Matching IBM i system device description parameters for a remote IBM i system
You must coordinate device description parameters between the local and remote IBM® i systems. This table shows those prompts and parameters that must be coordinated when you specify device descriptions for the local and remote IBM i systems.
- See Examples: Connecting one IBM i server to another IBM i server for an example of connecting one IBM i server to another IBM i server.
- Use the following table for the device description.
| IBM i prompt | IBM i parameter | Remote IBM i parameter | Notes |
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| LCLLOCNAME | RMTLOCNAME | For systems not using APPN (APPN(*NO) specified for the controller and device descriptions),
this value must match the value specified by the RMTLOCNAME parameter on the remote system device
description. APPC device descriptions are automatically created as needed by the IBM i server APPN support, when the following is specified on the
controller description:
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| Location Password | LOCPWD | LOCPWD | This parameter must match on both the local and remote APPC device. Note: If
you want a value other than *NONE for APPN devices, this value must be configured
on the QAPPNRMT configuration list.
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| Mode | MODE | MODE | For systems not using APPN (APPN(*NO) specified for the controller
and device descriptions), this value must match the value specified by the
MODE parameter on the remote device description. For systems using APPN (APPN(*YES) specified for the controller and device descriptions), the specified mode description must exist on the remote system. The mode description name need not be specified in the remote device description. |
| Remote location name | RMTLOCNAME | LCLLOCNAME | For systems not using APPN (APPN(*NO) specified for the controller and device descriptions),
this value must match the value specified by the LCLLOCNAME parameter on the remote device
description. APPC device descriptions are automatically created as needed by IBM i APPN support if APPN(*YES) is specified for the controller description. |
| RMTNETID | LCLNETID | RMTNETID specified on the local IBM i server device description must match the local network ID specified in the network attributes of the remote IBM i server. | |
| Single session | SNGSSN | SNGSSN | For Element 1 ( single-session device description), this parameter
must match on both the local and remote APPC device. For Element 2 (number
of single-session conversations), this parameter does not need to match the
remote device. Note: If you want a value other than *NO for APPN devices,
this value must be configured on the QAPPNRMT configuration list.
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The Communications Configuration manual might be a useful reference to you. It is available from the IBM Publications Center in an online format that you can download.