Visara SCON-20L Configuration Manual
SCON-20L/22L/25L/28L Console Concentrator
Configuration Manual
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Product Safety
The SCON-2XL Console Concentrator complies with relevant product safety standards, such as the UL
and CSA, and TUV-GS Rules and Regulations.
FCC and CDC Regulatory Statements
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a commercial installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by using one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the recei ver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This equipment has been certified to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device, pursuant to
FCC Rules. In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations, shielded cable must be used with this
equipment. Operation with nonapproved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference
to radio and TV reception. The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment
without the approval of the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. The
user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful:
How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems
This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC 20402, Stock No.
004-000-00345-4.
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus
set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Le présent appereil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux
appareils numériques de la classe A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté
par le ministère des Communications du Canada.
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Table of Contents
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Read This First ........................................................................................................... iii
Product Safety ..................................................................................................iv
FCC and CDC Regulatory Statements .............................................................iv
Chapter 1. Getting Started....................................................................................... 1-1
Configuring From a Coax Display ................................................................ 1-2
Configuring From a Telnet Client ................................................................. 1-2
Using Central Control Mode ......................................................................... 1-3
Menu selection .......................................................................................... 1-3
Direct Path Selection................................................................................. 1-4
Optional Update Parameter....................................................................... 1-4
Boards in the System..................................................................................... 1-4
Board Number and Connector Numbering ............................................... 1-5
Keys for Configuration.................................................................................. 1-5
Configuring the SCON-2XL for the First Time ............................................ 1-6
Host Connection Menu Panel ................................................................... 1-6
Main Menu Panel ...................................................................................... 1-6
Product Definition ......................................................................................... 1-8
SCON-2XL Product Definition Panel....................................................... 1-8
Chapter 2. General Options ..................................................................................... 2-1
General Options Panel .............................................................................. 2-1
Language Options Panel ........................................................................... 2-3
ASCII considerations ................................................................................ 2-5
Software Requirements ............................................................................. 2-5
Languages Table........................................................................................ 2-6
Using Secondary Languages ..................................................................... 2-7
Switching Sessions and Dual Languages.................................................. 2-7
Printing and Languages............................................................................. 2-8
TTU effects on ASCII ............................................................................... 2-8
Chapter 3. Line Options .......................................................................................... 3-1
Line Options/ESC Panel - Non-SNA Protocol ......................................... 3-1
Line Options/ESC (or ESX) Panel -
Non-SNA with Channel Path Filtering ..................................................... 3-2
Line Options/FET Panel............................................................................ 3-4
Line Options, TCP/IP Options Panel ........................................................ 3-6
TCP/IP Options Panel ............................................................................... 3-9
Chapter 4. Host Circuits .......................................................................................... 4-1
3270 Host Circuit Panel ............................................................................ 4-1
3270 Host Classes Panel ........................................................................... 4-2
Chapter 5. Telnet Host Sessions .............................................................................. 5-1
ASCII Session Profiles .................................................................................. 5-1
ASCII Session Profile 01 .......................................................................... 5-1
Second ASCII Session Profile Screen ........................................................... 5-7
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Chapter 6. TN3270 Client Definition Panel............................................................ 6-1
TN3270 Client Definition Panel ............................................................... 6-2
Example Entries (from previous panel) .................................................... 6-4
The Nickname File.................................................................................... 6-6
Chapter 7. Creating Print Server Queues ................................................................ 7-1
TCP/IP LAN Print Server Classes ............................................................ 7-1
Chapter 8. Network Device Definitions.................................................................. 8-1
Network Device Definition Panel - Ethernet, Telnet Display ................... 8-1
Network Device Definition Panel - Ethernet TCP (LAN) Printer ............ 8-1
Network Device Definition Panel - Ethernet LPD (LAN) Printer ............ 8-2
Options common to Network Device Definition Panels........................... 8-2
Options unique to Telnet Displays ............................................................ 8-3
Options unique to TCP Printers ................................................................ 8-3
Options unique to LPD Printers ................................................................ 8-4
Chapter 9. Device Options ...................................................................................... 9-1
Device Options/General Panel .................................................................. 9-1
Device Options/Keyboard Panel ............................................................... 9-3
Device Options/DFT Panel ....................................................................... 9-5
Coax Multiplexing Panel .......................................................................... 9-7
Dynamic Multiplexing Assignments Panel............................................... 9-8
Device Profile/Host Assignments Panel ................................................... 9-9
Device Profile/Display Panel .................................................................. 9-12
Device Profile/ASCII Display ................................................................. 9-17
Device Profile /Printer Panel................................................................... 9-19
Device Profile Assignments Panel - Default Example............................ 9-22
Device Profile Assignments Panel - Configured Example ..................... 9-23
Device Profile Assignments Panel - ASCII Ports and LAN Ports .......... 9-26
Printer Assignments Panel ...................................................................... 9-26
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Chapter 10. Feature Memory Allocation............................................................... 10-1
Feature Memory Panel............................................................................ 10-1
Chapter 11. Configuration Complete .................................................................... 11-1
Configuration Complete Panel................................................................ 11-1
Apply Configuration Changes Panel....................................................... 11-2
IML Time Panel ...................................................................................... 11-4
Chapter 12. Configuration Backups ...................................................................... 12-1
Creating a Backup Using the Configuration Utility ............................... 12-1
Creating a Configuration Backup Using Media Management................ 12-1
Creating a Configuration Backup
Using FTP Configuration Complete Panel ............................................. 12-2
Creating a Configuration Backup Using eManager................................ 12-2
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Appendix A. RPQs ..................................................................................................A-1
RPQs Panel #1...........................................................................................A-1
RPQs Panel #2...........................................................................................A-2
RPQs Panel #3...........................................................................................A-2
RPQs Panel #4...........................................................................................A-3
RPQs Panel #5...........................................................................................A-3
Appendix B. Glossary of Terms .............................................................................. B-1
Index.................................................................................................................. Index-1
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Chapter 1. Getting Started
The SCON-20L allows console attachment for up to 16 coax terminals, 16 TN3270
clients, and 16 T elnet clients, providing up to 96 console sessions to 3 LPARS, through
one ESCON interface.
