OSA-Express Integrated Console Controller Implementation Guide

OSA-Express Integrated Console Controller Implementation Guide

by Bill White, Jeff Nesbitt
Released October 2005
Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
ISBN: None

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Book description

This IBM Redbooks publication discusses how to plan, implement, and configure the Open Systems Adapter-Express Integrated Console Controller (OSA-ICC) function. The OSA-ICC function is supported on OSA-Express2 and OSA-Express 1000BASE-T Ethernet features for System z9, zSeries 990, and zSeries 890 servers.

The book focuses on the hardware configuration and software definitions needed to provide connectivity from the operating system to the TN3270E client emulator program. It provides information for planning purposes and system setup. Helpful utilities and commands for monitoring and managing the OSA-ICC environment are also included.

This book is intended for system engineers, network administrators, and system programmers who will plan and install OSA-ICC. A solid background in OSA-Express, HCD or IOCP, and TCP/IP is assumed.

Table of contents

  1. Notices
    1. Trademarks
  2. Preface
    1. The team that wrote this redbook
    2. Become a published author
    3. Comments welcome
  3. Chapter 1: Introduction
    1. OSA-ICC description
    2. Hardware support
    3. Software support
    4. Comparison
    5. Migration considerations
      1. Migrating OSA-ICC configurations from z990 to z9-109 servers
      2. Migrating from IBM 2074 to OSA-ICC
      3. Migrating from IBM 3174 to OSA-ICC
  4. Chapter 2: Pre-install
    1. Planning overview
    2. Configuration steps
      1. HCD and IOCP planning
      2. OSA-ICC planning (1/3)
      3. OSA-ICC planning (2/3)
      4. OSA-ICC planning (3/3)
      5. Network considerations
      6. TN3270E emulator planning
  5. Chapter 3: Configuration tasks
    1. Configuration tasks overview
    2. OSA-ICC quick start
    3. OSA-ICC working example
    4. OSA-Express feature configuration panels
      1. OSA-Express configuration steps for OSA-ICC
      2. OSA-Express Advanced Facilities for OSA-ICC
      3. OSA-ICC server configuration
      4. OSA-ICC sessions configuration
      5. OSA-ICC configuration validation
      6. OSA-ICC configuration source file export, edit, import, and validate
      7. OSA-ICC configuration activation
  6. Chapter 4: Verifying the configuration
    1. Verification overview
    2. TN3270E emulator status
      1. Session window status
      2. Display PCOMM host connection log
    3. OSA-ICC status
      1. Display active server configuration
      2. Display active sessions configuration
      3. Display client connections
      4. View port parameters
      5. Debug utilities
    4. Host status
      1. z/OS MCS console status
      2. z/VM operator console status
      3. VTAM local non-SNA 3270 status
    5. Gathering OSA-ICC trace and log data
  7. Appendix A: OSA-ICC worksheets and files
    1. Example configuration worksheets
      1. OSA-ICC server worksheet
      2. PCHID 0110 OSA-ICC sessions worksheet
      3. PCHID 0381 OSA-ICC sessions worksheet
      4. Workstation 1 PCOMM worksheet
      5. Workstation 2 PCOMM worksheet
      6. Workstation 3 PCOMM worksheet
    2. OSA-ICC source files
      1. OSA-ICC source file for PCHID 0110
      2. OSA-ICC source file for PCHID 0381
      3. PCOMM display session profile
      4. PCOMM printer session profile
    3. Worksheet templates
  8. Appendix B: HCD / IOCP and console definitions
    1. HCD and IOCP definitions
      1. OSA-ICC definitions using HCD
      2. OSA-ICC definitions using IOCP
    2. z/OS console definitions
      1. NIP console definitions
      2. MCS console definitions
  9. Appendix C: z/VM and RSCS definitions
    1. z/VM console and printer definitions
      1. z/VM console definitions
      2. z/VM RSCS printer definitions
  10. Appendix D: VTAM definitions
    1. VTAM definitions for z/OS
  11. Appendix E: PCOMM definitions
    1. PCOMM TN3270E emulator configuration panels
      1. Defining a PCOMM TN3270E session
    2. Modifying a PCOMM session for local non-SNA DFT 3270 use
    3. Modifying a PCOMM session for 328x emulated printer use
    4. Modifying the PCOMM session window settings
    5. PCOMM sessions batch file
    6. Creating a PCOMM batch file
      1. Adding a PCOMM batch file to the Workstation startup
  12. Appendix F: AF/REMOTE definitions
    1. AF/REMOTE client/server model
    2. AF/REMOTE workstation example configuration
    3. AF/REMOTE TN3270E emulator configuration panels
      1. Modifying AF/REMOTE client and server profile parameters
      2. Initially defining the AF/REMOTE client to server connection (1/2)
      3. Initially defining the AF/REMOTE client to server connection (2/2)
      4. Defining an AF/REMOTE TN3270E session
  13. Appendix G: Advanced Facilities tasks
    1. View code level
    2. Set card mode
  14. Related publications
    1. IBM Redbooks
    2. Other publications
    3. Online resources
    4. How to get IBM Redbooks
    5. Help from IBM
  15. Index (1/2)
  16. Index (2/2)
  17. Back cover

Product information

  • Title: OSA-Express Integrated Console Controller Implementation Guide
  • Author(s): Bill White, Jeff Nesbitt
  • Release date: October 2005
  • Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
  • ISBN: None