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Workstation Configuration
ida ReRouter

Communications Manager Configuration Def.

1. Select

"Close"

Your configuration file is automatically verified.

You may now be presented with a pop-up window with the following
message: “Do you wish to dynamically update your SNA resources”.
Select “

YES

”.

Select

"Close"

to exit from Communications Manager Setup.

NOTE

At this point it is recommended that the Communications Manager is
stopped and restarted before proceeding with the operation of the

ida

ReRouter

program.

Summary of Contents for ida ReRouter

Page 1: ...is equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference EMC directive This product observes the rules and regulations of the EMC directive If so required a declaration of conformity in local language stipulating the applied rules and regulations can be obtaine...

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Page 3: ... directional TCP IP protocol The program operates under OS 2 2 0 or higher For a broader description of the ida ReRouter see chapter 1 Introduction The user must have basic knowledge of Communications Manager SNA OS 2 and TCP IP related environments Prerequisite Manuals IBM Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol Version 2 for OS 2 Installation and Administration SC31 6075 Communications M...

Page 4: ...allation Guide Doc no D11069 D61069 i data 7913 03 IPDS Token Ring LAN Attachment Installation Guide Doc no D11072 D61062 i data 7913 04 IPDS Ethernet LAN Attachment Installation Guide Doc no D11071 D61071 ida PS x3 Installation and Operator s Guide Doc no D10325 D60325 ida PS x4 Installation and Operator s Guide Doc no D10326 D60326 For details on host configuration refer to these manuals ida PSS...

Page 5: ...tworks 24 5 1 Configuration Examples for MVS and VM 24 5 1 1 PSF MVS printer definition and startup procedure 24 5 1 2 PSF VM PDM definition 26 5 1 3 PSS MVS printer definition and startup procedure 27 5 1 4 PSS VM PDM definition 28 5 1 5 PSS printer profile using SNA and TCP IP attachment 30 5 1 6 Host VTAM definition 31 6 Configuration of AS 400 Networks 33 6 1 Creating APPC device description 3...

Page 6: ...to Remote Device 59 8 1 PING Function 59 8 2 Log Files 61 9 Problem Determination 62 9 1 Error Syntax 62 9 2 Trace 68 10 List of Abbreviations 69 Appendix A Keyword Definitions 70 Appendix B Fill In Configuration Worksheet 73 Appendix C i data Products 77 ...

Page 7: ... protocol on any one of the supported products stated in section 2 2 Product Features The configuration in the following illustrates the routing of Host data using the ida ReRouter See the explanation to the configuration below the figure HOST LU 6 2 Communications Manager Transaction program ida ReRouter TCP IP Monitoring program idaRCtrl Remote device Data output TCP IP using PPD PPR Network Fig...

Page 8: ... ida ReRouter in Ethernet Environment ida ReRouter in a Token Ring environment ida ReRouter LU6 2 TCP IP IPDS IPDS ICDS ida 913 IPDS PCL ida 913 03 IPDS Printer ida PrintServer 13 PCL printer Router Router PCL ida PrintServer ICDS IBM PSF ida PSS ida PrintServer 03 PCL printer ida PrintServer Fig 1 2 ida ReRouter in Token Ring environment ida ReRouter in an Ethernet environment SNA Host ida ReRout...

Page 9: ...ive inactive Status of the defined route names will appear from the status field in the idaRoute main screen See the idaRoute main screen on page 15 1 2 Product Features The ida ReRouter provides the following features The ida ReRouter transaction program performs direct host print from e g S 370 390 or AS 400 to the following products ida PrintServer 13 ida PrintServer 14 ida RPPC with TCP IP for...

Page 10: ...tte containing among others a setup file and an informatiive file readme txt and other files used for setting up and configuring the ida ReRouter Product documentation Plug and play documentation ida ReRouter Quick Guide D10276 Electronic documentation for more advanced use ida ReRouter Installation and Operator s Guide D60276 ...

Page 11: ...ed OS 2 workstation Software OS 2 2 0 or higher Communications Manager ES version 1 0 or higher or Communications Manager 2 version 1 0 or higher TCP IP 2 0 or higher for OS 2 Base Kit with CSD UN64092 LAPS LAN Adapter Protocol Support with CSD WRU7045 or higher must have TCP IP support To verify the CSD level you enter the command SYSLEVEL at an OS 2 command prompt Press ENTER to scroll through t...

