Configuration parameters for an LU 6.2 connection

Table 21 presents a worksheet listing all the parameters needed to set up communication from AIX to one of the other WebSphere MQ platforms. The worksheet shows examples of the parameters, which have been tested in a working environment, and leaves space for you to fill in your own values. An explanation of the parameter names follows the worksheet. Use the worksheet in this chapter in conjunction with the worksheet in the chapter for the platform to which you are connecting.

Configuration worksheet

Use the following worksheet to record the values you will use for this configuration. Where numbers appear in the Reference column they indicate that the value must match that in the appropriate worksheet elsewhere in this book. The examples that follow in this chapter refer back to the values in the ID column of this table. The entries in the Parameter Name column are explained in Explanation of terms.

Table 21. Configuration worksheet for Communications Server for AIX

Explanation of terms

(1)Network name

This is the unique ID of the network to which you are connected. Your network administrator will tell you this value.

(2) Control Point name

This is a unique control point name for this workstation. Your network administrator will assign this to you.

(3) XID node ID

This is a unique identifier for this workstation. On other platforms it is often referred to as the exchange ID (XID). Your network administrator will assign this to you.

(4) Local LU name

A logical unit (LU) manages the exchange of data between systems. The local LU name is the name of the LU on your system. Your network administrator will assign this to you.

(5) Local LU alias

The local LU alias is the name by which your local LU is known to your applications. You can choose this name yourself. It need be unique only on this machine.

(6) TP Name

WebSphere MQ applications trying to converse with this workstation will specify a symbolic name for the program to be run at the receiving end. This will have been defined on the channel definition at the sender. It is recommended that when AIX is the receiver a Transaction Program Name of MQSERIES is used, or in the case of a connection to VSE/ESA, where the length is limited to 4 bytes, use MQTP.

See Table 20 for more information.

(7) Full path to TP executable

This is the path and name of a shell script file that invokes the actual program to be run when a conversation is initiated with this workstation. You can choose the path and name of the script file. The contents of the file are illustrated in WebSphere MQ for AIX TPN setup.

(8) Token-ring adapter address

This is the 12-character hex address of the token-ring card. It can be found by entering the AIX command:

lsfg -v -l tokn

where n is the number assigned to the token-ring adapter you are using. The Network Address field of the Token-Ring section indicates the adapter's address.

(9) Mode name

This is the name of a configuration profile used by Communications Server for AIX. The profile contains the set of parameters that control the APPC conversation. The mode name specified in the profile will be assigned to you by your network administrator. You supply the name to be used for the profile.

(13) LU 6.2 CPI-C Side Information profile name

This is a name given to the Side Information profile defining a partner node. You supply the name. It needs to be unique only on this machine. You will later use the name in the WebSphere MQ sender channel definition.

(16) Token-Ring Link Station profile name

This is the name of a configuration profile used by Communications Server for AIX. You supply the name to be used for the profile. The link station profile associates the link station with the SNA DLC profile, which has been used to define the hardware adapter and link characteristics, and the node control point.

(17) CP name of adjacent node

This is the unique control point name of the partner system which which you are establishing communication. Your network administrator will assign this to you.

(18) LU 6.2 partner LU profile name

This is the name of a configuration profile used by Communications Server for AIX. You supply the name to be used for the profile. It needs to be unique only on this machine. The profile defines parameters for establishing a session with a specific partner LU. In some scenarios, this profile may not be required but it is shown here to reduce the likelihood of error. See the SNA Server for AIX Configuration Reference manual for details.