The SCON-22L allows console attachment for up to 32 coax terminals, 32 T elnet clients,
and 256 TN3270 sessions, providing up to 256 console sessions to as many as 16
LPARs, through one ESCON interface.
The SCON-25L allows console attachment for up to 128 coax terminals, 256 Telnet
clients, and 512 TN3270 sessions, providing up to 512 console sessions to as many as
32 LPARs, through a pair of ESCON interfaces.
The SCON-28L allows console attachment for up to 128 coax terminals, 256 Telnet
clients, and 512 TN3270 sessions, providing up to 512 console sessions to as many as
128 LPARs, through a pair of ESCON interfaces
For simpler reading, SCON-2XL and 2XL will be used throughout the remainder of
this book to represent the models SCON-20L, SCON-22L, SCON-25L, and SCON-28L,
except as noted.
Although the LINCS operating system has been pre-installed on the hard drive of your
SCON-2XL, it must be configured for your environment before you can operate it for
the first time. Y ou can reconf igure the LINCS operating system anytime you like, from
any non-DFT coax display or workstation connected to the 2XL, or through a Telnet
client. If you create a new configuration, it will be effective when you IML (Initial
Microcode Load) the 2XL, which can be done immediately or scheduled for a later
time. The hardware manual for the 2XL describes attaching a display for configuring.
The initial configuration may be done from a directly attached coax display or over a
LAN connection using a Telnet client terminal. Although you may configure from any
display port, only one operator may configure the 2XL at one time. If another operator
attempts to enter the configuration program, an error message appears and the attempt
is prevented.
For security reasons, it is recommended that you configure a Supervisor Password
initially to disallow unauthorized access to the configuration process.
This section explains some basic concepts about the LINCS operating system and
Central Control mode that will help you in configuring the SCON-2XL; how to use
Central Control mode, how to identify the boards in your 2XL, and presents the Product
Definition Panel.
Once you have completed a working configuration, it is important to back your
configuration up for disaster recovery.
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Configuring From a Coax Display
Attach a 3270 coax terminal to the SCON by using RG62AU coaxial cable to an y of the
first 16 ports of the SCON-20L or SCON-22L, or to any of the coaxial ports of the
SCON-25L or SCON-28L. You may also use twisted pair cable along with appropriate
baluns to connect the coax terminal to the 2XL.
Configuring From a Telnet Client
T o configure the SCON-2XL from a Telnet client you must have a configured network
interface. Configuring the T elnet interface can be accomplished within the configuration
utility itself, or by creating a configuration for the interface within an ASCII text file
(may be done to perform the initial configuration). T o do the initial configuration through
T elnet, you must first create a text file on a PC that will be loaded onto the SCON-2XL,
to configure the IP interface. The name of the text f ile must be ‘acc$data.sys’ in order to
be loaded. The information is contained in the file in the form of parameter equates. An
example of the contents of such a file is shown below.
Lineid=fet1
Ip=198.14.23.192
Tcp=1083
Router=198.14.23.100
Subnet=255.255.255.0
Mac=0200268bce19
Not all parameters are required. You must however, inc lude the LINEID, IP, and TCP
parameters as a minimum. The LINEID parameter refers to the name of the network
interface card used in the SCON-2XL, and is typically ‘FET1’ unless more than one
FET card is installed, and one of the FETs other than the first one is to provide the
network access for T elnet. Refer to the appropriate Hardware Reference manual f or the
numbering of the interfaces if more than one FET card is installed. The IP parameter of
course refers to the IP address that is being assigned to the SCON. The SCON does not
make use of DHCP , and must theref ore be assigned a real IP address. The TCP parameter
refers to the TCP port to be used for Telnet. Although you can use the default TCP port
for Telnet (not recommended f or security reasons), you must define which port you
intend to use (port 23 is not assumed).
The router parameter is not needed if your client is to be located on the same subnet as
the SCON. You do not need the subnet parameter if subnet masking is not being used.
You can omit the mac parameter if the default (burned in hardware) MAC address is
being used (recommended).
Furthermore, the order of the parameters is not important in the file. The file is not case
sensitive. Parameters tha t are not used can be omitted. Do not leav e an y white space in
the file (spaces or blank lines). White space will be interpreted as the end of the f ile.
