Preface
The DECnet SNA Gateway for Synchronous Transport (called the DECnet SNA
Gateway-ST or Gateway-ST in this manual) is a hardware and software
system that provides an interface between IBM and Digital Equipment
Corporation networks that use SDLC lines and circuits. By handling the
different communications protocols between an IBM network and a Digital
network, the Gateway-ST enables certain nodes in a Digital DECnet network
to communicate with one or more hosts in an IBM SNA network.
The Gateway-ST software runs on either the four-port DEC MicroServer
(DEMSA) or single-port DEC MicroServer-SP (DEMSB).
Note
Throughout this manual, the hardware server box is referred to
generically. Where differences occur, distinctions between the DEC
MicroServer (the four-port server product) and the DEC MicroServer-
SP (the single-port server product) are noted.
This manual provides information to help solve problems that could arise
during the day-to-day use of the Gateway-ST software products, managed from
an OpenVMS operating system. Use this manual with other Digital and IBM
documentation.
The material in this guide reflects the experience of the product developers.
The solutions are not necessarily the only ones that will solve a particular
problem, and not every possible problem is discussed. This guide does not
document problems with earlier versions of the DECnet SNA Gateway (DX24
and DECSA), nor does it include information about problems specific to
individual DECnet SNA access routine products. Product-specific problem
determination information can be found in the documentation set for each
DECnet SNA product that you purchase.
vii
