z/OS Communications ServerVersion 2 Release 3

SNA Resource Definition Reference

IBM

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Contents

Figures............................................................................................................... xiii

Tables..................................................................................................................xv

About this document...........................................................................................xixWho should read this document............................................................................................................... xixHow this document is organized............................................................................................................... xixHow to use this document..........................................................................................................................xx

How to contact IBM service..................................................................................................................xxConventions and terminology that are used in this information............................................................... xxHow to read a syntax diagram...................................................................................................................xxiPrerequisite and related information...................................................................................................... xxiii

Summary of changes for SNA Resource Definition Reference.............................. xxixChanges made in z/OS Communications Server Version 2 Release 3................................................... xxixChanges made in z/OS Communications Server Version 2 Release 2, as updated June 2017............. xxxChanges made in z/OS Version 2 Release 2, as updated September 2016.......................................... xxxiChanges made in z/OS Version 2 Release 2, as updated March 2016...................................................xxxiChanges made in z/OS Version 2 Release 2............................................................................................xxxiChanges made in z/OS Version 2 Release 1, as updated February 2015.............................................. xxxiChanges made in z/OS Version 2 Release 1, as updated December 2013...........................................xxxiiz/OS Version 2 Release 1 summary of changes.....................................................................................xxxii

Chapter 1. Introduction to VTAM resource definition...............................................1Major nodes..................................................................................................................................................2

Adjacent control point major node.........................................................................................................2Application program major node........................................................................................................... 2Channel-attachment major node........................................................................................................... 2Cross-domain resource major node.......................................................................................................2Cross-domain resource manager major node....................................................................................... 2External communication adapter major node....................................................................................... 2Local non-SNA major node.....................................................................................................................2Local SNA major node............................................................................................................................ 3LU group major node.............................................................................................................................. 3Model major node...................................................................................................................................3Switched major node..............................................................................................................................3Transport resource list major node........................................................................................................3

Routing functions and dynamic reconfiguration......................................................................................... 3Adjacent SSCP tables............................................................................................................................. 3Path definition statements..................................................................................................................... 3Dynamic reconfiguration and dynamic change......................................................................................4Transmission group profile.....................................................................................................................4Network node server list........................................................................................................................ 5

User-defined tables and session awareness data filter..............................................................................5Associated LU table................................................................................................................................ 5Class of Service.......................................................................................................................................5CMIP services directory definition file................................................................................................... 5Interpret table........................................................................................................................................ 6Logon mode table................................................................................................................................... 6

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Message-flooding prevention table....................................................................................................... 6Model name table...................................................................................................................................6Session awareness (SAW) data filter..................................................................................................... 6Unformatted system services (USS) table............................................................................................. 7

Coding VTAM definitions.............................................................................................................................. 7Format of definition statements.............................................................................................................7Format of macroinstructions..................................................................................................................8Rules for coding start option lists and configuration lists................................................................... 10Rules for coding continued lines..........................................................................................................11Rules for coding comments................................................................................................................. 11Using a default......................................................................................................................................12Using the sift-down effect in VTAM definition statements..................................................................12Restrictions on names..........................................................................................................................12Using MVS system symbols in VTAM definition statements and macroinstructions..........................13Restrictions on use of assembler features.......................................................................................... 13

Filing definition statements.......................................................................................................................14Filing macroinstructions............................................................................................................................ 15

Installing tables....................................................................................................................................15

Chapter 2. Major nodes........................................................................................ 17Adjacent control point major node............................................................................................................17

Adjacent control point major node coding notes................................................................................ 18Adjacent control point major node full syntax.....................................................................................18Adjacent control point major node operand descriptions...................................................................20

Application program major node...............................................................................................................26Registering application programs........................................................................................................ 26Non-LU 6.2 application programs........................................................................................................27LU 6.2 application programs................................................................................................................ 30Application program major node coding notes................................................................................... 33Application program major node full syntax....................................................................................... 34Application program major node operand descriptions..................................................................... 42

Channel-attachment major node.............................................................................................................. 74Channel-to-channel adapter support.................................................................................................. 74Multipath channel support...................................................................................................................75Channel-attachment major node coding notes...................................................................................77Channel-attachment major node full syntax....................................................................................... 77Channel-attachment major node operand descriptions..................................................................... 80

Cross-domain resource major node..........................................................................................................88Independent LU....................................................................................................................................89APPN cross-domain resources............................................................................................................ 89Rules for multiple definition of resources........................................................................................... 90Cross-domain resource major node coding notes............................................................................ 101Dynamic change of operands for cross-domain resource major node.............................................102Cross-domain resource major node full syntax................................................................................ 103Cross-domain resource major node operand descriptions.............................................................. 106

Cross-Domain resource manager (CDRM) major node...........................................................................124Cross-domain resource manager (CDRM) major node coding notes............................................... 126Cross-domain resource manager (CDRM) major node full syntax....................................................127Cross-domain resource manager (CDRM) major node operand descriptions..................................131

