Node configuration parameters
You need the following information for node configuration:
- APPN support
- Level of APPN support for the node:
- If your network is not an APPN network, configure the node as a LEN node.
- To participate in an APPN network in which another node provides session routing services, or to use DLUR only on the local node, configure the node as an end node.
- To provide intermediate routing services in an APPN network, or to provide passthrough DLUR services to downstream nodes, configure the node as a network node.
- To provide session routing services to other nodes in a branch network that are not part of the main APPN backbone network, configure the node as a branch network node.
- Control point name
- Fully qualified control point name for the
local node. Because this name may need to be configured on other nodes in
the network, consult with your SNA network planner to determine the name.
When you define the control point, CS/AIX automatically defines a local LU with the same name. That LU can act as a default local LU for the node.
- Control point alias
- Local alias for the default local LU. Supply this value if the default local LU is used by independent LU 6.2 LUs.
- Node ID
- Identifier for the PU on the local node. Supply a value only if the node will be used for dependent traffic using the default (control point) LU.
When defining a node, it can have a virtual DNS name that does not match
the local host name. Use the SNA_SERVER_NAME environment variable, described in the IBM Communications Server for Data Center Deployment on AIX Administration Command ReferenceAppendix, in the /etc/sna/environment file.