Example - Multiple Host Controllers

Resolving The Problem

This is an example of how to configure multiple host controllers on a LAN connection. This example uses a TRLAN; however, it can be used for Ethernet also by changing to a CRTLINETH.

Example

DSPNETA IBM VTAM STARTUP OPTIONS
Current system name . . . : AS4001 SSCPNAME - CDRM1
Pending system name . : NETID = HOSTNET
Local network ID . . . . . . . : APPN SSCPID = 24
Local control point name. : AS4001
Default local location . . . . : AS4001

CRTLINTRN
Line description . . . . . . . . > HOST VBUILD TYPE = LAN
Resource name . . . . . . . . > CMN01 MACADDR = 400003900001

Online at IPL . . . . . . . . . . . . . *YES
Vary on wait . . . . . . . . . . . . . *NOWAIT
Maximum controllers . . . . . . 40
Line speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > 16M
Duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *HALF
Maximum frame size . . . . . . > 1994
Local adapter address . . . . . > 400004000001
Exchange identifier . . . . . . . . > 05600001

CRTCTLHOST VBUILD TYPE = SWNET
Controller description. . . . . . . > HOST1 AS401 PU ADDR = C1
Link type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > *LAN IDBLK = 056
Online at IPL . . . . . . . . . . . . . *YES IDNUM = 00001
APPN-capable . . . . . . . . . . . . *YES PUTYPE = 2
Switched line list . . . . . . . . . . > HOST

Maximum frame size . . . . . . *LINKTYPE
Remote network identifier . . > HOSTNET
Remote control point . . . . . . > CDRM1
SSCP identifier . . . . . . . . . . 050000000018
Local exchange identifier. . . *LIND
Initial connection . . . . . . . . . *DIAL
Dial initiation . . . . . . . . . . . . *LINKTYPE
LAN remote adapter address > 400003900001
APPN CP session support . > *NO
APPN node type . . . . . . . . . . > *LENNODE
...........................................................................
HOST CONTROLLER 2 VBUILD TYPE = SWNET
Controller description . . . . . > HOST2 AS402 PU ADDR = C2
Link type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > *LAN IDBLK = 056
Online at IPL . . . . . . . . . . . . . *YES IDNUM = 00002
PUTYPE = 2
APPN-capable . . . . . . . . . . . . > *NO (NOTE - only one controller can be APPN capable, assuming the
S/390 is a LENNODE. If the S/390 DOES support APPN, multiple APPN controllers are possible
unique TG numbers are used.
nonswitched line . . .
Switched line list . . . . . . . > HOST
+ for more values
Maximum frame size . . . . . . *LINKTYPE
Remote network identifier . . . *NETATR ----| DEFAULTS
Remote control point . . . . . . . ----|
Adjacent link station . . . . . . . *NONE
SSCP identifier . . . . . . . . . . . > 050000000018
Local exchange identifier . . . > 05600002