Page 12: ...on and Setup ofida ReRouter This chapter describes the installation and configuration of the ida ReRouter 4 1 Installation of ida ReRouter 1 Insert the ida ReRouter installation diskette into drive A 2 Type A setup 3 Now the following screen will appear ...

Page 13: ...for only the program files to be installed 6 Select De select the installation options according to needs and requirements When the installation entries have been made information as to program location and space required available will appear at the bottom of the screen 7 Click on OK to confirm the installation and see this screen Now the folder idaRoute will be created and you may proceed with t...

Page 14: ...completed the installation the OS 2 desktop will create a folder called ida ReRouter This folder contains two objects the configuration program a ReadMe file 1 Click on the idaReRouter folder ida ReRouter 2 Click on the idaRCtrl icon idaRCtrl The following screen will now appear ...

Page 15: ... DEACTIVATING INTERVENTION REQUIRED Together with the above status messages there will be a complete LOG of all events in the LOG file associated with each Route See section 8 2 Log Files for additional information Description This menu gives a brief description of the defined route To setup and operate with routes in the ida ReRouter click on Setup and the following screen will appear New F6 Chan...

Page 16: ...Changing a route Delete Deleting a route is described in section 4 2 4 Deleting a route Verify Verifying the settings is only necessary to use when the idaRoute ini file has been modified manually without using the idaRCtrl In case of an error situation a verification log is created contaning all necessary information 3 If you click on the sub menu Options you will be provided with the following o...

Page 17: ...esh This entry field will refresh the system and include the latest changes Automatic refresh interval of 30 seconds View Log This field is used for viewing an ASCII log file 4 For help click the sub menu Help This contains the following entry fields Help index General help Using help Product Information The field Product Information provides information on the latest firmware no This information ...

Page 18: ...ear 3 Enter Route name mandatory Route name is the user defined Alias for a particular route Range Alphanumerical string A Z a z 0 9 no white spaces Max 15 characters Default None 4 Enter Description Short description of the defined route Range String with ASCII characters Max 30 characters Default None 5 Enter LU Alias case sensitive Logical unit used for th e LU 6 2 connection The LU Alias must ...

Page 19: ... applications Range Decimal value 0 9999 Default 5001 Remote devices supporting more than one output port may use port no 5002 For details you are referred to the manual for the remote device being connected to 8 Enter Connect Timeout This entry field will specify the time the idaRoute will wait after having initiated a connection till the idaRoute receives a response from the remote TCP IP attach...

Page 20: ...PSF AS400 to ida 913 03 LUALIAS RER1 IPADDRESS 192 0 0 19 PORTNO 5001 CONTIMEOUT 30 TRACE 0 END DEFINE_ROUTE ROUTE_NAME PSF S390 DESCRIPTION PSF VM MVS to ida 913 03 LUALIAS SNCEP0 IPADDRESS 192 0 0 20 PORTNO 5001 CONTIMEOUT 30 TRACE 0 END DEFINE_ROUTE ROUTE_NAME PSF VM2 DESCRIPTION PSF VM to ida PrintServer13 LUALIAS SNCEP1 IPADDRESS 192 1 8 1 PORTNO 5001 CONTIMEOUT 30 TRACE 0 NOTE If setup is ch...

Page 21: ...nstances The OS 2 system puts a limit on the defined routes However 32 routes are able to run simultaneously 4 2 3 Changing a route 1 To change a route you either double click on the route to be changed or click on Setup and then on Change 2 Make the necessary required changes and click on OK 4 2 4 Deleting a route 1 Select the route to be deleted and click on OK 2 If you need to delete a route cl...

Page 22: ... PSF 6000 Now support for the TCP KEEPALIVE facility has been added to the TCP IP components for OS 2 to detect all communcation failures The PSF 6000 or PSF 2 direct TCP to send a KEEPALIVE transmission on a TCP connection remaining inactive for an extended period If the KEEPALIVE transmission is not acknowledged the TCP assumes that the connection partner has been lost and subsequently reports a...

