Visara FEP-4600 Installation User Manual

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Chapter 1. Installation 1-2 707119-001 5. Connect to the platform with a web browser to finish the configuration. If multiple FEP-4600 platform

Chapter 8. 3270 Bisync Interface 8-6 707119-001 Bisync Drop Panel By selecting the ‘Drops’ button the following Bisync Drop Configuration panel

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 8-7 IBM Control Codes for Bisync Addressing 40 50 C1 D1 C2 D2 C3 D3 C4 D4 C5 D5 C6 D6 C7 D7 C8

Chapter 8. 3270 Bisync Interface 8-8 707119-001 Deleting Bisync Drops When pressing the Delete button on the Configure Bisync Drops panel, a new

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 9-1 Chapter 9. Clustering Clustering Overview The Clustering feature of the FEP-4600 allows

Chapter 9. Clustering 9-2 707119-001 Press the ‘Start a Cluster’ button to create the cluster. On the resulting panel, enter the name you wish

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 9-3 Once the cluster has been started, the Clustering menu will be modified to reflect this as

Chapter 9. Clustering 9-4 707119-001 Removing a Member from a Cluster To remove a member from a cluster, select the Leave a Cluster button on th

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 10-1 Chapter 10. PU4 SNI Over IP When configuring a PU4/SNI connection between the FEP-4600 an

Chapter 10. PU4 SNI Over IP 10-2 707119-001 A panel similar to the one shown below should appear: Field Definitions ID: This is a text f

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 10-3 IP Address: This is the remote IP address of the remote FEP-4600 or SGA-4601 that this pl

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 1-3 4. Align the larger end of each hole against its corresponding button.

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FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 11-1 Chapter 11. Static Gateway Circuits Configuring Static Gateway Circuits Static Gateway

Chapter 11. Static Gateway Circuits 11-2 707119-001 Configure Static Circuits Panel The resulting panel that will appear should look something l

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 11-3 displayed by pressing the ‘All’ button. You can deselect all of the configured circuits di

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Chapter 1. Installation 1-4 707119-001 3. Locate the two buttons on the outer rail and attach the rear (long) bracket to it by sliding the openi

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 1-5 Cabling the FEP-4600 for Power The FEP-4600 supports a total of 3 hot-swappable power supp

Chapter 1. Installation 1-6 707119-001 Cabling for Ethernet The Ethernet interfaces for the FEP-4600 each consist of an RJ45 socket. Plug a stan

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 1-7 Interconnecting Clustered FEP-4600 Platforms If your installation includes multiple FE

Chapter 1. Installation 1-8 707119-001 Editing the FEP4600.INI File The FEP-4600 ships with a default IP address of 192.168.0.46. You can use th

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 1-9 Powering Up the FEP-4600 If you are applying an IP address, insert the floppy with the FEP

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FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 2-1 Chapter 2. Configuration Overview The configuration for the FEP-4600 is stored on the hard

Chapter 2. Configuration Overview 2-2 707119-001 If you are using a PC, once you have an appropriate hardware connection between your PC and the

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 2-3 Login Panel Select the administrative functions button. The following panel should appear.

Chapter 2. Configuration Overview 2-4 707119-001 Enter the default administrator password (‘admin’) to continue. The next panel to appear is the

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 2-5 The configuration of the FEP-4600 can be broken down into two categories. • Administr

Chapter 2. Configuration Overview 2-6 707119-001 Making Configuration Updates It should be noted that most of the configuration panels have an ‘

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 3-1 Chapter 3. Management Interface Selecting the Configuration option from the menu will resu

Chapter 3. Management Interface 3-2 707119-001 Network Options Panel Selecting the ‘Network’ option will display the following configuration opt

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 3-3 subnet(s). When the secondary network interface is defined, the FEP-4600 will determine whe

Chapter 3. Management Interface 3-4 707119-001 Configure Server Options Selecting the ‘Server’ option from the Configuration panel brings up ano

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 3-5 Status Panel Refresh Rate In order to provide updated status information, the browser inter

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Chapter 3. Management Interface 3-6 707119-001 Email Alert Notification Certain severe log events can generate an email message to be sent to one

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 3-7 Change Password If you are logged on as the administrator, selecting the Password button f

