HP-UX SNAplus2 R7 Administration Guide

Basic Conﬁguration Tasks

Conﬁguring the Node

Removes a server from the list. You can use the delete_backup command to delete either the master

server (so that the second server listed takes over as master) or a backup server (so that it can no longer act

as the master).

Note

You cannot delete a server if it is the only server listed on which the SNAplus2 software

is running, because in this case there is no other server that can take over as the master

server. At least one enabled master server is required in a client/server conﬁguration.

Chapter 11, Managing SNAplus2 Client/Server Systems provides information about advanced Client/Server

conﬁguration, including how to move clients and servers into different SNAplus2 domains and how to conﬁgure

the details of client operation.

4.2 Conﬁguring the Node

The ﬁrst step in conﬁguring SNAplus2 on a system is to conﬁgure the local node. Node conﬁguration provides the

basic information that the node needs in order to participate in an APPN network. You must conﬁgure the node

before you can deﬁne connectivity or other resources for the node.

If the node has already been conﬁgured, you must stop the node before changing the node conﬁguration.

To conﬁgure the node, use one of the following methods:

Motif administration program

Select

Conﬁgure node parameters

from the Services

menu on the Node window.

Command-line administration program

Issue the define_node command.

Advanced parameters for node conﬁguration provide control over sessions with undeﬁned partner LUs, reporting of

security failures, SNMP support, and limited resource timeouts.

4.2.1 Node Conﬁguration Parameters

You need the following information for node conﬁguration:

APPN support

Level of APPN support for the node:

• If your network is not an APPN network, conﬁgure the node as a LEN node.

• To participate in an APPN network in which another node provides session routing services, or to use

DLUR only on the local node, conﬁgure the node as an end node.

• To provide intermediate routing services in an APPN network, or to provide passthrough DLUR services

to downstream nodes, conﬁgure the node as a network node.

• To provide session routing services to other nodes in a branch network that are not part of the main APPN

backbone network, conﬁgure the node as a branch network node.

Control point name

Fully qualiﬁed control point name for the local node. Because this name may need to be conﬁgured on other

nodes in the network, consult with your SNA network planner to determine the name.