The file should be placed on a floppy and inserted into the floppy driv e, prior to booting
the SCON-2XL.
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Because the keys on a Telnet client are not the same as those on a 3270 terminal, some
keyboard mapping is used the SCON-2XL to provide the 3270 key functionality . Among
the more commonly used key definitions supported by most Telnet terminal emulations
are:
PF1-PF9 = <ESC><1> - <ESC><9>
PF10 = <ESC><0>
PF11 = <ESC> <->
PF12 = <ESC> <=>
Keyboard Reset = <CTRL><R>
T est Mode Toggle = <ESC> <t>
Toggle between status row and 24
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row (for most Telnet emulations) = <ESC><?>
Using Central Control Mode
There are three types of panels you will see throughout Central Control. They are:
• Menu Panels - The menu and submenu panels allow you to select which options to
customize, either by menu selection or direct path selection. Some menu selections
may also accept an optional update parameter.
Chapter 1. Getting Started
• Data Entry Panels - Data entry panels are used to select specific options. Some
fields require you to enter data, while others allow you to press the Enter key to
toggle forward through a set of choices, or to press Alt + Enter to toggle backward
through the choices.
• Information Panels - Information panels display instructions, status information,
or warnings. Messages about the status of the configuration, for example, are displayed
on information panels.
You may use PF keys to move from panel to panel. To find out what the PF keys do, see
the descriptions of PF keys for that series of panels (usually displayed in the 24
the display).
Please remember that this document represents the panels as closely as possible. The
actual content of the panel and flow between panels may not always be the same as the
panels content and panel flow you would see during configuration, particularly if you
are running a code version other than the one represented in the panel.
Menu selection
When any Central Control mode menu is displayed, enter the desired item number at
the ‘Select item:’-prompt, then press the Enter key. If an item has input parameters
(refer to individual item descriptions), these are entered following the item select
character, using a comma to separate item parameters.
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row of
For example, entering “Select: 1,MCC1.002” selects Item 1 (Terminal test) with a
parameter of MCC1.002 (for Port 2 on MCC1). Entering this item selection executes
the Terminal test for that port.
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Direct Path Selection
Some items display submenus that provide further item selections. If submenu
selections are known, direct pathing may be used to execute the item. All items are
separated by a slash ( / ) with a comma following the final item selection to separate
any input parameters. All item parameters are separated by commas.
For example, entering “Select Item: 4/2,MCC1.001” displays the Vital Product Data
(Item 4 from the Main Central Control menu) on the attached port (Item 2 - Port VPD
from the VPD menu) selected as Port 1 on board MCC1.
If the first character input at the Select Item prompt is a slash ( / ), input will be parsed
as if the Main menu is being displayed. For example, if the Vital Product Data menu is
being displayed on the screen, /6/2 can be entered at the Select Item prompt (Select
Item: /6/2) to select the Display Device Status item from the Main menu.
Optional Update Parameter
Some menu items allow an optional update, denoted by ,u after the item number on the
menu. Updates require the supervisory password, so after entering item,u , the password
prompt (Enter Password: ) will be displayed above the Select Item: prompt. Entering
the password and pressing Enter will execute the selected item.
For example, from the Central Control menu, 4/2,u,1 can be entered to update VPD
for Port 1. If the test input is specified as 4/2,1 the password prompt will not be
displayed and no update will be allowed.
If an incorrect password is entered, “ X-f ” is displayed in the input inhibit area of the
status row. After pressing the Reset key, the password may be re-entered, and a new
menu item may be selected.
If no supervisory password was established during configuration, the password prompt
will not be displayed, and updates may be performed without the password.
The supervisory password is defined and set on the General Options panel of Configuration.
Boards in the System
The SCON-2XL supports a number of boards that provide host and client connections.
Boards supported by the 2XL are:
• ESC – ESCON Host Interface
• ESX – ESCON Host Interface (SCON-28L only)
• FET – Fast Ethernet 100/10 Mbps
• TRC – 16/4 Mbps Token Ring (available on a limited basis)
• CDA – Coax Device Adapter (SCON-20L and SCON-22L)
• MCC – Multiplexed Coax Controller (SCON-25L only)
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Board Number and Connector Numbering
Since it is possible to support multiple boards of the same type, and it is possible that
there are multiple connectors on some of the boards, the following format was devised
to identify specific connections to the 2XL:
brd#.con where:
brd represents the 3 character board mnemonic described abov e.
# represents a number 1-9 or letters a-d, identifying the instance of the board that you
are referring to.
A period ( . ) used as a separator .
con representing a three digit number representing the connector number on the board.
Examples:
ESC1 (first ESCON interface card)
MCC1.003 (port 3 on the first MCC board)
Keys for Configuration
Chapter 1. Getting Started
The following PF key descriptions apply to most of the Configuration panels. Some
panels have special keys which will be described in the section for that panel.
• PF1 - Menu – This PF key moves configuration processing back to the previous
menu. This key is av ailable on all configuration panels, and may be used to back out.
• PF7 - Back – Pressing PF7 moves you to the pre viously displayed panel.
• PF8 - Forw – Pressing PF8 moves you to the next panel.
• PF9 - Default – Assign def ault values to the fields in the current panel.
• PF10 - Done – This signals the end of the conf iguration process. It will bring you to
the Configuration Complete panel.
• Enter – These keys toggle through available options, when the cursor is on a field
with multiple options.
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Configuring the SCON-2XL for the First Time
Power on the 2XL with an appropriate user display attached for purposes of configuration.
The following panel should appear.
Host Connection Menu Panel
Host Connection Menu
Item Connection Type
1 3270
2 ASCII
3 TCP/IP
4 LAT Class
5 LAT Dynamic
Select Item:
PF:
From this initial panel, on a coax display press and hold the <Alt> key and press the
<Test> key. The resulting panel should appear. If configuring from a Telnet Client
connected through the network, once you have selected the proper emulation for your
client the following panel should appear.
Main Menu Panel
Main Menu LINCS C8.2 Central Control
Item Description
1 Customization Data Menu
2 Supervisor Functions Menu
3 Media Management Menu
4 Vital Product Data Menu
5 Network Management Menu
6 Device Menu
7 Event Log Menu
8 Communications Menu
Select Item: Depress Enter
The Main Menu panel is the first panel you will see when you enter Central Control
Mode. From this panel you can follow the menu prompts to bring up any Central Control
Mode panel that you need to.
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At the “Select Item:” prompt, type the sequence “1/1,u” and press <Enter>. This will
take you through the Customization Data Menu to select the “Display/Update
Configuration” selection. The next panel to appear will look like this:
Configuration LINCS C8.2 Central Control
Customization Data Source: Default
PF: 1-Menu 10-Process
This panel allows you to select the source of the configuration that you wish to
modify. For a first time configuration, the Customization Data Source is set to
“Default”. Other options that may be selected are to read in a configuration file
from “Drive A”, “Drive C”, or “Currently Loaded”. The “Currently Loaded” and
“Drive C” would not be valid offerings on a unit that has never been configured
before. Currently Loaded allows you to modify the configuration that is currently
running (normally used after the first configuration is saved). Selecting “Default”
will bring up the configuration based on the hardware installed in the unit, as if the
unit has never been configured before.
Press <PF10> to continue into configuration. From the Configuration Menu (Submenu
List) shown below select item 1 and press <Enter>. This should take you to the Product
Definition panel.
Configuration Menu (Submenu_List) LINCS C8.2 Central Control
Item Description
1 Configure All
2 General Options Menu
3 TELNET Host Menu
4 TCP Print Server Menu
5 Asynchronous Host Menu
6 3270 Host Menu
7 TN3270 Server Menu
8 Network Device Menu
9 Direct Device Menu
Select Item: 1 Depress Enter
PF: 1-Menu 3-Panel_List 10-Done
This panel allows you to select a submenu list from which you can configure just a
specific feature. Selecting the first item in the list allows you to configure all
configuration panels.
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Product Definition
The Product Definition panel allows you to customize the hardware definition of the
2XL that is to be used by the software during the configuration process. Initially the
panel contains a description of the hardware that is installed on your particular 2XL. It
is possible to modify this hardware list, which will affect the number and types of
panels that will be offered during the configuration process.
Caution
Caution should be taken when modifying the values on this panel since adding hardware
values that do not actually exist on the 2XL will most certainly create a configuration
that can not be booted on your unit.
SCON-2XL Product Definition Panel
SCON-2XL Product Definition LINCS C8.2 Central Control
Number of Coax Ports: 16
Number of ESC Boards: 1
Number of TRC Boards: 0
Number of FET Boards: 1
Feature Memory (megabytes): 1
PF: 1-Menu 7-Back 8-Forw 9-Default 10-Done
Changes to this panel are made for primarily three reasons:
1. Y ou are adding hardware to an existing 2XL, and you must identify the ne w hardware
to the 2XL configuration process so that it may be configured.
2. You do not wish to make use of hardware that is already installed on your 2XL, and
you wish to disable the hardware for the configuration process, to make your
configuration simpler.
3. Y ou are making a configuration for a physically dif ferent 2XL. Note that you may make
configurations for only the same model with this utility . Use the Central Site Customization
Utility to make and store configurations for other SCON and 1174 platforms.
All fields on the Product Definition panel are toggle fields. The panel may not be exited
if an invalid board combination is selected. Appropriate messages will be displayed if
errors are encountered.
If you decrease the number of boards, then the last line assigned for that board type is
deleted. For example, if you reduce the number of FET boards from 2 to 1, FET2 will be
deleted. Y ou must then update all other panels which refer to the board/lines you just deleted.
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If you make undesired changes to this panel, suspect that undesired changes have been
made, or just wish to ensure that all installed hardware is correctly represented on this
panel, press the PF9-Default key.
Only the hardware options shown on the SCON-2XL Product Definition panel are
available for the SCON-2XL.
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Chapter 2. General Options
Proceeding forward through the configuration panels from the Product Description
panels, you next encounter the General Options panels.
General Options Panel
General Options LINCS C8.2 Central Control
Node Name: ________________________
Product Assistance Data: __________________________________________
Unique Machine Identifier: _______
Supervisor Password: PASSWORD
Machine Check Options: Dump and IML
LCD Message when all Comm Links Okay: 1174
3270 LU Number Display: Hex
Central Site Customization: Enable
PF: 1-Menu 7-Back 8-Forw 9-Default 10-Done
Node Name
This field defines a unique name for this LINCS node. It is used as the Host Name by
the LPD protocol in a print request; it is the node requesting the print. If Node Name is
left blank, it will default to LINCS. (Note that this is not the node name information
returned by SNMP. That information is configured on the TCP/IP Options panel as
‘System Name’.)
Product Assistance Data
This field may contain up to 48 characters. You can use it to record the name and
telephone number of the person to contact for Customer Service. (Note that this
information is not provided to SNMP.)
Unique Machine Identifier
This field is used to identify the LINCS node to Netview via REQMS (Request
Maintenance Statistics), Alert, and VPD (Vital Product Data). It is recommended that
you use the hardware model’s serial number as the unique machine identifier. If the
serial number is not available or you prefer not to use it, you may enter your own
unique 7 character machine identifier. Valid characters include A-Z, 0-9, or spaces.
Supervisor Password
This field contains up to eight alphanumeric characters. It is used for supervisor functions
in LINCS Central Control, such as executing the Configuration Utility and performing
Media Management functions. This password is also used as the FTP password if any
of the network interfaces are configured for IP protocol.
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When LINCS has been IMLed with a default configuration (such as the first time
LINCS is IMLed, or if the Config key is pressed at state 500), there will not be a
supervisor password defined. You may also choose not to define a password. If no
password is in effect, ANY user may enter the password-protected utilities. Using a
password is strongly recommended.
If the Configuration utility is entered for display purposes only (i.e., not entered for
update), then the supervisor password will not be displayed. If entered in update mode,
then the password will be displayed, and can be updated.
Machine Check Options
This field determines what LINCS will do if a machine-check condition occurs.
Options are:
• Dump and No IML (default) - Dump data will be written to the disk, but LINCS
will not re-IML.
• Dump and IML - Dump data will be written to the disk, and then LINCS will
re-IML.
• No Dump and No IML - LINCS takes no action.
• No Dump and IML - LINCS simply re-IMLs.
It is recommended that you select the Dump and IML option in most cases.
The LINCS Operating System will dump to the hard drive C. Up to 8 dumps may
reside on the hard drive at on time, each in a separate dump directory. You can copy
the dump file to diskette(s) using the Copy Data Objects utility on the Media
Management menu in Central Control Mode, or FTP the dumps off through the
network interface.
LCD Message When All Comm Links Okay
This message displays when the SCON-2XL is powered up and all configured
communications interfaces are communicating as they should.
3270 LU Number Display
This field has the following toggle options:
• Hex - This is the default option. If selected, 3270 LU numbers will be displayed in
hexadecimal format throughout all Central Control Utilities. This option is
recommended when configuring SCON platforms.
• Decimal - 3270 LU numbers will be displayed in decimal format throughout all
Central Control Utilities.
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Chapter 2. General Options
Central Site Customization
Options are: Disable, Enable
Enabling this option allows you to use the Central Site Customization Utility to define
library members. 512 KB of Feature memory is required for this feature.
Central Site Customization can also be used to configure and store multiple LINCS
configurations for a single machine. This may be useful when reconfiguring for new
users or hardware.
Central Site Customization is always enabled when you IML with the Default
Configuration (at state 500 on the LCD panel).
Language Options Panel
Language Options LINCS C8.2 Central Control
PRIMARY SECONDARY
Language: (01) U.S. English Disable
Translate Tables: Default Default
Numeric Delimiter: Period Period
Country Extended Code Page: Enable
PF: 1-Menu 7-Back 8-Forw 9-Default 10-Done
This panel allows you to choose which languages and language formats you can assign
in subsequent panels. Configuration of the Language Options has no effect on TN3270
Clients. TN3270 Client emulators have their o wn configuration for language, ke yboard
translation, and many other features.
Language
The Primary and Secondary Language fields toggle through all the languages listed in
the Languages Table. The default Primary Language is (01) US English. The default
Secondary Language is Disabled.
To use a Secondary language, you should also:
• Use the 3270 Host Profile panels to select the Primary or Secondary language as the
default language for each host.
• Use the Device Profile panel to select a default ke yboar d table language .
• Optionally use the Keyboard Definition Utility (KDU) or ASCII Definition Utility
(ADU) to set up keys (in addition to ExSel + L) for selecting the Primary and
Secondary languages, or for toggling between the languages. The KDU Key
Acronyms table in the Central Control contains the codes for setting up these keys.
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The Primary and Secondary languages can be configured to be the same language,
enabling you to define twice the number of keys on the Keyboard Definition Utility
(KDU) or ASCII Def inition Utility (ADU) layouts. (The layouts can be modified as the
Primary language, and also modified as the Secondary language.)
See the following topics for more information on:
• ASCII considerations
• Software Requirements
• Languages T a ble
• Using Secondary Languages Translate Tables
T ranslate T ables
For the Primary and Secondary languages you specified, use this field to enter the name
of the 3270 translate tables to be created via the Translate Tables Utility (TTU). The
options are:
• Default - Standard translate table for the configured language will be used.