Page 23: ...inutes The inetcfg command must be run each time the OS 2 system is started Adding the inetcfg command to tcpip bin tcpstart cmd is a convenient way to automate this step For example adding inetcfg KEEPALIVE 4 to tcpip bin tcpstart cmd causes TCP to send a KEEPALIVE transmission if a TCP connection has been inactive for 4 minutes and the application requested KEEPALIVE transmissions as OS 2 now do...

Page 24: ...works with PSF 5 1 Configuration Examples for MVS and VM 5 1 1 PSF MVS printer definition and startup procedure From the system PARMLIB PRT08 CLASS A SEP NOMARK DRAIN MODE FSS FSS WRITER08 PRMODE LINE PAGE UCS 0 Example of PSF MVS JES2 printer definition NOTE The SEP parameter must be used if PTF number UY94833 for environment 102 is not installed ...

Page 25: ...HR DSN IDA FDEPLIB PRT08 CNTL PRT08 PRINTDEV FONTDD FONT01 FONTLIBRARY DD OBLYDD OLAY01 OVERLAY LIBRARY DD PSEGDD PSEG01 SEGMENT LIBRARY DD PDEFDD PDEF01 PAGEDEF LIBRARY DD FDEFDD FDEF01 FORMDEF LIBRARY DD JOBHDR JOBHDR JOB HEADERSEP OUTPUT JOBTRLR JOBTLR JOBTRAILER SEP OUTPUT DSHDR DSHDR DATASET HEADER SEPARATOR MESSAGE MSGDS MESSAGE DATA SET OUTPUT PAGEDEF A4L8 DEVICE PAGEDEF DEFAULT FORMDEF A4 ...

Page 26: ...rting of sesssion the DISINTV Disconnect Interval Timer should be set to 0 5 1 2 PSF VM PDM definition LUNAME IDSNCEP0 LOGMODE IBM3820T ALLQUERY YES APPLID PSFAPP11 MANUAL CLASS A COMPMSG YES CONVERT 1 DEST SNCEPO SHARPE YES DISINTV 0 FAILURE WCONNECT FORM HEADFEDF F1SGRP4 FDEF38PP HEADFEDF P1SGRP4 PDEF38PP ITRACE OFF MGMTMODE OUTAVAIL SIZE 256 TAILFDEF F1SGRP4 FDEF38PP TAILPDEF P1SGRP4 PDEF38PP T...

Page 27: ... printer definition PSS4 PROC PSS4 EXEC PGM IDAPSS4 TIME 1440 REGION 4M STEPLIB DD DISP SHR DSN USER LINKLIB SYSPROF DD DISP SHR DSN USER PROCLIB PROG4 SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT E LOG1 DD SYSOUT E LOG2 DD SYSOUT E LOG3 DD SYSOUT E FONT300 DD DISP SHR DSN IDA FONTLIB FONTTFM DD DISP SHR DSN IDA FONTTFM PDEF38PP DD DISP SHR DSN IDA PDEFLIB FDEF38PP DD DISP SHR DSN IDA FDEFLIB OVLY38PP DD DISP SHR DSN IDA O...

Page 28: ...E NON STATA RED NON CPOUT YEL NON VMOUT BLU NON INRED WHI NON IPL GCS PARM AUTOLOG CONSOLE 009 3215 T OPERATOR SPOOL 00C 2540 READER SPOOL 00D 2540 PUNCH A SPOOL 00E 1403 A LINK TO GCS DISK LINK MAINT 595 595 RR LINK TO FONT300 PAGEDEF FORMDEF OVERLAY PAGESEGS LINK MAINT 498 498 RR WORK DASD MDISK 191 3380 191 20 VMPK25 MW Example of PSS VM PDM definitions ...

Page 29: ...or xxxx3820 types list3820 LIST3820 ovly3820 OVLY38PP fdef3820 FDEF38PP pdef3820 PDEF38PP pseg3820 PSEG38PP point to normal pictures font3820 FONT300B point to normal fonts Default values ch0 parm values ch1 ch2 ch3 copy 0 formdef pagedef overlay cc NOCC trc duplex bin xoffset 9999 9999 will use profile offset yoffset 9999 orient prid printer name class fcb prmode pimsg 20 picnt 0 datack U Types t...

