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Configuring SNA NRJE

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Once you have opened the configuration file, you are placed in the NMMGR Main screen.

Main Screen

From the Main Screen you can select the category of network subsystems you want to configure, as shown in Figure 3-1 “Main Screen”.

Figure 3-1 Main Screen

Main Screen

To access the NMMGR branch for configuring SNA NRJE, press [f4] (Go To HP-IBM). This places you at the HP-IBM Configuration screen.

HP-IBM Configuration Screen

From the HP-IBM Configuration Screen you can select the item you want to configure, see Figure 3-2 “HP-IBM Configuration Screen”.

Figure 3-2 HP-IBM Configuration Screen

HP-IBM Configuration Screen

To select NRJE configuration press [f3] [Go To NRJE].

NRJE Configuration Screen

After you have selected NRJE configuration, NMMGR displays the NRJE Configuration Screen, as shown in Figure 3-3 “NRJE Configuration Screen Example”. (You can go directly to this screen from any screen by typing @NRJE in the command window and pressing [ENTER].) Here you specify information about the new NRJE workstation you are configuring or the existing workstation you are modifying.

Figure 3-3 NRJE Configuration Screen Example

NRJE Configuration Screen Example

Fields

Path

For display only. The NMMGR branch you are in.

WSID Name

The name of the new workstation you are configuring, or the existing NRJE workstation whose configuration you are modifying. The name can be up to eight alphanumeric characters long; the first character must be alphabetic.

New Name

The new name of an existing NRJE workstation. The name can be up to eight alphanumeric characters long; the first character must be alphabetic.

Once you have entered the new name, press [f4] [Rename]; the workstation is then renamed.

Configured NRJE Workstation IDs

For display only. The names of the NRJE workstations that have been configured. You can configure a maximum of 64 workstations in a configuration file (use [f1] [Next Page] to display more fields); no more than 8 workstations can be active at one time.

File

For display only. The name of the configuration file.

Once you have entered the name of the workstation, press [f5] [Add] if this is a new configuration, or press [f6] [Modify] if you are modifying a configuration. This places you at the NRJE Configuration: Workstation Data screen.

Workstation Data Screen

After you have selected a workstation, NMMGR displays the NRJE Configuration: Workstation Data Screen, as shown in Figure 3-4 “NRJE Workstation Data Screen Example”. (You can go directly to this screen from any screen by typing @NRJE.wsid in the command window and pressing [ENTER].) Here you specify the SNA node to be associated with the workstation, and data to identify the workstation to the host.

Figure 3-4 NRJE Workstation Data Screen Example

NRJE Workstation Data Screen Example

Fields

Path

For display only. The NMMGR path for this screen. It includes the name of the NRJE workstation you are configuring.

SNAnode Name

Required. The name of the SNA node the workstation is to use.

Host Configuration: For troubleshooting purposes, we strongly recommend that this match the puname operand of the PU macro that defines this node on the host (VTAM); see Table 3-1 “AFC/NCP and ACF/VTAM Macro Corresponding Values”.

Remote Node Number

Required. This identifies the workstation to the host.

Host Configuration:

Line Password

The password for the supported host job entry subsystem.

Default: Blank (no password)

Host Configuration:

Logmode Identifier

An entry in the Logmode Table. This can be up to eight alphanumeric characters long; the first character must be alphabetic.

Default: Blank (use the first entry in the Logmode Table)

Host Configuration: This must match the LOGMODE parameter of the MODEENT macro in the Logmode Table entry used by this workstation (VTAM); see Table 3-2 “AFC/NCP and ACF/VTAM Logmode Table”.

APPLID

Required. The VTAM application identifier for the host job entry subsystem. If you do not know the correct identifier to enter here, ask the host system programmer.

Host Configuration:

Term Password

The terminal password. You must type the case (upper case or lower case) of each character exactly as it was specified on the host.

