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status periodically and the results can be viewed on the SMS Server Data panel. A description
of the fields follow.
Server Name
This field displays the name of the server as configured on the SMS server platform. This
name also serves as the first part of a DNS name that is configured on the TN3270 or Telnet
client as their host connection. (Example solo.visara.com, where solo is the SMS server name
and Visara.com is the DNS domain.) Up to 16 different SMS servers can be defined per SMS
server platform.
Server Type
This field displays whether the SMS server identified in the Server Name field is defined for
TN3270 or for Telnet.
TCP Port
The TCP port number displayed is the port number assigned to this particular SMS server
definition. Each of the SMS client platforms will have configured a number of sessions
associated with this port number. The SMS server will assign sessions based on which card
(as identified by its IP address) currently has the most sessions available for the designated
TCP Port number.
IP Addresses
The IP Addresses columns identify which network cards are participating in the load balancing
provided by this SMS server definition. These cards may be installed on different LINCS
platforms or may be installed on the same platform. Up to 32 network cards can participate in
a single load balancing scheme. (Up to 1024 TN3270 sessions per card are allowed in an SNA
environment, allowing for the balancing of up to 32,768 users.)
Connections Configured
The value in this column represents the number of TN3270 (or Telnet) connections permitted
for the network card identified. This value is assigned in the configuration of the LINCS
platform that the card is installed on and can be a value in the range of 0-1024 for TN3270 or
0-128 for Telnet.
Connections Active
This value identifies the number of connections currently in use through the identified card.
These connections are the total number of TN3270 (or Telnet) connections regardless of the
TCP port they are connected to, and represent the total number of sessions using that network
adapter.
Sessions Configured
The value in this column identifies the total number of sessions configured for the TCP port
assigned to this SMS server, that are available through the network adapter. This number
could be equivalent to the total number of connections through that card or could be smaller
number.
Sessions Active
This value indicates the total number of sessions through the designated port that are in use
currently.