Page 30: ...EFLIB PDEF38PP OVLYLIB OVLY38PP FONTLIB FONT300 COMPRESS RESOURCE FONT GT12 PAGEDEF DEF PSEGLIB PSEG38PP SCALE XSIZE 8 YSIZE 11 XOFFSET 0 YOFFSET 0 HPDEF HEAD TPDEF HEAD HFDEF HEAD TFDEF HEAD FSSNAME PSS4 NAME IF PSS TO READ THIS FSANAME FSANAME IDAFSA4 LOCAL DEFINITIONS USED BY PSS4 PROC NAME DEFAULT LOGMODE RSCSPRT1 APPLID APPLID IDAPSS4 PSS PRINTER DEFINITION FOR USE WITH THE IDA REROUTER PRINT...

Page 31: ...DKIDSTP02 X SSCPID 32 X COLD X CONFIG 00 X CSLALIMIT 0 X HOSTSA 32 X DLRTCB 32 X LIST 99 X NOPROMPT X SUPP NOSUP X TNSTAT CNSL TIME 120 X NOTRACE TYPE VTAM X CRPLBUF 208 15 1 16 X IOBUF 100 128 19 1 20 X LFBUF 64 0 1 1 X SFBUF 163 0 1 1 X WPBUF 78 0 1 1 Example of VTAM member taken from an MVS system IBM3820T MODEENT LOGMODE IBM3820T FMPROF X 13 TSPROF X 07 X PRIPROT X B0 SECPROT X B0 COMPROT X D0...

Page 32: ...T X D0B1 X D0B1 X D0B1 X D0B1 X D0B1 X D0B1 RUSIZES X B7B7 X 8686 X 8787 X 8686 X 8787 X 8787 PSNDPAC X 03 X 10 X 10 X 10 X 10 X 10 SSNDPAC X 00 X 00 X 00 X 00 X 00 X 00 SRCVPAC X 03 X 10 X 10 X 10 X 10 X 10 PSERVIC X 060200000000000000002000 NOTE RUSIZES field is less than the VTAM major node MAXDATA parameter If using 3174 RUSIZES must match token ring address configuration F value PSERVIC is sa...

Page 33: ...mote location name RMTLOCNAME RER1 This value must match the remote location name RMTLOCNAME parameter in the CRTDEVPRT Create Devic e Description Printer command description This value must be unique within a network Remote network RMTNETID DKIDTN01 identifier Enter the name of the network in which your partner logical unit is located Attached controller CTL IDATA1 This name matches the local Nod...

Page 34: ...er for AFP printing this parameter must be YES AFP attachment AFPATTACH APPC Font identifier FONT 011 Form Feed FORMFEED AUTOCUT Remote location name RMTLOCNAME RER1 This name matches the AS 400 RMTLOCNAME parameter value in the CRTDEVAPPC command In this example the value is RER1 The value must be unique within the network Remote network RMTNETID DKIDTN01 identifier Enter the name of the network ...

Page 35: ...a remote location list type CRTCFGL or if you have a remote location list type CHGCFGL change configuration list 2 Press F4 to get prompts 3 Type APPNRMT for the Configuration list type field and press the ENTER key twice Remote Location Name RER1 Specifies the name that must match the following RMTLOCNAME in the printer device description This value must be unique within a network Remote Network ...

Page 36: ...ME in the printer device description PC s Partner LU name Remote Control Point Name Specifies the name that must match the following CTL in the APPC device controller Local Node Name in Communications Mana ger Control Point Network Identifier Specify NETATR Specify loc NO Single session NO Number of conversations 10 Local Control Point NO Pre established session NO NOTE Use the WRKCFGL Work Config...

Page 37: ...ze LINKTYPE Remote network identifier DKIDTN01 Remote control point IDATA1 Initial connection DIAL Dial initiation LINKTYPE Switched disconnect YES Data link role NEG LAN remote adapter address 40005A0000CE Option BASIC Category of controllers APPC LAN DSAP 04 LAN SSAP 04 Text AUTOMATICALLY CREATED BY QLUS Chapter 7 Workstation Configuration provides AS 400 configuration worksheets for the remote ...

