All devices lose connectivity with AS/400.

Issue:
The 494 or 594 controller loses connection when the last user signs off the AS/400 sytem. To recover must vary off and on the remote controller on the as/400.

Cause:
When a 594 or 494 controller is connected to the AS/400 and the descriptions are autocreated the as/400 sets the value switched disconnect to *yes which causes the connections to drop after the last User signs off the system.

Solution:

This example contains the suggested configuration for a remote workstation controller. 

Display the AS/400 controller description WRKCFGSTS *CTL (remote controller name if known)

To change description do the following:

1) vary off the controller option 2 = varyoff

2) select 8= work with descriptions.

3) next select 2 = change.

4) Tab to field "Switched disconnect " change from *Yes to *No   (as shown in example)

                            
Controller description . . . . . . :   C594MRMT            
Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *BASIC              
Category of controller . . . .   *RWS
Controller type  . . . . . . . . . :   5494                
Controller model . . . . . . . . . :   2                   
Link type  . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *NONE               
Online at IPL  . . . . . . . . . . :   *YES                
Remote location  . . . . . . . . . :   C594MC              
Local location . . . . . . . . . . :   PERLE170            
Remote network identifier  . . . . :   APPN            
Autocreate device  . . . . . . . . :   *ALL                
Switched disconnect  . . . . . . . :   *NO                 
Message queue  . . . . . . . . . . :   *SYSVAL             
Current message queue  . . . . . . :   QSYSOPR             
  Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . :     QSYS              
                                                           


Article ID:
99
Published:
1/29/2003 11:59:23 AM
Last Modified:
11/14/2003 9:28:19 AM
Keywords:
099,devices, session lost,blank screen
Issue Type:
Trouble Shooting