Adding Additional Configuration To A Controller

Issue:
The Perle controller has an additional twinax feature card installed.( the card has an ID 41).How is the card configured.

Solution:
The Perle 494E or 594E controller operates in one of two modes
             1) Compatible Mode.
             2) Enhanced Mode.
The mode of operation is based on the number of feature cards installed in the controller and the type of configuration that is being created.

If the controller has 1 or 2 feature cards (type 41 or 48 ) installed in slots 2 and 4 and the configuration for example is. 
                  SDLC  
                  FRAME RELAY
                  ETHERNET
                  TOKEN RING
                                                                                                                                            
                                       
 Any of the above controller configuration can communicate in compatible mode with the AS/400 as a single controller. (one APPC and one Remote Workstation controller)

The second mode is Enhanced mode.
Any controller with two or more feature cards has to be configured in this mode.
If the controller is configured for tcp/ip ,the configuration has to be completed in enhanced mode.

When  additional card feature are installed and are being configured,these cards must have unique information.
If the configuration is TCP/IP a unique IP address has to be assigned to the as/400 configuration,and the controllers Local location and control point names must also be unique this is configured  under the Sna Network Information.
 

Slot 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [48] Twinaxial

Slot 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [49] Fast Ethernet

Slot 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [48] Twinaxial

 


Slot 2 * Twinaxial

AS/400 Connection

TCP/IP

Ethernet

 
 

594e IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [101.102.100.030]

Global Parameters

Ethernet Frame Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethernet Type II

Network (Subnet) Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . [255.255.255.000]

Default Gateway IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . [101.102.100.001]

AnyNet Keep Alive Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3 ]

H1 AS/400 System 1

AS/400 IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . [101.102.200.056]

SNA Network Information

 

Default Local Network Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [APPN ]

594e LU Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [C594E01 ]

594e CP Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [C594E01 ]

Default Mode Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [QRMTWSC ]

Pressing F6 to return to 594e - Configuration - Slot Selection

 

Tab to

Slot 4 * Twinaxial

AS/400 Connection

Ethernet

 594e IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [101.102.100.032]

Modify Global Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . No
H1 AS/400 System 1

AS/400 IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . [101.102.200.056] 


There is no need to modify the Global parameters,the default gateway and subnet mask was previously configured when the first twinax card in slot 2 was done)

AS/400 ip address
The IP address of the Host can remainthe same on each controller card or the configuration can be changed for a connection to an alternate host.)

Once the As/400 connection has been completed F6 to continue

Next select

SNA Network Information

The page 594e - Configuration - SNA Network Information - TCP/IP Ethernet ,this page will be blank until configured

F9 = copy , this option will copy the configuration information from the stored configuration in slot 2., figure below.
Tab to the LU and then the CP name change the name to something unique (i.e) change the C594E01 to C594E02
All other settings will remain the same for connection to the same as/400.

 Default Local Network Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [APPN ]

594e LU Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [C594E02 ]

594e CP Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [C594E02 ]

Default Mode Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [QRMTWSC ]

 H1 AS/400 System 1

AS/400 LU Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PERLE170]

AS/400 Network Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [APPN ]

594e Network Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [APPN ]

Mode Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [QRMTWSC ]

Controller Session Initiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NO

Esc=Cancel F1=Help F3=Exit F6=Return F7=Page Up F8=Page Down F9=copy

 

 

 

 

 

 


Related Articles:
1.) Setting the Feature Card Slot Position


Article ID:
204
Published:
2/5/2003 2:25:27 PM
Last Modified:
2/21/2003 1:06:31 PM
Issue Type:
Configuration