Page 38: ...1 3 AS 400 Network Configuration Worksheet An explanation to the worksheets can be seen in section 7 1 4 Explanation to configuration Worksheets NOTE The ida ReRouter setup values and the Communications Manager 2 profiles must match the corresponding parameters of the Host network The configuration examples assume that the connections are based on Token Ring You start the configuration from the pr...

Page 39: ...her LAN types 2 Select APPC APIs in the field Features or Applications 3 Select Configure Configuring Data Link Control DLC profiles Communications Manager Profile List Sheet 1 Select DLC Token Ring or other LAN types 2 Select Configure Token Ring or Other LAN Types DLC Adapter Parameters 1 Select Adapter see worksheet 2 2 Set Maximum link stations to see worksheet 3 3 Set Maximum i field size to ...

Page 40: ... 3 Set Node type If set to End node to network node server then also define Your network node server address hex 4 Set Local node ID the value for Local node ID should be supplied to you by your local network support manager NOTE Do not change the value X 05D for the left most field of the local node ID 5 Select Options 6 Set Local node alias name 7 Select Activate Attach Manager at Startup 8 Clic...

Page 41: ...ost connection 1 Select To peer node 2 Select Create Adapter List 1 Select the relevant adapter under Adapter type 2 Select Adapter number see worksheet 2 3 Select Continue Connection to a Host Network node Peer Node Three types of connections are available 1 Network node connection normally AS 400 1a Select Activate at Startup 1b Set LAN Destination address see worksheet 16 1c Specify Address for...

Page 42: ... Partner network ID see worksheet 11 2h Fill in Partner node name see worksheet 11 3 Peer node connection normally AS 400 3a Select Activate at startup 3b Set LAN destination address to see worksheet 16 3c Specify Address format 3d Set Remote SAP 3e Fill in the Partner network ID see worksheet 11 3f Fill in the Partner node name see worksheet 11 4 Select OK Connections List 1 Select Close Configur...

Page 43: ...elect Create 3 Set Fully Qualified LU to see worksheet 11 4 Set Partner LU Alias user defined 5 Select OK NOTE With Communications Manager 2 version 1 11 or higher special setup definitions have to be made to make a VTAM LU 6 2 session work 1 The partner LU must be defined Fill in the Network ID and Partner Node Name in accordance with the VTAM definitions consult your VTAM programmer if needed 2 ...

Page 44: ... a transaction program definition SNA Features List Transaction Program Def 1 Select Transaction program definitions 2 Select Create Transaction Program Definition For IPDS connection to PSF 370 390 and PSF 400 1 Set Transaction program TP name to DPF See worksheet 9 2 Set OS 2 program path and file name ida ReRouter program to see worksheet 10 3 Select Continue ...

Page 45: ...he TP name used must match the TP name used in the PSS printer profile i e in this case it is IDAROUTE For details see the section Related Manuals for documentation reference to host configuration Additional TP Parameters 1 Select Background from the Presentation type list 2 Select Non queued Attach Manager started from the Operation type list 3 Select OK SNA Features List 1 Select Close Communica...

Page 46: ...You may now be presented with a pop up window with the following message Do you wish to dynamically update your SNA resources Select YES Select Close to exit from Communications Manager Setup NOTE At this point it is recommended that the Communications Manager is stopped and restarted before proceeding with the operation of the ida ReRouter program ...

Page 47: ...tations 10 4 Max RU size 1024 1024 1024 5 C SM LAN ID IDATA1 Local Node Characteristics 6 Network name DKIDTN01 DKIDTN01 DKIDTN01 7 Local node name IDATA1 8 Node ID 05D 00000 05D 00000 05D 00000 SNA Features Transaction Program Def 9 TP name DPF for IPDS IDAROUTE for ICDS 10 Program path name C IDAROUTE IDAROUTE EXE Partner LU 11 Full PLU name DKIDTN01 PSFAPP11 PSFAPP11 PSFAPP11 PSFAPP11 Local LU ...

