Verifying The Communication Link - Axis 5470 User Manual

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Mainframe SNA Printing

Verifying the communication link

1. Power on the Print Server and wait for 2 minutes.
2. Press the AXIS 5470e/570/670e test button once to print a test page and ensure that the SNA
status is defined as Idle, Actv, LU-1 or LU-3 .
The AXIS 5470e/570/670e is now ready for use in the SNA environment.
Notes:
If the LAN media at the remote (Print Server) location differs from that at the host location (e.g.
Remote LAN = Ethernet and Host LAN = Token Ring), the MAC address definitions must be
modified, as outlined below:
Print Server Modifications:
The AXIS 5470e/570/670e Host MAC address (H1_MAC_ADDR) must be bit-order reversed for
each byte,
e.g. if the host address is 08005AB77D49 the converted address will be 10005AEDBE92.
Host Modifications:
The required Host modifications are dependent upon the VTAM definition for the Major Node
where the Print Server definition is placed.
• Case 1 - VTAM Major Node definition is a Switched Major Node.
The MAC address of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e must be bit-order reversed in the PATH entry.
An AXIS 5470e/570/670e with a MAC/node address of 00408C1B06D4 will be defined using
the MAC/node address 000231D8602B as follows:
PA5701 PATH DIALNO=0104000231D8602B, GID=1, PID=1, GRPNM=gggggg
• Case 2 - VTAM Major Node definition is a Local Major Node.
When using a channel attached controller as gateway to the host, the MAC address of the
AXIS 5470e/570/670e is configured in the gateway. The address must be reversed, as in case 1
above.
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