APPC configuration
APPC configuration involves the following steps:
- Defining a remote node
- Defining a partner LU
- Defining a link station
- Defining a mode
- Adding CPI-C information
- Adding a TP definition
Defining a remote node
- From the main SNAplus2 menu, select the Remote systems panel.
- Press Add. The following panel is displayed:
- Select Define remote node and press OK. The following panel is displayed:
- Enter the Node's SNA network name ( 13 ) and a Description.
- Press OK.
- A default partner LU with the same name is generated and a message is
displayed.
- Press OK.
Defining a partner LU
- From the main SNAplus2 menu, select the remote node in the Remote systems
panel.
- Press Add. The following panel is displayed:
- Select Define partner LU on node node name.
- Press OK. The following panel is displayed:
- Enter the partner LU name ( 15 )
and press OK.
Defining a link station
- From the main SNAplus2 menu, select the Connectivity and dependent LUs
panel.
- Select the MQPORT port.
- Press Add. The following panel is displayed:
- Select Add link station to port MQPORT.
- Press OK. The following panel is displayed:
- Enter the Name of the link station ( 12 ).
- Set the value of Activation to "On demand".
- Select Independent only.
- Press Remote node... and select the value of the
remote node ( 14 ).
- Press OK.
- Set the value of Remote node type to "End or
LEN node".
- Enter the value for MAC address ( 19 )
and press Advanced.... The following panel is displayed:
- Select Reactivate link station after failure.
- Press OK to exit the Advanced... panel.
- Press OK again.
Defining a mode
- From the SNAplus2 main menu, select the Services pull-down:
The following panel is displayed:
- Select APPC. The following panel is displayed:
- Select Modes.... The following panel is displayed:
- Press Add. The following panel is displayed:
- Enter the Name to be given to the mode ( 17 ).
- Set the values of Initial session limit to 8, Min con. winner sessions to 4, and Auto-activated
sessions to 0.
- Press OK.
- Press Done.
Adding CPI-C information
- From the SNAplus2 main menu, select the Services pull-down:
- Select APPC. The following panel is displayed:
- Select CPI-C.... The following panel is displayed:
- Press Add. The following panel is displayed:
- Enter the Name ( 18 ). Select Application TP and enter the value ( 16 ).
Select Use PLU alias and enter the name ( 15 ). Enter the Mode name ( 17 ).
- Press OK.
Adding a TP definition using HP SNAplus2 Release 5
Invokable TP definitions are kept in the file /etc/opt/sna/sna_tps. This
should be edited to add a TP definition. Add the following lines:
[MQSERIES]
PATH = /users/interops/HPUX.crs6a
TYPE = NON-QUEUED
USERID = mqm
ENV = APPCLLU=HPUXLU
ENV = APPCTPN=MQSERIES
See WebSphere MQ for HP-UX invokable TP setup for more information about TP definitions.
Adding a TP definition using HP SNAplus2 Release 6
To add a TP definition:
- Select Services pulldown and select APPC as for CPI-C information.
- Select Transaction Programs. The following panel
is displayed:
- Select Add. The following panel is displayed:
- Enter TP name ( 7 ) in the Application TP field.
- Mark Incoming Allocates as non-queued.
- Enter Full path to executable ( 10 ).
- Enter -m Local queue manager ( 11 )
in the Arguments field.
- Enter mqm in the User ID and Group ID fields.
- Enter environment variables APPCLLU=local LU ( 5 ) and APPCTPN=Invokable TP ( 7 )
separated by the pipe character in the Environment field.
- Press OK to save your definition.