OSI/AS Configuration and Management Manual

Management Environment

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Relationship of PROFILE Objects to ENTRY Objects

You assign PROFILE objects to specific OSI address components and to specific

OSI/AS subsystem processes by means of ENTRY objects. Table 2-4 shows the

relationship between the Network Layer, Transport Layer, and Session Layer PROFILE

objects; the OSI/AS processes affected; and the ENTRY object types you use to make

the assignments.

See ENTRY Objects

on page 2-12 for examples of PROFILE object assignments.

Remote Versus Local PROFILE Objects

When the OSI manager process receives connect requests or attach requests, it uses the

selection hierarchy shown in Table 2-8, later in this section. The table indicates that

remote profiles take precedence over local profiles during the connection-establishment

phase. This hierarchy supports situations in which an individual local TSEL or NSAP is

connected to multiple remote TSELs or NSAPs. Each remote TSEL or NSAP may have

a slightly different profile, differing from each other and from your local profile (for

example, the timers may be set to different values). Therefore, the OSI manager process

looks for a remote profile first to accommodate the needs of the remote end of the

connection.

SCF Commands for PROFILE Objects

You can use the following SCF commands with the PROFILE object:

Table 2-4. PROFILE Object Assignment

This Profile Object...

Affects This Protocol

Process...

And Can Be Associated

With These ENTRY Object

Types

Layer 3 NSP SNPA, NSAP, APPL

Layer 4 TSP NSAP, TSEL, APPL

Layer 5 TAPS TSEL, APPL

ADD Adds a PROFILE object to the subsystem.

ALTER Alters the attributes of a PROFILE object.

DELETE Deletes a PROFILE object from the subsystem.

INFO Lists the attribute values of a PROFILE object.

NAMES Lists the names of the PROFILE objects registered with the

specified OSI manager process.