Default: Blank (no password)

Host Configuration:

Workstation Prompt

Required. The prompt for terminal users of this workstation. Leading or imbedded blanks are not removed.

Default: The greater-than sign (>)

Console Mode Prompt

The prompt for the owner of the workstation console.

Default: Blank (no prompt)

Job Entry Subsystem

Required. The subsystem the host is running. Enter JES2, JES3, or POWER (for VSE/POWER).

Host Command Prefix Char

Required. The character preceding all host console commands.

Host Configuration:

  • JES2 and JES3: The command prefix can be configured; this parameter must match the prefix specified in the host job entry subsystem configuration.

  • VSE/POWER: The value entered here is used interactively only. VSE/POWER commands must be entered using this prefix. Any non-interactive VSE/POWER command must still be preceded by

    *D . . D

    (D represents a blank).

Allowed Host Commands

The host commands users without NM capabilities are allowed to include in jobs submitted to the host. Multiple commands can be specified by separating them with semicolons (;). NRJE will compare the value (up to the first blank character) in this field with the command entered. If the characters match, the command is transmitted to the host.

Default: All blanks

Examples:

Allowed Host Commands

Explanation

$D

Allows all JES2 commands that start with "$D".

$D; $C; $L

Allows all JES2 commands that start with "$D", "$C", or "$L".

$

Allows all JES2 commands.

*I

Allows all JES3 commands that start with "*I".

all blanks

No commands are allowed.

Auto Recovery

Required. Enter Y if you want NRJE to try to recover if SNA Transport reports a link error; NRJE will keep trying to recover until it is successful.

Default: Y

Job Management

Required. Enter Y to cause the output routing options (PRINT, PUNCH, and FORMS) of the SUBMIT command to be supported; N, otherwise.

Default: Y

Logical Unit RU Size

Required. The maximum size of the RUs, in bytes, that NRJE can send to the host.

Values: 256, 512, and 768 (integer)

Default: 256

Host Configuration: This must match the RUSIZES parameter of the MODEENT macro in the Logmode Table entry used by the workstation; see Table 3-2 “AFC/NCP and ACF/VTAM Logmode Table”. Note that in the MODEENT definition the RU sizes are specified in hexadecimal (for example, X'85' for 256).

File

For display only. The name of the configuration file.

Once you have entered all of the necessary information on this screen, press [f6] [Save Data]. After the information has been processed, press [f4] (Go To PAGE2) to specify more information.

Workstation Data Page 2 Screen

This screen is a continuation of the NRJE Configuration: Workstation Data Screen, as shown in Figure 3-5 “Workstation Data Page 2 Screen Example”. Select this screen by pressing [f4] (Go To PAGE2) on the Workstation Data screen. (You can go directly to this screen from any screen by typing @NRJE.wsid.PAGE2 in the command window and pressing [ENTER].) Here you specify more information about the workstation.

Figure 3-5 Workstation Data Page 2 Screen Example

Workstation Data Page 2 Screen Example

Fields

Path

For display only. The NMMGR path for this screen. It includes the name of the NRJE workstation you are configuring.

Console Scan Procedure

The name of a user-defined procedure which scans the host console for an "on reader" message. For further information about creating your own procedure, see the SNA NRJE User/Programmer Reference Manual. If no procedure name is specified, NRJE uses an internal parsing algorithm to decode the messages.

Formid Lookup Table File

The file (filename.group) used to route forms output. This file is created by the user, and it must be in the SYS account; the filename and group are determined by the user. See the SNA NRJE User/Programmer Reference Manual for more information.

Note that a sample Formid Lookup Table file is provided in the SAMPTABL file in NRJE.SYS.

Default: NRJETABL.NRJE

Punch Banner Code

Required. The code the punch banner is in. Enter H for Hollerith, or E for EBCDIC.

Default: H

Punch Banner Job Number Location

Required. The location in which the host job number begins in a punch banner.

Range: 0 - 76 (integer)

Default: 0 (the beginning of the banner)

Joblog Data File

Required. The data file (in NRJE.SYS) containing information about each job submitted. This file is created by SNA NRJE and given the name specified here when the workstation is activated for the first time; after that, the file is appended to. This file name must be unique for each workstation.

Joblog Key File

Required. The key file (in NRJE.SYS) used to access the Joblog Data File. This file is created by SNA NRJE and given the name specified here when the workstation is activated for the first time; after that, the file is appended to. This file name must be unique for each workstation.

Host Standard Print Form Name

The default print form name for the workstation. This must match the name of the form in the Peripheral Data Information Record (PDIR) for output routed to the standard form on a print device. To determine this, see the SNA NRJE User/Programmer Reference Manual.

Default: STD

Host Configuration:

Host Standard Punch Form Name

The default punch form name for the workstation. This must match the name of the form in the Peripheral Data Information Record (PDIR) for output routed to the standard form on a punch device. To determine this, see the SNA NRJE User/Programmer Reference Manual.

Default: STD

Host Configuration:

File

For display only. The name of the configuration file.

Once you have entered all of the necessary information on this screen, press [f6] [Save Data].

After the information is processed, press [f8] [Prior Screen] to redisplay the NRJE Configuration: Workstation Data screen. Then, if you need to configure LUs for the workstation, press [f1] (Go To LU). Otherwise, press [f8] [Prior Screen] until you get to the NMMGR menu screen or select screen you need next.

LU Data Screen

Once you have specified all of the workstation data, you are ready to configure the LUs for the workstation. You do this on the NRJE Configuration: LU Data Screen, as shown in Figure 3-6 “LU Data Screen Example”. Select this screen by pressing [f1] (Go To LU) on the NRJE Configuration: Workstation Data Screen. (You can go directly to this screen from any screen by typing @NRJE.wsid.LU in the command window and pressing [ENTER].) The LUs implement the logical readers and the logical writers. Note that the LUs are pooled: A given LU can implement any of the logical readers or writers.

Figure 3-6 LU Data Screen Example

LU Data Screen Example

Fields

Path

For display only. The NMMGR path for this screen. It includes the name of the workstation whose LUs you are configuring.

Configured NRJE LUs (Under Workstation)

The names of the LUs you want to configure for the workstation. You can configure a maximum of 16 LUs for a workstation.

LU Name

For NRJE/V, this is the name of an SNA node class configured on the MPE V SNA Configuration: Classes screen. For NRJE/XL, this is the LU Name (not the NAU number) of an LU as it is configured on the MPE XL SNANode Configuration: PU and LU Data screen.

The name can be up to eight alphanumeric characters long; the first character must be alphabetic.

Autostart

Enter Y if you want the LU to be automatically initialized when the workstation is started up; N, otherwise. You can override this at workstation startup time. Note that you cannot enter a value in this field if a value is not also entered in the corresponding LU Name field.

Default: N

File

For display only. The name of the configuration file.

Once you have entered the data for all of the LUs, press [f6] [Save Data].

After the information is processed, press [f8] [Prior Screen] until you get back to the NRJE Configuration: Workstation Data screen. Then, if you need to configure the virtual reader for the workstation, press [f2] (Go To READER).

Reader Data Screen

Once you have configured the LUs for the workstation, you should configure the workstation's virtual reader next. You do this on the NRJE Configuration: Reader Data Screen. Select this screen by pressing [f2] (Go To READER) on the NRJE Configuration: Workstation Data screen. (You can go directly to this screen from any screen by typing @NRJE.wsid.READER in the command window and pressing [ENTER].) NRJE spools submitted jobs to the virtual reader. If the communications line to the host is down, NRJE holds jobs in the queue until the line is active. NRJE then transmits the jobs according to their position in the queue. You configure only one reader for each workstation. This reader is an internal MPE spooling device and does not correspond to readers configured at the host.

