Working with remote servers in a non-APPN network

The primary server receives PM iSeries™ data from other servers and then sends the data to IBM^®. The remote server sends PM iSeries data to the primary server.

The following information assumes that the controllers that are referred to have previously been defined.

You need to create device pairs to support the connection to each remote server only if PM iSeries gathers data and transmits data over SNA.

1. Use the Create Device Description (APPC) (CRTDEVAPPC) command. On the remote server, type CRTDEVAPPC. Press F4 to prompt for the parameters, and define the values with the following information:

   Table 1. Remote system

   DEVD(Q1PLOC)	Specifies the name of the device description.
   RMTLOCNAME(Q1PLOC)	Specifies the name of the remote location.
   ONLINE(*YES)	Specifies whether this device is varied online when the system is started or restarted.
   LCLLOCNAME(Q1PRMxxx)	Specifies the local location name. Q1PRMxxx matches the RMTLOCNAME of the primary server, where xxx is unique for each remote location.
   CTL(yyyyyy)	Specifies the name of the attached controller, where yyyyyy is a controller that attaches to the primary server.
   MODE(Q1PMOD)	Specifies the mode name.
   APPN(*NO)	Specifies if the device is APPN-capable.

2. Specify the following information on the primary server. At the command line, type CRTDEVAPPC. Press F4 to prompt for the parameters, and define the values with the following information:

   Table 2. Primary server

   DEVD(Q1PRMxxx)	Specifies the name of the device description. The name that is used here matches the device description name for the remote system.
   RMTLOCNAME(Q1PRMxxx)	Specifies the name of the remote location. The name that is used here matches the LCLLOCNAME value of the remote server, where xxx is unique for each remote location.
   ONLINE(*YES)	Specifies whether this device is varied online when the system is started or restarted.
   LCLLOCNAME(Q1PLOC)	Specifies the local location name. This value matches the RMTLOCNAME of the remote server.
   CTL(aaaaaa)	Specifies the name of the attached controller, where aaaaaa is a controller that attaches to the remote server.
   MODE(Q1PMOD)	Specifies the mode name.
   APPN(*NO)	Specifies if device is APPN-capable.

3. Vary on the devices (Vary Configuration (VRYCFG) command) after you define the APPC devices. On the remote server, type VRYCFG. Press F4 to prompt for the parameters.

   Table 3. Vary on remote system

   CFGOBJ(Q1PLOC)	Specifies the configuration object.
   CFGTYPE(*DEV)	Specifies the type of configuration object.
   STATUS(*ON)	Specifies the status

4. Type option 5 on the PM eServer™ iSeries Menu to add Q1PRMxxx as a remote server. See Work with remote servers for instructions on how to add a remote server.

Now that you have finished configuring PM iSeries, see Manage PM iSeries for other tasks that you can perform with PM iSeries.

Parent topic: