Visara CCA-3074 Installation User Manual

CCA-3074 Channel Console Appliance Installation and Configuration P/N 707161-003

Chapter 1. Installation 1-2 707161-003  Change the IP address of the CCA-3074 through a direct attached monitor, keyboard, and mouse initially.

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 1-3 Initial Installation Installation of the CCA-3074 consists of multiple steps, and may invo

Chapter 1. Installation 1-4 707161-003 Procedures to install chassis rails: 1. Included in the shipping package is a pair of rail assemblies. In

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 1-5 Rack Installation After you have installed the inner rails on the chassis, you are ready to

Chapter 1. Installation 1-6 707161-003 7. Slide the server chassis into the rack from the front. (The server may not slide into the rack smooth

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 1-7 Cabling the CCA-3074 for Power The CCA-3074 supports two hot-swappable power supplies. E

Chapter 1. Installation 1-8 707161-003 Cabling for ESCON The ESCON interface card used by the CCA-3074 uses a duplex ESCON interface cable. The

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 1-9 Cabling for FICON The FICON interface card used by the CCA-3074 may have 1, 2, or 4 indivi

Chapter 1. Installation 1-10 707161-003 Cabling for Ethernet The Ethernet interfaces for the CCA-3074 each consist of an RJ45 socket. Plug a sta

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 1-11 Local Console Control You can attach a monitor, keyboard and mouse to the back of the CCA

Chapter 1. Installation 1-12 707161-003 Powering Up the CCA-3074 If you are applying an IP address, insert the floppy with the FEP4600.ini file

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 2-1 Chapter 2. Configuration Overview The configuration for the CCA-3074 is stored on the hard

Chapter 2. Configuration Overview 2-2 707161-003 Initial Configuration of the CCA-3074 You can perform the initial configuration of your CCA-307

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 2-3 Initial Connection Panel The initial connection should appear similar to the diagram below

Chapter 2. Configuration Overview 2-4 707161-003 Login Panel Select the administrative functions button. The following panel should appear.

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 2-5 CCA-3074 Status Panel A menu appears at the top of the screen. Configuration of the CCA

Chapter 2. Configuration Overview 2-6 707161-003 The configuration of the CCA-3074 can be broken down into two categories.  Administrative con

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 2-7 Making Configuration Updates Before making major configuration changes, if you already hav

Chapter 2. Configuration Overview 2-8 707161-003 The CCA-3074 makes use of a single IP protocol stack. This means that there is a single Default

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 2-9 Eth1-9 IP Address: Enter the IP address that you want the ETH1-9 interfaces to use. Eth1

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Chapter 2. Configuration Overview 2-10 707161-003 Server Options Panel Selecting the [Server] option from the Configuration panel brings up the

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 2-11 Kernel Debug Messages Enabled Checkbox: This determines whether Kernel Debug Messages get

Chapter 2. Configuration Overview 2-12 707161-003 Security Options Panel By selecting the [Security] button on the Maintenance menu, you will br

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 2-13 Enable/Disable Network Services There are three protocols that can be optionally disabled

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 3-1 Chapter 3. Connectivity Overview This chapter attempts to give you an overview of how the

Chapter 3. Connectivity Overview 3-2 707161-003 Static Definitions or Pooled Definitions: Each time a client connects, they can be given a specif

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 3-3 Connecting a TN3270E Client to a Specific LU There are several ways to connect a TN3270E c

Chapter 3. Connectivity Overview 3-4 707161-003 Using Predefined Format: Panel Action Ports One port configured for many clients Pools Not Requ

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 3-5 Connecting a TN3270E Client to a Session Pool There are several ways to connect a TN3270E

Chapter 3. Connectivity Overview 3-6 707161-003 Using Predefined Format: Panel Action Ports One port configured for many clients Pools Create

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 3-7 Select from a Menu Presented to the Client: Panel Action Ports One port configured for ma

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 4-1 Chapter 4. ESCON/FICON CU Configuration A CU on the CCA-3074 can be thought of as a logic

Chapter 4. ESCON CU Configuration 4-2 707161-003 Next press the [Channel] button on the resulting Connectivity Configuration menu.

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 4-3 The following panel will appear. Update ESCON/FICON CUs Panel If any Control Units ha

Chapter 4. ESCON CU Configuration 4-4 707161-003 Field Definitions CU Number: Allows you to select which of the CUs you wish to work with. CU n

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 4-5 High Address: This is the value representing the highest address assigned by the range of

Chapter 4. ESCON CU Configuration 4-6 707161-003 UNITADD Address Format The UNITADD parameter is specified by the format of UNITADD=(xx,yy) wher

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 4-7 Configuring Sessions Once a CU has been defined, you may configure the individual sessions

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Chapter 4. ESCON CU Configuration 4-8 707161-003 Bytes per Trace Record: This setting determines the size of each trace record for data traces r

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 5-1 Chapter 5. Host Circuit Configuration Configuring the Host Circuits Prior to configuring

Chapter 5. Host Circuit Configuration 5-2 707161-003 The resulting NSNA Host Circuits panel will appear similar to the one below. This panel i

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 5-3 Button Definitions: Return: Selecting this button will take you back to the Update Connec

Chapter 5. Host Circuit Configuration 5-4 707161-003 Configuring NSNA Host Sessions The Configure NSNA Host Sessions panel displays a list of

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 5-5 EAB: The EAB checkbox is enabled when you select the session to be a Hot Session. This inf

Chapter 5. Host Circuit Configuration 5-6 707161-003 Button Definitions: Return: The [Return] button will return you to the Configure NSNA Host

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 6-1 Chapter 6. TN3270 Client Configuration The CCA-3074 offers a rich selection of options to

Chapter 6. TN3270 Client Configuration 6-2 707161-003 The resulting menu is displayed below. Changes made to the TN3270 configuration will become

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 6-3 Configuring Listen Ports The CCA-3074 will listen for TN3270 clients only on the TCP port

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Chapter 6. TN3270 Client Configuration 6-4 707161-003 The TN3270 client platform connecting to a port must support SSL encryption to establish a se

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 6-5 Configuring Session Pools Sessions may be pre-assigned to TN3270 clients or gathered toget

Chapter 6. TN3270 Client Configuration 6-6 707161-003 Selecting the [Pools] button will cause the following panel to display: Any pools that al

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 6-7 Button Definitions: Delete Selected Range: Pressing this button will delete the highligh

Chapter 6. TN3270 Client Configuration 6-8 707161-003 Configuring TN3270 Client Access Management of which resources are to be made available to i

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 6-9 An example of the Manage TN3270 Client Access panel is displayed below. Field Definitio

Chapter 6. TN3270 Client Configuration 6-10 707161-003 User ID Password Required: This checkbox indicates whether the user will be challenged for a

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 6-11 Nicknames Nicknames can be used by a client to request a resource without the user having

Chapter 6. TN3270 Client Configuration 6-12 707161-003 Field Definitions: Nickname: This is the defined nickname that is to be configured in the

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 6-13 Managing TN3270 User IDs TN3270 clients may be required to provide User IDs and passwords

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Chapter 6. TN3270 Client Configuration 6-14 707161-003 Field Definitions: User ID: The User ID control serves two purposes. Normally it functions

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 Appendix A-1 Appendix A. CSS32 Coax Subsystem The CSS32 Coax Subsystem is a separate platform t

Appendix A. CSS32 Coax Subsystem A-2 707161-003 The factory configuration of the CSS32 also defines the coax printer (port 31) to an LPD printer q

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 Appendix A-3 Note that you really only need to define the ports that will actually be used. For

Appendix A. CSS32 Coax Subsystem A-4 707161-003 Adjustments to the CSS32 Factory Default Configuration On occasion it may be necessary to change

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 Appendix A-5 Using the Telnet Interface You can use one of the built-in Telnet clients found on

Appendix A. CSS32 Coax Subsystem A-6 707161-003 DEC VT220 7-bit  If a 2-key sequence begins with ESC, press the Esc key, release it, and press t

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 Appendix A-7 Visara VT3270 The key mapping displayed below is for a standard 102-key PC keyboard

Appendix A. CSS32 Coax Subsystem A-8 707161-003 Making Configuration Changes on the CSS32 The configuration utility is found among the menu optio

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 Appendix A-9 Upon entering the utility you will be presented with the following panel. Configur

Appendix A. CSS32 Coax Subsystem A-10 707161-003 Changing the IP Address, Subnet Mask, or Default Gateway Address Configuration of the IP addres

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 Appendix A-11 Adding a Second Upstream CCA-3074 Destination If an additional upstream CCA-3074

Appendix A. CSS32 Coax Subsystem A-12 707161-003 Page forward [PF8] to the next panel and modify the indicated fields as shown. ASCII Session Pro

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 Appendix A-13 You will also need to assign the newly defined host destination to the coax device

Appendix A. CSS32 Coax Subsystem A-14 707161-003 Allowing for Multiple Session Assignments to the Same CCA-3074 The CSS32 supports only a single

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 Appendix A-15 Adding a Second Printer Queue (Second Coax Printer) If you need to add another LP

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 Appendix B-1 Appendix B. CSS32 Worksheets The following worksheet may be used as a template for

Chapter B. CSS32 Worksheets B-2 707161-003 The following worksheet shows an example of the previous worksheet filled out. Note that the default C

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 Appendix B-3 This worksheet may be used to identify session assignments on the CCA-3074. It is i

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration 707161-003 1-1 Chapter 1. CCA-3074 Installation This chapter covers procedures needed to position the CCA

Chapter B. CSS32 Worksheets B-4 707161-003 The following represents the previous worksheet filled out. CCA-3074 Session Assignments Worksheet -