Figure 3-7 Reader Data Screen Example

Reader Data Screen Example

Fields

Path

For display only. The NMMGR path for this screen. It includes the name of the workstation whose virtual reader you are configuring.

Logical Device

Required. The ldev to which NRJE will spool submitted jobs. For NRJE/V, you must configure this ldev into the I/O system by using the SYSDUMP utility (see the SNA Link Services Reference Manual); this must be followed by a cold start. This ldev must not be used for anything else. When the system is rebooted, NRJE/XL will complete the configuration process for you.

The ldev number for the NRJE reader should be above 900 to avoid conflicts. Ldevs below 900 may be used by other devices including virtual terminals. Do not specify the same reader ldev for workstations that might be simultaneously active.

SYSDUMP (MPE V only): Configure the ldev as a type 22 subtype 2 device. The DRT must be back-referenced to the ldev number of the INP or the system disk. Set the record width to 40 words; set the unit, channel, and output device to 0. Specify driver IONRDR0.

Chain Size

Required. The maximum number of RUs that NRJE will transmit before requiring a definite response from the host. You can get higher throughput with larger values, but if line trouble occurs, the data might have to be retransmitted from the beginning of the chain. Also, if you are using only a few LUs, specifying a larger value here might impact remote console response time.

Range: 1 - 99 (integer)

Default: 10

Translation Indicator

Required. The type of translation NRJE will perform on jobs sent to the host:

  • 0 = Native - 3000 translation

    Input in the Native-3000 language (ASCII) is translated to EBCDIC before it is sent to the host.

  • 1 - 255 = Native Language ID

    An integer that corresponds to 8-bit languages other than Native-3000. Input in the language chosen is translated to EBCDIC before it is sent to the host.

    Invalid values are:

    201 Simplified Chinese 211 Traditional Chinese 221 Japanese 231 Korean

    For more information on Native Language Support, see the Native Language, Message Catalogs, and User Logging manual.

    Default: 0

Number of Readers

Required. The number of logical host readers that the NRJE remote workstation will use. (Also see the LU Data screen description earlier in this chapter.)

Range: 1 - 7

Default (JES2 and JES3): 1

Host Configuration:

Compression On

Required. Enter Y if the host accepts compressed in-bound data; N, otherwise.

Default: Y

Host Configuration: This must match the PRIPROT parameter of the MODEENT macro in the Logmode Table entry used by this workstation (VTAM); see Table 3-2 “AFC/NCP and ACF/VTAM Logmode Table”.

  • JES2: If you specify Y, the COMP parameter must be specified in the RMTnnnn macro for the workstation; see Table 3-4 “JES2 Macro Corresponding Values”. Starting with version 3 (or later) of JES2, use COMPRESS=YES instead of COMP.

  • JES3: Does not apply.

  • VSE/POWER: You must specify N, because VSE/POWER does not support compressed in-bound data.

File

For display only. The name of the configuration file.

Once you have configured the readers for the workstation, press [f6] [Save Data].

After the information is processed, press [f8] [Prior Screen] until you get back to the NRJE Configuration: Workstation Data screen. Then, if you need to configure the virtual writers for the workstation, press [f3] (Go To WRITER). Otherwise, press [f8] [Prior Screen] until you get to the NMMGR menu screen or select screen you need next.

Writer List Screen

Once you have configured the workstation's virtual reader, you should configure the virtual writers. You do this on the NRJE Configuration: Writer List Screen, as shown in Figure 3-8 “Writer List Screen Example”. Select this screen by pressing [f3] (Go To WRITER) on the NRJE Configuration: Workstation Data screen. (You can go directly to this screen from any screen by typing @NRJE.wsid.WRITER in the command window and pressing [ENTER].) You must configure an NRJE writer for each printer or punch defined at the host. The writers are spooled devices; they act as logical printers and punches and receive output data sets from the host. You must configure at least one writer per workstation.