• User-Defined 1
• User-Defined 2
If your choice for Secondary Language was Disabled, the Translate Table option for
Secondary Language must be Default.
Note: Use of the Translate Table Utility to create user-defined tables may have an
effect on the functioning of the ASCII Definition Utility and on ASCII character
translation. If you plan to create User-Defined Translate Tables, and your
network includes ASCII, refer to Ef fects on ASCII for additional information.
Numeric Delimiter
In this field, toggle to select the numeric delimiter that can be used in Numeric Lock
field. The choices are: Period or Comma.
Country Extended Code Page (CECP)
Toggle to Enable or Disable Country Extended Code Page (CECP) support. A code
page contains the graphic characters that support a language. The characters are assigned
to code point positions on a country code page. Different languages use different
characters, different numbers of characters, and different arrangements of code points
on their country code page. Most country code pages contain unallocated code points.
A Country Extended Code Page uses these unallocated code points to provide additional
characters. The unallocated code points are assigned characters from the CECP universal
character set (Character Set 697), which contains 190 characters and a space.
Once CECP is enabled, you can use the Keyboard Definition Utility (KDU) to assign to
your keyboards any character from this universal character set.
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The CECP supported languages are marked in the Languages Table with a plus sign.
Unless you plan carefully , use of CECP can have une xpected effects on the data in your
network. You should consider the following before choosing to enable CECP:
• Whether the devices in your network support CECP
• Whether your host’s applications can process CECP data
• Whether filters in host applications could reject or erroneously translate CECP data
• Whether the host is using previously undefined code points from the original country
code page
ASCII considerations
Certain languages (identified in the Languages Table) are available for use with
ASCII devices.
The ADU contains Primary and Secondary language transla te tables for ASCII devices
and hosts if further definition is necessary.
Chapter 2. General Options
Software Requirements
The following languages hav e their own character generators. To correctly display all
the characters in a particular language, that language’s character generator must be
installed in the display station. Languages followed by an asterisk (*) are supported
by both 3270 hosts and ASCII hosts. Languages that are not followed by an asterisk
are supported only by 3270 hosts.
All other languages supported by LINCS use the Base character generator. If two
languages are configured that have dif ferent character generators, one of the languages
may not display characters correctly. For example, if German and Icelandic are configured
and the terminal has only a Base character generator, the Icelandic characters that diff er
from the characters on the Base character generator will not display correctly.
cilliryCnitaLECEOR
keerGiahT
cidnalecIvalsoguY
*hsinapShsikruT
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Languages T able
The Languages Table shows the options available for primary and secondary . There are
special Latin options for Greek, Cyrillic, and Thai.
egaugnaLedoCegaugnaLegaugnaLedoCegaugnaL
hsilgnESU+*10)retcarahc-501(YTREZAhcnerF+*03
)IICSA(hsilgnESU20lanoitanretnIIICSASU33
namreG/nairtsuA+*308-IICSASU43
naigleB*40cilliryC53
nailizarB50keerG63
naidanaChcnerF*60cidnalecI73
hsinaD+*70ECEOR83
hsinniF+*90hsikruT93
lanoitanretnI41civalsoguY04
nailatI+*51hcnerFssiwSweN+*14
hsilgnEesenapaJ61namreGssiwSweN+*24
hsinapS+*91naigleBweN+34
gnikaepShsinapS+*12iahT64
)KU(hsilgnE+*22sdnalrehteN+*74
naigewroN+*32hcnerFnaigleB+06
hsidewS+*42cilliryC/nitaL16
)TW(CIDCBE52keerG/nitaL26
eseugutroP+82iahT/nitaL36
)laugniliB(naidanaC+92eseugutroPdlO46
* ASCII v ersion included for use with ASCII (Telnet) hosts and devices.
+ Country Extended Code Page (CECP) supported Greek, Cyrillic, and Thai
Greek, Cyrillic, and Thai
If you select Greek, Cyrillic, or Thai as either language during configuration, no language
toggling is possible unless the Keyboard Definition Utility (KDU) is used during
configuration to add a language toggle key.
If you select Greek as the primary language, you can select Latin/Greek as the secondary
language. If you select Cyrillic as the primary language, you can select Latin/Cyrillic
as the secondary language. If you select Thai as the primary language, you can select
Latin/Thai as the secondary language. Each of these secondary languages, Latin/Greek,
Latin/Cyrillic, and Latin/Thai, is a special version of Latin that is specific to the primary
language, Greek, Cyrillic, and Thai.
Note: You do not have to select Latin as the secondary language for Greek, Cyrillic,
or Thai. You can select any of the supported languages as a secondary language,
or you can select no secondary language.
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Using Secondary Languages
If you select a Secondary language, the ExSel + L key combination is enabled as the
language toggle keys that let you switch between the two languages. If no secondary
language is chosen, the key combination is inactiv e. Y ou can also use the KDU or ADU
to define other keys for switching between languages.
The status line displays PR for primary language or SE for secondary language at location
36. If the Dual Language feature has not been configured, PR or SE is not displayed.
See the following for additional information:
• Switching Sessions and Dual Languages
• Examples of Switching Sessions
• Printing and Languages
Switching Sessions and Dual Languages
T o switch from one conf igured keyboard language to the other , you can either press the
Language Toggle key (ExSel then L for either 3270 or ASCII displays or ESC then
Control + F for ASCII displays only) or you can press the Primary key (to switch from
the secondary language to the primary language) or the Secondary key (to switch from
the primary language to the secondary language). If you press the Primary key from the
primary language or the Secondary key from the secondary language, nothing happens.
