Introduction
The I-O Xip Controller connects up to fourteen IBM (and IBM compatible) twinax displays and printers
to IBM Power Systems (AS/400, iSeries, System i) via Ethernet using industry standard TCP/IP
protocols. In addition for IBM legacy midrange systems, the Xip Controller also supports Anynet and
SNA protocols.
To further expand the capability of Twinax displays, the controller provides each display with four
sessions. Connections can be made with up to four different IBM host systems.
Installation and Configuration Overview
Knowledge of Windows, OS/400, i5/OS or IBM i and general networking are all that is required to
setup the controller.
There are five phases involved in setting up the controller:
1. Connect the twinax devices to the controller.
2. Install the I-O Configuration Utility.
3. Determine which protocol to use for connection to each IBM host.
4. Configure the IBM host.
5. Configure the controller.
Steps 1 and 2 are described in this guide. Steps 3, 4 and 5 are described in detail in the User’s
Guide that is accessed from the I-O Configuration Utility’s Help Menu once the I-O Configuration
Utility has been installed.
To assist in configuring the different protocols, a configuration worksheet is found on the last page of
this guide. Use this worksheet to record the configuration values used to configure the IBM host and
the controller. The detailed instructions found in the User’s Guide will guide you through the process
of identifying these values.
After completing these steps, the I-O Xip Controller is operational.
Operational Notes
For each display’s twinax address:
One display session per Twinax address is create automatically on the first host you have
configured in the I-O Configuration Utility. You can create additional sessions by toggling to the
next session using Alt-Hex F7. Then press SysReq and enter “h1” for the first host, “h2” for
the second, “h3” for the third or “h4” for the fourth host. “h1” is the first host setup in the I-O
Configuration Utility, “h2” is the second host, and so on. This causes the display session to be
configured on the desired host.
To toggle or switch to the next session, press ALT-HEX F7.
To toggle or switch to the previous session, press ALT-HEX-F6
To change a display session to another host, press SysReq, then enter h1, h2, h3, or h4. )
For SCS printers, one session will be created on each host.
