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Add LAN Host to Library
The Add LAN Host to Library window (Figure 219 on page 340) allows you to
configure a LAN-attached host for communication with the 3494 Tape Library. You
can configure up to 64 LAN host ports. A maximum of 32 of these host ports can
use the APPC communications protocol; the remaining host ports must use the
TCP/IP communications protocol. The information you need to enter may be
available from a command on the host. The person who set up your LAN
configuration also may be able to provide this information.
Note: If the host is an AS/400 or iSeries, the following commands provide the
information that you need to enter in the Add LAN Host to Library
window:
v If the AS/400 or iSeries operating system is earlier than Version 3 Release
6, use DSPLANMLD (the Display LAN Information command).
v
If the AS/400 or iSeries operating system is Version 3 Release 6 or later,
use DSPLANMLB (the Display LAN Media Library Information
command).
Communication Protocol
Select the type of communication protocol for use with this host.
Each LAN-attached host has a particular LAN protocol that it uses to
communicate with the 3494. Table 17 lists LAN-attached hosts and their
associated protocols.
Table 17. LAN Host Communication Protocols
LAN-Attached Host LAN Protocol
AS/400 V5R1 and below, iSeries APPC
AS/400 V5R2 APPC or TCP/IP
VSE/ESA APPC/VTAM
RS/6000, pSeries TCP/IP
RS/6000 SP
™
TCP/IP
Hewlett-Packard TCP/IP
Sun TCP/IP
Windows NT
®
TCP/IP
Windows 2000 TCP/IP
If you select APPC as the communications protocol, an Add LAN Host to Library
window (Figure 219 on page 340) opens. This window allows you to add a
LAN-attached host, such as an AS/400 or iSeries, to the 3494 configuration.
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