Chapter 3. Management Interface 3-8 707119-001 Connectivity Options Selecting the ‘Connectivity’ option from the Configuration menu will result

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 3-9 Save/Restore Configuration Panel Selecting the Save/Restore option from the Configuration

Chapter 3. Management Interface 3-10 707119-001 Saving the Current Configuration Changes: Enter a file name into the field next to the [Save] but

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 3-11 Activating a Stored Configuration: Press the [Activate] button next to the name of the con

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FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 4-1 Chapter 4. ESCON Interface The ESCON interface should be configured prior to configuration

Chapter 4. ESCON Interface 4-2 707119-001 Configure ESCON CUs Panel The following panel allows you to add or edit an ESCON CU definition. The de

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 4-3 Protocol: The protocol field determines which channel protocol will be used for this CU d

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Chapter 4. ESCON Interface 4-4 707119-001 Button Definitions Return: This button will return you to the previous panel. Changes that have not b

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 4-5 Configuring Subchannels for Protocol ‘SNA-PU2 (3174)’) Pressing the ‘Subchannel’ button ca

Chapter 4. ESCON Interface 4-6 707119-001 SNA node is challenged for an XID, the 8 character XID sequence will be matched to the PUID definition,

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 4-7 Configuring Subchannels for Protocol ‘SNA-PU4 (SCTC)’ Pressing the ‘Subchannel’ button cau

Chapter 4. ESCON Interface 4-8 707119-001 Field Definitions Refer to the diagrams below to better understand what the Field Definitions represen

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 4-9 TG Number: This number represents the TG number that has been genned in the Adjacent VTA

Chapter 4. ESCON Interface 4-10 707119-001 Configuring Subchannels for Protocol ‘XCA’ Pressing the ‘Subchannel’ button causes the following pane

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 4-11 Blocking Timeout (msec): Once inbound data begins to queue, this is the maximum amount of

Chapter 4. ESCON Interface 4-12 707119-001 Configuring Subchannels for Protocol ‘NSNA (3174, 2701)’ Pressing the ‘Subchannel’ button causes the

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 4-13 Button Definitions Return: Selecting this button will return you to the ‘Update ESCON CU

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Chapter 4. ESCON Interface 4-14 707119-001 Configuring Subchannels for Protocol ‘EP-BSC’ Pressing the ‘Subchannel’ button causes the following p

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 4-15 Button Definitions Return: Selecting this button will return you to the ‘Update ESCON CU

Chapter 4. ESCON Interface 4-16 707119-001 Deleting CU Panel When pressing the ‘Delete’ button on the ‘Update ESCON CUs’ panel, the following pa

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 5-1 Chapter 5. Token Ring Interface The Token Ring interface should be configured after the ES

Chapter 5. Token Ring Interface 5-2 707119-001 From this menu, you will need to select the Token Ring option.

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 5-3 Token Ring Line Options The Token Ring configuration for the FEP-4600 is performed in two

Chapter 5. Token Ring Interface 5-4 707119-001 of those platforms, you may want to set the Token Ring address of the FEP-4600 to that same addres

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 5-5 Response Timer T1: The value for this timer is an indication of how long the FEP-4600 shou

Chapter 5. Token Ring Interface 5-6 707119-001 Drop Panel Option Determination Below you will find a discussion on how to determine values for

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 5-7 Window Size Selection The Transmit and Receive Windows Size parameters are part of a stati

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Chapter 5. Token Ring Interface 5-8 707119-001 Token Ring Drop Panel for Protocol ‘SNA-PU2’ Pressing the [Drops] button on the Token Ring Line

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 5-9 Drop ID: The ‘Drop ID’ is the name that is being given to this drop, and is the same name

Chapter 5. Token Ring Interface 5-10 707119-001 Network Protocol: You must select which protocol the FEP-4600 is to use when communicating with

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 5-11 Token Ring Drop Panel for Protocol ‘XCA’ Pressing the [Drops] button on the Token Ring Li

Chapter 5. Token Ring Interface 5-12 707119-001 Local SAP: This option defines the local Service Access Point address that is assigned by the FE

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 5-13 PU 4 Interface Options When selecting the Network Protocol to be SNA-PU4, several additi

Chapter 5. Token Ring Interface 5-14 707119-001 Field Definitions The options for SNA-PU4 are the same as for SNA-PU2 with the additional parame

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 5-15 Button Definitions Return: Pressing this button will return you back to the ‘Configure T

Chapter 5. Token Ring Interface 5-16 707119-001 Deleting Token Ring Drops When pressing the Delete button on the Configure Token Ring Drops pane

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 6-1 Chapter 6. Ethernet Interface The Ethernet interface should be configured after the ESCON

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Chapter 6. Ethernet Interface 6-2 707119-001 From this menu, you will need to select the Ethernet option.

