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Configuring the OS/2 Client for APPC (SNALU6.2)

Use Table 3 to help configure your OS/2 client for the APPC (SNALU6.2) communication method.You should first review the instructions for installing the server and the OS/2 client. Then use this section to find the information for your configuration. See the following documentation for the installation instructions:

The following is an explanation of the data items on the worksheet. You must have this information before you begin the installation:

Local Description
The description this data item is normally known by

Partner Description
The description this data item is normally known by

Reference Parameter
A reference that can be used to trace information to the partner node and back

Client Workstation Parameter
The name of the fields used on the windows in Communications Manager/2 (CM/2)

Client Installation Example
The name used in the examples

Window Abbreviation
The abbreviations of the windows used in CM/2. A list of the abbreviations and their corresponding full names follow the worksheet.

Your Data
The space to write in your data. This is your data which corresponds to the data shown in the examples in this book.

Table 3. Worksheet for COMMMETHOD SNALU6.2(APPC) for OS/2

  Reference Parameter Client Workstation Parameter Name Client Installation Example Window Abbreviation Your Data
LOCAL Description          
Configuration Name
Configuration TIVSMAPPC OC
Network ID of Workstation c_netid C&SM LAN ID / Network ID / Partner network ID DEIBMFD TRAP LNC CTAH
Independent LU c_independentlu Local Node Name / Local PU name F13833B0 LNC CTAH
IDBLK & IDNUM vtam_xid Local node ID / Node ID 05D F333B LNC CTAH
Link name
Link Name to Host HOST0001 CL CTAH
Token Ring Address dest_addr LAN destination address 400010000002 CTAH
Partner Node Name
Partner node name OS2A CTAH
PARTNER Description          
Network ID of Application s_netid Network ID DEIBMFD PL
Application ID & Alias partner_lu LU Name & Alias DSMSERV1 OS2NODEA PL
Fully qualified Partner LU - Network ID s_netid.partner_lu Partner LU - Fully qualified name DEIBMFD. DSMSERV1 CCSI
Server Program Name applid Partner TP - TP Name DSMSERV1 CCSI
Logon Mode name logmode Mode name #BATCH SFI CCSI
CPI Communications Side Information - Symbolic destination name
Symbolic destination name MVSTIVSM CCSI ++
Note:++ case sensitive - enter as specified by administrator

Key to the Window Abbreviation Column

Here are the full names of the abbreviations in the Window Abbreviation column.

Client Options File

The following are the communication options that you must enter in the client options file (dsm.opt). The COMMMETHOD option value for APPC must always be SNALU6.2. The values listed for the other options are the values used in the examples for configuring the OS/2 client as discussed in Configuring the OS/2 Client for APPC Using Communication Manager/2. Blank spaces are provided for you to write in the values you used when you configured your OS/2 client for communications. Enter these options in the client options file.

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|     commmethod           snalu6.2                                              |
|     symbolicdestination  ________ (for example, MVSTIVSM from side information |
|                                    panel information)                          |
|                                                                                |
|                        -OR-                                                    |
|                                                                                |
|     partnerluname   _________     (for example, DEIBMFD.DSMSERV1)              |
|     tpname          _________     (for example, DSMSERV1)                      |
|     cpicmodename    _________     (for example, #BATCH)                        |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+


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