Page 48: ...e ID 05D 00000 05D 00000 SNA Features Transaction Program Def 9 TP name DPF for IPDS IDAROUTE for ICDS 10 Program path name C IDAROUTE IDAROUTE EXE Partner LU 11 Full PLU name1 DKIDTN01 PSFAPP12 PSFAPP12 DKIDTN01 PSFAPP12 Local LU 12 Local LU name IDSNCEP1 IDSNCEP1 IDSNCEP1 IDSNCEP1 IDSNCEP1 13 Local LU alias SNCEP1 14 Local LU address 5 5 5 Connections 15 Destination address 40005A0001C1 40005A00...

Page 49: ... 0 3 Max link stations 2 4 Max RU size 1024 1024 CALC 5 C SM LAN ID IDATA1 Local Node Characteristics 6 Network name ID DKIDTN01 DKIDTN01 7 Local node name IDATA1 IDATA1 8 Local Node ID 05D 00000 05D 00000 Transaction Program Def 9 TP name DPF 10 Program path name C IDAROUTE IDAROUTE EXE Partner LU 11 Full PLU name Partner network ID DKIDTN01 DKIDTN01 Partner node name S4450327 S4450327 Local LU 1...

Page 50: ...acteristics 6 Network name ID DKIDT01 DKIDT01 DKIDT01 7 Local node name 8 Local Node ID Transaction Program Def 9 TP name 10 Program path name Partner LU 11 Full PLU name Partner network ID DKIDTN01 DKIDTN01 DKIDTN01 Partner node name S4450327 S4450327 S4450327 Local LU 12 Local LU name RER1 RER1 RER1 13 Local LU alias MYALIAS 14 Local LU address Connections 15 Destination address 16 LAN Adapter a...

Page 51: ...Characteristics 6 Network name ID DKIDTn01 DKIDTn01 7 Local node name IDATA1 IDATA1 8 Local Node ID 05D00000 05D00000 Transaction Program Def 9 TP name DPF 10 Program path name C IDAROUTE IDAROUTE EXE Partner LU 11 Full PLU name DKIDTN01 S4450327 DKIDTN01S4450327 Local LU 12 Local LU name RER2 13 Local LU alias RER2 14 Local LU address Connections 15 Destination address 40000B100002 40000B100002 1...

Page 52: ...e ID DKIDTN01 DKIDTN01 DKIDTN01 7 Local node name 8 Local Node ID Transaction Program Def 9 TP name 10 Program path name Partner LU Profile 11 Full PLU name DKIDTN01 S4450327 DKIDTN01 S4450327 DKIDTN01 S4450327 12 Partner network ID 13 Partner node name Local APPC LU Profile 12 Local LU name RER2 RER2 RER2 13 Local LU alias MYALIAS 14 Local LU address Connections 15 Destination address 16 LAN Adap...

Page 53: ...ported by the T R adapter Must not exceed the value called max no of SNA links specified in the LAN Adapter and Protocol Support LAPS IEEE 802 2 protocol 4 Max RU size Specifies the maximum request response unit RU size supported by the T R adapter This number must be the same or larger than the NCP PU MAXDATA parameter specified in S 370 S 390 and AS 400 Token Ring Line description AS 400 APPC Co...

Page 54: ...e network administrator AS 400 This value will be used by AS 400 when automatically creating the APPC controller description for the PC 9 TP name The transaction program name must be in capital letters 10 Transaction program path file name Specifies the full path name file name and file extension of the C path filename program 11 Full PLU name Specifies the real network name of the Partner LU The ...

Page 55: ... device description 13 Local LU alias Identifies the LU alias to be used when activated by the S 370 S 390 or AS 400 system This parameter must match the LU Alias in the ida ReRouter program 14 Local LU address Specifies the network addressable unit NAU for this logical unit LU It must match the NCP VTAM LOCADDR A value of X 00 specifies an independent LU and values between 2 and 255 X 01 and X FF...

Page 56: ...174 to communicate with the workstation 17 IP Address The IP address is the defined address of the remote device being communicated with Must be stated in decimal dotted notation 0 0 0 1 255 255 255 254 18 Port No Specifies in decimal value the actual port of the remote device being connected with Port no is 5001 and 5002 for all IPDS applications 19 Mode Name This parameter is for AS 400 only Thi...

