the system administrator for a small company. You use a server that is divided into four logical partitions. You need to allow communication between all four logical partitions. You want to avoid purchasing excess Ethernet cards and cables because money and space is limited in your IT department.
• Scenario: Share a modem between logical partitions using L2TP
  You have virtual Ethernet set up across four logical partitions. Use this scenario to enable selected logical partitions to share a modem. These logical partitions will use the shared modem to access an external LAN.