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 6-3 Ethernet Line Options The Ethernet configuration for SNA traffic on the FEP-4600 is perfor

Chapter 6. Ethernet Interface 6-4 707119-001 Duplicating a MAC address may cause one or both platforms to stay off the network, or could cause ot

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 6-5 • 2 Seconds (Default) used for LAN connections • 3 Seconds typically used for WAN connect

Chapter 6. Ethernet Interface 6-6 707119-001 Bit-Swapping LAN Addresses Whenever you have a cross media LAN circuit connection between Ethernet

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 6-7 Ethernet Drop Panel Protocol ‘SNA-PU2’ Pressing the [Drops] button on the Ethernet Line Op

Chapter 6. Ethernet Interface 6-8 707119-001 Drop ID - The Drop ID is the name that is being given to this drop, and is the same name that will b

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 6-9 Button Definitions Return: Selecting this button will return you to the ‘Update ESCON CU’

Chapter 6. Ethernet Interface 6-10 707119-001 Ethernet Drop Panel for Protocol ‘XCA’ Pressing the [Drops] button on the Ethernet Line panel cau

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 6-11 Local SAP: This option defines the local Service Access Point address that is assigned b

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Chapter 6. Ethernet Interface 6-12 707119-001 PU 4 Interface Options The following options only apply to PU4 interfaces. You may reference the d

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 6-13 Ethernet Drop Panel for Protocol ‘SNA-PU4’ Pressing the [Drops] button on the Ethernet Li

Chapter 6. Ethernet Interface 6-14 707119-001 SNI: This option describes the SNI function that this connection is to perform. Options are: None

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 6-15 Deleting Ethernet Drops When pressing the Delete button on the Configure Ethernet Drops p

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FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 7-1 Chapter 7. SDLC Interface The SDLC interfaces should be configured after the ESCON interfa

Chapter 7. SDLC Interface 7-2 707119-001 From this menu, you will need to select the SDLC option.

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 7-3 Configuring SDLC Line Options When you select to configure a line (for SDLC) the following

Chapter 7. SDLC Interface 7-4 707119-001 Line Protocol: This option allows you to select between SDLC and X.25. For a description of configuring

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 7-5 Poll Timeout: This value determines how long the FEP-4600 is to wait for a response before

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 1-1 Chapter 1. FEP-4600 Installation This chapter covers procedures needed to position the FEP

Chapter 7. SDLC Interface 7-6 707119-001 SDLC Drop Panel (PU Type 2) By selecting the ‘Drops’ button the following SDLC Drop Configuration panel

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 7-7 • 265: This is the default value and the smallest frame size that is allowed. All SDLC pl

Chapter 7. SDLC Interface 7-8 707119-001 SDLC Drop Panel (PU Type 4) If the line is defined for use with PU 4, selecting the ‘Drops’ button will

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 7-9 Subarea Number: This represents the subarea number used by the FEP-4600 (use the Null Suba

Chapter 7. SDLC Interface 7-10 707119-001 Deleting SDLC Drops When pressing the Delete button on the Configure SDLC/X.25 Line panel, a new pane

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 8-1 Chapter 8. 3270 Bisync Interface The 3270 Bisync interfaces should be configured after th

Chapter 8. 3270 Bisync Interface 8-2 707119-001 From this menu, you will need to select the Bisync option.

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 8-3 Configuring Bisync Line Options When you select to configure a line (for Bisync) the follo

Chapter 8. 3270 Bisync Interface 8-4 707119-001 • Full – RTS is kept active to reduce turnaround time. If you are connected to a 2-wire circuit,

FEP-4600 Installation and Configuration 707119-001 8-5 Check Box Items: • Transparency • Delivery Confirmation • End-to-end Blocking • Indepen