Each time you change languages, the keyboard layout switches from one configured
language to the other. When the keyboard layout switches, the up, down, and alt shift
states remain the same.
Chapter 2. General Options
• Primary Key – For ASCII keyboards, use the Escape, then Control + D k ey sequence
for the Primary key.
• Secondary Key – For ASCII keyboards, use the Escape, then Control + E key
sequence for the Secondary key.
• For coax keyboards, use the Keyboard Definition Utility (KDU) to configure a
Primary or Secondary key.
Examples of Switching Sessions
When you switch sessions, the keyboard layout switches to the layout for the language
of the new session. The code page used for the new session always corresponds to the
default language for the host. The following tw o examples illustrate what happens when
you switch sessions.
Example 1: Switching Sessions, Keyboard Layouts, and Code Pages
1. German is the current keyboard layout.
2. Y ou switch to Session 2. The host for Session 2 has Spanish as the default language.
3. The new code page and keyboard layout are Spanish.
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Example 2: Switching Sessions and Code Pages, but not K eyboard Layouts
1. Session 1 is active and its host is configured for German as the default language.
Spanish is the current keyboard layout.
2. Y ou switch to Session 2. The host for Session 2 has Spanish as the default language.
3. The new code page is Spanish and the keyboard layout remains Spanish.
Printing and Languages
There are two types of prints, LU1 (SCS) prints and LU3 prints. When an LU3 print
is sent to a printer, the printer uses the code page corresponding to the default language
for the host associated with the current printer session. An LU1 (SCS) print is not
affected by the Dual Language feature because the printer performs the translation
for this type of print. Local prints from a DFT are LU1 prints. The following languages
have their own character generators, and to correctly print all the characters in the
language, you must install the character generator for the language. Languages
followed by an asterisk (*) are supported by both 3270 hosts and ASCII hosts.
Languages that are not followed by an asterisk are supported only by 3270 hosts:
cilliryCkeerG
cidnalecInitaLECEOR
*hsinapSiahT
hsikruTvalsoguY
All other languages use the Base character generator.
TTU effects on ASCII
Because translate tables present during configuration are referenced by the ASCII
Definition Utility, use of the Translate Table Utility may have effects on the ASCII
Definition Utility and on ASCII character translation. If you are using both utilities, it
is important to follow this sequence to avoid unexpected results:
1. Use the Language Options panel to select the Primary and Secondary languages,
and to specify the translate tables that will be used with each language.
2. Use the Translate Table Utility.
3. Use the ASCII Definition Utility . The ADU will check the Tr anslate T ables selection
from the General Options panel and will use the appropriate tables.
Note: If the Translate Table Utility and the ASCII Definition Utility are used, and
then the primary and/or secondary languages are changed, it will be necessary
to redo the ADU for the changed languages.
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Chapter 3. Line Options
A Line Options panel is displayed for each communication board assigned on the Product
Description panel. Each board supports different protocols. During configuration, you
select the protocol for each line on a particular board. The board types and the protocols
they support are listed below:
• ESC - ESCON/Non-SNA Console
• ESX - ESCON/Non-SNA Console
• FET - TCP/IP, Coax/Ethernet Bridge
Dependent on whether the protocol is set to ‘Non-SNA’ or ‘Non-SNA with channel
path filter’, one of the following two panels will appear.
Line Options/ESC Panel - Non-SNA Protocol
Line Options/ESC1 LINCS C8.2 Central Control
CU Index (CUADD): 0
Protocol: Non-SNA
Device Low (Lowest IODEVICE UNITADD): A0
Device High (Highest IODEVICE UNITADD: AF
HOT SESSION SELECTION MATRIX
(Hot Session 00 corresponds 0123
to Device Low)-----> 01234567890123456789012345678901
-------------------------------Hot Sessions: 00000000000000000000000000000000
Shared Sessions: 00000000000000000000000000000000
PF: 1-Menu 4-Add 5-Delete 7-Back 8-Forw 9-Default 10-Done
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Line Options/ESC (or ESX) Panel - Non-SNA with Channel Path Filtering
Selecting ‘Non-SNA with Channel Path Filtering’ provides additional configuration
possibilities on the Line Options panel, (allowing more flexible host gen conf igurations).
It is strongly recommended that ‘Non-SNA with Channel Path Filtering’ be used as the
protocol.
Line Options/ESC1 LINCS C8.2 Central Control
CU Index: 0
Protocol: Non-SNA with Channel Path Filter
Device Low (Lowest IODEVICE UNITADD): A0
Device High (Highest IODEVICE UNITADD: AF
CHANNEL PATH FILTER
LPAR Number (Partition Number): 0
Source Link Address: FF
CU Number (CUADD): 0
HOT SESSION SELECTION MATRIX
(Hot Session 00 corresponds 0123
to Device Low) -----------> 01234567890123456789012345678901
-------------------------------Hot Sessions: 00000000000000000000000000000000
Shared Sessions: 00000000000000000000000000000000
PF: 1-Menu 4-Add 5-Delete 7-Back 8-Forw 9-Default 10-Done
The following options are configurable for the ESC/ESX board.