Page 57: ...e selected protocol will then appear in the field Current Configuration Press OK to confirm the configuration 7 3 TCP IP The TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol is used to transfer print data The print data is encapsulated within the TCP IP during network transmission and is passed transparently to the remote device When configuring the TCP IP there are two parameters to define ...

Page 58: ...r the PC and subnet mask Routing NOTE Routing is only defined if connection is made to multiple IP network When configuration of the TCP IP protocol is completed you must confirm the configuration Press ALT F4 or make a double click in the top left corner of the actual screen Then select SAVE to save the TCP IP configuration ...

Page 59: ...8 1 PING Function The PING function is used for testing the connection to the remote device The PING function sends an echo request to the network host The function is useful for Determining the status of the network and various host connections Tracking and isolating hardware and software problems Testing measuring and managing networks Before testing make sure that the remote device is plugged i...

Page 60: ...ived 0 packet loss round trip ms min avg max 0 0 0 PING function failed If the PING function failed to provide the expected system response you should check the remote device as follows 1 Make sure that power light on the remote device is ON and that the LAN light is ON solid not blinking This means that the unit is connected to the LAN 2 Press the TEST key on the remote printer device A test page...

Page 61: ...te program are described together with a suggested action to correct the error situation All log messages sent to the log file will be time stamped A brief overview of the log files can be seen by activating the pull down window View Log see section 4 2 step 3 for details NOTE The status field will always be changed when new sessions are activated ...

Page 62: ...ed The errors produced will use the following syntax 9 1 Error Syntax Code ROUTYYYYX Message identifier E Error I Information W Warning Message number Program name Description A short diagnosis of the error situation Action The action you will have to take to remedy the error situation Note Further information if any on the actual error situation The following notation will apply in the error mess...

Page 63: ...ote device has not answered before a timeout has occurred Action Check the connection to the remote device reset the device and try once more Note ROUT0105E APPC communication error Description A communication error has occurred An invalid or unsupported status return code is sent from APPC API Action The transaction program is terminated To re start the communication operate re start the printer ...

Page 64: ... ROUT0600E Invalid IP Address value Description The IP address in the idaRoute ini file is invalid Action Re define the configuration value Note ROUT0601E Invalid Port No Value Description The Port number defined in the idaRoute ini file is invalid Action Re define the configuration value Note ROUT0602E Invalid connect timeout value Description The value defined for the time out period is invalid ...

Page 65: ...Ping the remote device for details see chapter 8 Testing the Remote Device Retry Note ROUT0606W Remote device already connected to another server Description The remote device is owned by another server Action Deactivate the other server or use a different server Note ROUT0608I idaRoute vers started Description Self explanatory information Action Note ROUT0609I idaRoute ended Description Self expl...

Page 66: ...613I Printer is not ready IRQ on remote printer Description An IRQ message has been discovered in the remote printer Action Check the remote printer to establish the IRQ situation paper jam paper out off line Note ROUT0614I Printer is ready IRQ solved Description Information only Action Note ROUT0615E TCP IP printer protocol error Description A protocol error has occurred between the ida ReRouter ...

Page 67: ...error Description An internal software error has occurred Action Retry and if the problem persists contact your point of purchase Note ROUT0800E Semaphore handling error Description An OS 2 system call has failed Action Re start the ida ReRouter re start the OS 2 If problem persist contact your system administrator Note ROUT0801E Named Pipe handling error Description An OS 2 system call has failed...

Page 68: ...on and Setup of ida ReRouter provides a debugging facility This facility can be enabled either by setting TRACE to a value within the defined range see below in the setup screen or set via the configuration file idaRoute ini When TRACE has been enabled an LUALIAS trc will be generated to the directory of the idaRoute program Range 0 Off 0010 1 Dataflow trace file wrapped 128kB 0010 0 Dataflow trac...

Page 69: ...Internet Protocol LU Logical Unit PING Packet InterNet Group PM Presentation Manager PPD PPR PPD Page Printer Daemon and PPR Page Printer Remote are bi directional print protocols for AFP printing in a TCP IP environment TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol LAPS LAN Adapter Protocol Support ...

Page 70: ...le is not used for normal configuration and operation For this you use the setup dialog screen The valid keywords are described in details below and the syntax for the keyword settings is as follows Syntax KEYWORD SPACE VALUE CRLF NOTE Keywords are case sensitive and must be stated in upper case Comments must be placed on a line above and below the settings line KEYWORD DEFINE_ROUTE DESCRIPTION St...

