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IBM AS/400 User Manual

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AS/400

Parameter

Host Definition

Statement

Host Parameter

Maximum frame size

MAXFRAME

GROUP

MAXDATA

Values specified for each system must match.

Remote control point
name

RMTCPNAME

VTAMLST

SSCPNAME

Required only if APPN(*YES). AS/400 controller
description value must match SSCPNAME specified in
the Virtual Telecommunications Access Method (VTAM)
start options list (ATCSTRyy).

Remote network
identifier

RMTNETID

VTAMLST

NETID

Required only if APPN(*YES). AS/400 controller
description value must match NETID specified in the
VTAM start options list (ATCSTRyy).

Source service access
point

SSAP

PU

SAPADDR

For 9370/LAN only, the AS/400 controller description
DSAP must match the host SAPADDR parameter.

The SAPADDR parameter is a decimal value (4-252);
the AS/400 value is specified as a 2-digit hexadecimal
number.

SSCP identifier

SSCPID

VTAMLST

SSCPID

Required if APPN(*YES) or if RMTCPNAME is not
specified. AS/400 controller description value must
match SSCPID specified in the VTAM start options list
(ATCSTRyy).

The SSCPID parameter is a decimal value (0-65535);
the AS/400 value is specified as a 12-digit hexadecimal
number, of which the first 2 digits are

05.

Station address

STNADR

PU

ADDR

AS/400 system station address must be unique within
host PU definitions. Controller description STNADR
must match the value specified in the line description.

For more information on AS/400 parameters, see Communications Configuration

.

Matching AS/400 device description parameters for a host system

You must match host system communications configuration parameters with AS/400 values. A description
of the AS/400 values are in the following table. For information about configuring host systems, see the
manuals VTAM Installation and Resource Definition, SC23-0111, and Network Control Program Resource
Definition Reference
, SC30-3254.

You can specify some host system parameters on multiple definition statements, such as the GROUP,
LINE, PU, and LU. The following table lists only the lowest level definition statement that is used by the
host system.

To configure an AS/400 to a host system:
v See “Examples: Connecting AS/400 to a host system” on page 26 for an example of connecting an

AS/400 to a host system.

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