CU Index
This option identifies which of the 16 (0-F hex) Control Unit Images supported by
ESC or which of the 64 (00-4F) Control Unit Images supported by the ESX are being
configured for this interface. By default, CU 0 is of fered. You can change the interface
number by toggling the value of "0". You can enable additional images by pressing
the <PF4> key. Each CU image must be dedicated to a single L-PAR on the host.
The maximum number of CU definitions supported by the SCON-2XL is determined
by the model, number of ESCON interfaces, and whether feature activation disks hav e
been installed. The SCON-20L supports up to 3 CU. The SCON-22L supports up to 4
CU in the base unit but can be expanded up to 16 through installation of FADs. The
SCON-25L comes standard with support for up to 16 CU through one ESC interface,
expandable up to 32 CU through two ESCON interfaces. The SCON-28L comes standard
with support for up to 20 CU through each ESX interface, expandable up to 64 CU.
Protocol
The only supported protocol on the SCON-2XL for the ESC card is Non-SNA (and
Non-SNA with Channel Path Filtering). For support of SNA, APPN, or IP over the
ESC (ESCON) interface, other Visara Comm unication Servers may be used (1174
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Product Series). If you leave the selection to None, the SCON-2XL will treat the
interface as if it does not exist.
Device Low and Device High
The value for the Device Lo w and De vice High parameters identify the low end and
high end for a range of addresses supported by this CU. The value of the Device
Low number is giv en in hex, and can be anywhere in the range of 00-FF. The Device
High number must be within hex 1F of the value of the Device Low parameter and
must be equal to or larger than the Device Low value. The range defined by the
Device Low and De vice High parameters may define up to 32 consecutive addresses,
and must fall in the range of addresses defined by the ‘UNITADD’ parameter in the
‘CNTLUNIT’ macro of the corresponding Host GEN. To support more than 32
addresses, make additional CU definitions.
Caution
Only configure the SCON-2XL for addresses that have been defined by IO Device
Statements in the GEN on the host. Configuring addresses that have not been def ined or
that have been defined for use by another controller may result in serious performance
degradation or errors.
LPAR Number
The LPAR Number parameter corresponds to the LPAR number assigned in the
PARTITION parameter of the RESOURCE macro, associated with this connection, in
the host’s IOCDS definition.
Source Link Address
The Source Link Address refers to the ESCON Director port number (2 digit hex) that
is connected back to the mainframe. If an ESCON Director is not used (2XL is directly
connected to a port on the mainframe), leave the default value of FF, or assign the v alue
as 01.
CU Number
This must correspond to the value of the CU ADD parameter of the CNTLUNIT macro
of the host’s IOCDS definition, corresponding to this configuration.
Hot Sessions
Hot Console Sessions give you the ability to create a console session that will appear to
be powered on to the LP AR for as long as the 2XL is online. This may be conv enient for
situations where it is desired to have a console session that can be accessed across a
network connection by either one person or by multiple persons. Since the console
device always appears to be powered on, it should not be necessary to v ary the console
active when establishing a new connection to the session, as long as the 2XL w as active
when the LPAR came up.
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Each of the 32 sessions that can be associated with a single CU definition, can be
configured to be hot. Hot sessions are identified as such, by changing the value from ‘0’
in the appropriate column. Definitions for the values to enter are:
0 = Not defined to be a hot session
1 = Hot Session (Mod 2 with Extended Data Stream Support)
2 = Hot Session (Mod 2 with Extended Data Stream Support)
3 = Hot Session (Mod 3 with Extended Data Stream Support)
4 = Hot Session (Mod 4 with Extended Data Stream Support)
5 = Hot Session (Mod 5 with Extended Data Stream Support)
6 = Hot Session (Mod 2 with No Extended Data Stream Support)
7 = Hot Session (Mod 3 with No Extended Data Stream Support)
8 = Hot Session (Mod 4 with No Extended Data Steam Support)
9 = Hot Session (Mod 2 with Extended Data Stream Support)
The leftmost column corresponds to the Device Low address, defined abo ve. All de vice
addressing on subsequent panels are referenced from this offset of ‘00’.
Note that only the console sessions should be configured as hot (not the normal
VTAM sessions).
Shared Sessions
Shared Sessions allows two or more TN3270 clients to share the same console session.
Up to twenty-four TN3270 users can be configured to share the same session. Coax and
T elnet clients are not allowed to share the session. Only console sessions can be shared.
VT AM applications will not function correctly when configured as shared. All TN3270
clients sharing the same session should be configured for the same MOD size and
should have the same Color and Extended Attribute support (the first user to connect
sets the standard for the session). To designa te a session to be shared, change the 0
value to a 1 for that session.
Line Options/FET Panel
Line Options/FET1 LINCS C8.2 Central Control
LAN Address: 0200 2201 1010
Media Type: Auto Negotiate
Duplex Mode: Auto
TCP/IP: Enable
Coax Ethernet Bridge: Enable
PF: 1-Menu 7-Back 8-Forw 9-Default 10-Done
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