Visara CNA-8000 Planning Guide - Manual (Page 55)

CNA-8000 Migration and Planning Guide
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Appendix A. Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is there a NetView interface in the CNA-8000?
A: No, not at this time. However, the SNA platforms supported by the CNA-8000
over remote links will still work the same from a NetView perspective as before.
The CNA-8000 passes the NMVT datastreams used by NetView to the attached
products.
Q:
What type of SNA PU is the CNA-8000?
A: The CNA-8000 is a gateway product when configured to support downstream
PU2 devices. It is actually transparent to VTAM and does not represent a PU.
When configured to support TN2370 clients, the CNA-8000 functions as a PU
type 2.
Q:
When SDLC lines are attached to the CNA-8000, can I bring up or take down
lines from VTAM or NetView?
A: No. VTAM does not see the SDLC lines as such. VTAM sees the attached
platforms as if they were LAN attached. If you need to bounce an SDLC line, you
need to take the switched PU2 node down and bring it back up. Actions on the
SDLC line will be handled by the CNA-8000.
Q:
How do I know the status of the CNA-8000 or the connections through it?
A: The browser interface allows you to maintain a console interface which provides
real time status information using easy to see red, green, yellow status indicators
to inform you what the current status of the network is through the CNA-8000.
You will still get VTAM and NetView console messages for the SNA platforms
attached to the CNA-8000 to alert you to when communication is broken.
Q:
How many serial lines does the CNA-8000 support?
A: Each CNA-8000 supports 4 card slots which may be populated by a combination
of Ethernet, Quad Serial, Token Ring, and ESCON in any way that you need.
Serial lines are supported 4 lines to a slot. Assuming a single ESCON connection,
up to 3 slots may be populated with serial cards, giving a maximum total of 12
lines. When using FICON for the upstream, up to 4 slots may be populated with
serial cards, giving a maximum of 16 lines.
Q:
How many management consoles does a CNA-8000 support?
A: There is actually no limit to the number of consoles that the CNA-8000 will
support. Connect as many consoles as you need to perform the management tasks
required.