Figure 3-8 Writer List Screen Example

Writer List Screen Example

Fields

Path

For display only. The NMMGR path for this screen. It includes the name of the workstation whose virtual writers you are configuring.

Writer Name

The name of the new writer you are configuring, or the existing writer whose configuration you are modifying. The name must be in one of these formats:

  • PRx = a logical printer, where x is an integer from 1 through 7.

  • PUx = a logical punch, where x is an integer from 1 through 7.

Host Configuration:

New Name

The new name of an existing writer. The name must be in one of these formats:

  • PRx = a logical printer, where x is an integer from 1 through 7.

  • PUx = a logical punch, where x is an integer from 1 through 7.

Host Configuration:

Once you have entered the new name, press [f4] [Rename]; the writer is then renamed.

Configured NRJE Writers (Under Workstation)

For display only. The names of the logical writers that have been configured for the workstation. You can configure a maximum of 14 writers for a workstation (seven readers and seven writers). Note that the total number of configured writers must match the number of writers configured in the host job entry subsystem.

File

For display only. The name of the configuration file.

Once you have entered the name of the writer, press [f5] (Add) if this is a new configuration, or press [f6] (Modify) if you are modifying a configuration. This places you at the NRJE Configuration: Writer Data screen.

Writer Data Screen

After you have selected a writer, NMMGR displays the NRJE Configuration: Writer Data Screen, as shown in Figure 3-9 “Writer Data Screen Example”. (You can go directly to this screen from any screen by typing @NRJE.wsid.WRITER.writername in the command window and pressing [ENTER].) Here you enter information about the logical writer you are configuring.

Figure 3-9 Writer Data Screen Example

Writer Data Screen Example

Fields

Path

For display only. The NMMGR path for this screen. It includes the names of the workstation and the writer you are configuring.

Output Destination

Required. The default destination for output received on the writer. Enter an MPE device class specification (eight alphanumeric characters or less), an ldev number of a spooled device, or a formid (in single quotes). Use the formid to specify a Lookup Table entry that defines the default output device characteristics.

Forced

Required. Enter Y if the formid specified in the Output Destination field is to be used for all job output (standard form and non-standard form) from this writer. Note that you can enter Y only if you have specified a formid in Output Destination. Enter N if all output management routing requests (special forms designations in the host JCL) received on the writer are to be honored. This field does not affect job management output routing requests (that is, routing designations given as part of the SUBMIT command).

Default: N

Output Priority

Required. The priority for output from this writer.

Range: 1 - 14 (integer)

Default: 8

Translation Indicator

Required. The type of translation NRJE will perform on data sets received from the host:

  • -1 = No translation

    SNA NRJE will write whatever it receives from the host without translation.

  • 0 = Native-3000 Translation

    SNA NRJE will use the Native-3000 translation table to translate data received from the host. You also must have specified 0 for the Translation Indicator field on the NRJE Configuration: Reader Data screen.

  • 1 - 255 = Native Language ID

    An integer that corresponds to 8-bit languages other than Native-3000. SNA NRJE will use the translation table for the designated native language to translate data received from the host. You also must have specified the same value for the Translation Indicator field on the NRJE Configuration: Reader Data screen.

    Invalid values are:

    201 Simplified Chinese 211 Traditional Chinese 221 Japanese 231 Korean

    For more information on Native Language support, see the Native Language, Message Catalogs, and User Logging manual.

    Default: 0

Writer Exit Procedure

The name of a user-defined procedure that will decode the host banner (separator page) and inform SNA NRJE of the host job number of returning data sets. For more information about creating your own procedure, see the SNA NRJE User/Programmer Reference Manual. If no procedure name is specified, NRJE uses an internal parsing algorithm to decode the banner.

Default: Blank (no procedure name)

File

For display only. The name of the configuration file.

Once you have entered the writer information, press [f6] [Save Data].

After the information is processed, press [f8] [Prior Screen] until you get to the NMMGR menu screen or select screen you need next.

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