SWAN Concentrator Installation and Support Guide

Installing a SWAN Concentrator

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Replacing a SWAN Concentrator

1. Identify the correct SWAN concentrator to replace.

2. Obtain the following tools to remove the old SWAN concentrator and to unpack and

install the replacement SWAN concentrator:

3. Unpack the replacement SWAN concentrator as described in Step 1: Unpacking

and Inspecting the Shipping Container on page 2-3.

4. Record the configuration track-ID and the six MAC addresses from the rear of the

replacement SWAN concentrator on the SWAN Concentrator Configuration

Planning Form provided in the WAN Subsystem Configuration and Management

Manual.

5. Shut down the WAN lines on the old SWAN concentrator you plan to replace using

the appropriate data communications subsystem ABORT LINE command.

Example 2-3 shows how to shut down an X25AM subsystem communications line

using the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) ABORT LINE command.

6. Stop the old SWAN concentrator. In Example 2-4, the SCF STOP ADAPTER

command with the SUB ALL option stops the subordinate objects.

7. Reconfigure the WAN subsystem software with the configuration track-ID of the

replacement SWAN concentrator using the SCF ALTER ADAPTER command as

described in the WAN Subsystem Configuration and Management Manual.

Example 2-5 shows how to alter the configuration track-ID on the SWAN

concentrator named $ZZWAN.#S01.

Tool Used to...

Utility knife Cut packing tape

Phillips head screwdriver Remove/install rack mounting brackets

Flat-head screwdriver Disconnect/reconnect the

interface converter

cable to your cable

Example 2-3. Sample X25AM Subsystem SCF ABORT LINE Command

ABORT LINE $X25L1

Example 2-4. Sample SCF STOP ADAPTER Command

STOP ADAPTER $ZZWAN.#S01, SUB ALL

Example 2-5. Sample SCF ALTER ADAPTER Command (Alter SWAN

Concentrator Track-ID)

ALTER ADAPTER $ZZWAN.#S01, TRACKID "new_track_id"