Page 71: ...NGE Alphanumerical string A Z a z and 0 9 All characters before the value CRLF are used as the string spaces included Max 30 characters DEFAULT None KEYWORD LUALIAS DESCRIPTION Name of the logical unit used for LU 6 2 connection The LU Alias should match the LU Alias defined in the Communications Manager ES or 2 setup The LU Alias is case sensitive and must be stated in upper case RANGE Alphanumer...

Page 72: ...cimal value 0 9999 DEFAULT 5001 KEYWORD CONTIMEOUT DESCRIPTION Specifies the time the idaRoute the ini file will wait from the time of connection till response is received RANGE Decimal values in seconds 0 9999 DEFAULT 30 KEYWORD TRACE DESCRIPTION Enables disables the trace functionality in the idaRoute program RANGE 0 Off 0010 1 Dataflow trace file wrapped 128kB 0010 0 Dataflow trace file not wra...

Page 73: ...a ReRouter 73 Appendix B Fill InConfigurationWorksheet In the following pages you will find blank configuration worksheets for the networks S 370 and AS 400 With these you can make your own system configuration worksheets ...

Page 74: ...ions 4 Max RU size 5 C SM LAN ID Local Node Characteristics 6 Network name NETID 7 Local node name 8 Node ID SNA Features Transaction Program Def 9 TP name 10 Program path name Partner LU 11 Full PLU name2 Local LU 12 Local LU name LUNAME LUNAME LUNAME 13 Local LU alias 14 Local LU address Connections 15 Destination address 16 LAN adapter address 17 IP Address 18 Port number 2 This profile descrip...

Page 75: ...XFRAME 5 C SM LAN ID Local Node Characteristics 6 Network name ID RMTNETID 7 Local node name RMTCPNAME 8 Local Node ID EXCHID Transaction Program Def 9 TP name 10 Program path name Partner LU 11 Full PLU name3 RMTNETID Local LU 12 Local LU name 13 Local LU alias 14 Local LU address LOCADDR Connections 15 Destination address ADPTADR 16 LAN Adapter addr 17 IP Address 18 Port No Mode Profile 19 Mode ...

Page 76: ...ations 4 Max RU size 5 C SM LAN ID Local Node Characteristics 6 Network name ID RMTNETID RMTNETID RMTNETID 7 Local node name 8 Local Node ID Transaction Program Def 9 TP name 10 Program path name Partner LU 11 Full PLU name RMTNETID RMTNETID LCLLOCNAME Local LU 12 Local LU name RMTLOCNAME RMTLOCNAME 13 Local LU alias 14 Local LU address Connections 15 Destination address 16 LAN Adapter addr 17 IP ...

Page 77: ...n SQ 2550 ida 234 1 MT691 ida 234 1MT800 ida LS 170 ida UNI 224 1C 224 1CB ida 270 C RS ida 820 Font Pack MVS VM Software ida PSS MVS VM VDE ida RPPC OS 2 Windows WIN NT x86 HP UX UNIX Netware ida ReRouter IBM PSF 2 ida MakeITDS MVS VM VSE WIN DOS ida ReRouter IBM PSF 2 ida ReRouter ida 820 Font Pack MVS VM Connectivity Platform ida PS x3 Conv x4 Conv x3 MIO x4 MIO x3 IOP x4 IOP ida TR ida FLEX TR...

Page 78: ...9x OKI 395 OKI 520 Epson SQ 2550 ida 234 1 MT 691 ida 234 1 MT800 ida LS 150 ida UNI 224 2T 224 2TB ida 3x 400 Software ida ReRouter IBM PSF 2 ida MakeITDS AS 400 WIN DOS ida ReRouter IBM PSF 2 ida ReRouter ida Forms Designer 400 Connectivity Platform ida PS x3 Conv x4 Conv x3 MIO x4 MIO x3 IOP x4 IOP ida TR ida FLEX TR ida PS 13 Conv 14 Conv 13 MIO 14 MIO 13 IOP 14 IOP ida 913 LAN Brick ida 913 L...

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