The process described below, to enable an optical LAN Library over a TCP/IP connection, is provided as is and has not been thoroughly tested under all conditions. IBM, therefore, cannot guarantee or imply reliability, serviceability, or function of this procedure.
Enabling an optical LAN Library over a TCP/IP connection
This example will show you how to define and enable a SNA connection between an System i and a 3995 Optical LAN library over a TCP/IP connection. This is done by enabling an AnyNet connection between the System i and the OS/2 PC. An AnyNet connection provides a means of packing and unpacking SNA request units and transmitting them over a TCP/IP network. It is assumed that you have a basic understanding of SNA, TCP/IP, System i and OS/2.
The following equipment was used to verify this example:
- System i Model 170 with 2838 - Ethernet card
- 8223 - Fast Ethernet workgroup hub
- 3995 Model C20
- OS/2 PC with 100Mb Ethernet card
In our simple test network we have no name servers, no routers, no switches. The network consist of an System i, OS/2 PC and a 8223 work group hub. Because of the numerous different types of networking equipment and inter-connections, it is left up to the reader as to how this simple configuration can be best incorporated into their own TCP/IP network. Before you start the configuration you will need to obtain the following TCP/IP information from your network administrator.
Below is the information that was used in creating our example:
TCP/IP information
| |
OS/2 PC |
System i |
| Host name |
OPTSVRGX |
PH1X |
| I/P address |
8.5.53.78 |
8.5.53.73 |
| Subnet mask |
255.255.255.128 |
255.255.255.128 |
| Primary router address |
Not used in this example |
Not used in this example |
| Secondary router address |
Not used in this example |
Not used in this example |
| Primary name server |
Not used in this example |
Not used in this example |
| Secondary name server |
Not used in this example |
Not used in this example |
| Domain name |
RCHLAND.IBM.COM |
RCHLAND.IBM.COM |
You will also need to have the following SNA information available before you start your configuration. The LU name can be chosen by you or your network administrator. The optical transaction program name on the OS/2 PC is HFSSRV. All other information should be supplied by your network administrator.
SNA information
| |
OS/2 PC |
System i |
| LU name |
LU3995G |
N/A |
| Local Control point |
N/A |
PH1 |
| SNA network name |
APPN |
APPN |
| Transaction program name |
HFSSRV |
N/A |
N/A = Not applicable
After you have the above information you can then proceed to:
The following performance chart shows some of the typical optical requests to a optical LAN library using SNA versus SNA over TCP/IP.
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