External communication adapter (XCA) major node.............................................................................. 145LAN and ATM LAN emulation connections........................................................................................ 145Enterprise Extender connections...................................................................................................... 148ATM native connections..................................................................................................................... 154External communication adapter (XCA) major node coding notes...................................................161External communication adapter (XCA) major node full syntax.......................................................162External communication adapter (XCA) major node operand descriptions.....................................186

Local non-SNA major node......................................................................................................................237

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Local non-SNA major node coding notes.......................................................................................... 238Local non-SNA major node full syntax...............................................................................................238Local non-SNA major node operand descriptions.............................................................................240

Local SNA major node............................................................................................................................. 247Local SNA major node coding notes.................................................................................................. 251Local SNA major node full syntax...................................................................................................... 252Local SNA major node operand descriptions.................................................................................... 260

LU group major node............................................................................................................................... 287LU group major node coding notes.................................................................................................... 289LU group major node full syntax........................................................................................................ 289LU group major node operand descriptions...................................................................................... 291

Model major node....................................................................................................................................301Model major node coding notes........................................................................................................ 305Model major node full syntax.............................................................................................................306Model major node operand descriptions...........................................................................................316

Switched major node...............................................................................................................................357PU and PATH definition statements for a switched subarea............................................................ 357PU and PATH definition statements for the XCA major node............................................................357Switched major node coding notes................................................................................................... 363Enterprise Extender connections...................................................................................................... 363XCA and NCP connections................................................................................................................. 366XCA and NCP connections full syntax................................................................................................368Enterprise Extender connections - full syntax.................................................................................. 380Local (source) and remote (destination) service access point determination................................. 385Switched major node operand descriptions......................................................................................385

Transport resource list major node......................................................................................................... 443Transport resource list major node coding notes..............................................................................445Transport resource list major node full syntax..................................................................................445Transport resource list major node operand descriptions................................................................446

Chapter 3. Routing and dynamic reconfiguration.................................................457VTAM routes.............................................................................................................................................457

VTAM routes coding notes................................................................................................................. 457VTAM routes full syntax..................................................................................................................... 458VTAM routes operand descriptions................................................................................................... 458

Dynamic path update.............................................................................................................................. 461Dynamic path update (VTAM)............................................................................................................ 461Dynamic path update (VTAM) coding notes...................................................................................... 462Dynamic path update (VTAM) full syntax.......................................................................................... 462Dynamic path update (VTAM) operand descriptions........................................................................ 463

Dynamic reconfiguration and dynamic change.......................................................................................465Add operation.....................................................................................................................................466Delete operation.................................................................................................................................467Move operation...................................................................................................................................468

Coding notes............................................................................................................................................ 469VBUILD definition statement............................................................................................................. 469

Dynamic reconfiguration with VARY DRDS full syntax............................................................................470VBUILD............................................................................................................................................... 470

Dynamic reconfiguration with VARY DRDS operand descriptions..........................................................471ACTIVATE operand description..........................................................................................................471ADDR operand description................................................................................................................ 471DRTYPE operand description.............................................................................................................472FROM operand description................................................................................................................ 472name operand description.................................................................................................................472TO operand description..................................................................................................................... 473TYPE operand description................................................................................................................. 473

Adjacent SSCP table................................................................................................................................ 473

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Adjacent SSCP table coding notes.....................................................................................................474Adjacent SSCP table full syntax.........................................................................................................476Adjacent SSCP table operand descriptions.......................................................................................477

Adjacent cluster routing definitions........................................................................................................ 482Adjacent cluster routing definitions coding notes.............................................................................483Adjacent cluster routing definitions full syntax.................................................................................483Adjacent cluster routing definitions operand descriptions...............................................................485

APPN transmission group profile............................................................................................................ 488TGP definition statement................................................................................................................... 488IBM-supplied transmission group profiles........................................................................................488APPN transmission group profile full syntax..................................................................................... 489APPN transmission group profile operand descriptions................................................................... 490

APPN-to-subarea Class of Service mapping table................................................................................. 498APPN-to-subarea Class of Service mapping table coding notes......................................................499APPN-to-subarea Class of Service mapping table full syntax.......................................................... 499APPN-to-subarea Class of Service mapping table operand descriptions........................................ 500

Subarea-to-APPN Class of Service mapping table................................................................................. 501Subarea-to-APPN Class of Service mapping table coding notes......................................................502Subarea-to-APPN Class of Service mapping table full syntax..........................................................502Subarea-to-APPN Class of Service mapping table operand descriptions........................................503

Border node CoS mapping definitions.................................................................................................... 504Border node CoS mapping definitions coding notes.........................................................................505Border node CoS mapping definitions full syntax............................................................................. 505Border node CoS mapping definitions operand descriptions........................................................... 506

Network node server list......................................................................................................................... 507Network node server list coding notes..............................................................................................507Network node server list full syntax.................................................................................................. 508Network node server list operand descriptions................................................................................ 508

Generic resources preferences table......................................................................................................511Generic resources preferences table coding notes.......................................................................... 512Generic resources preferences table full syntax...............................................................................512Generic resources preferences table operand descriptions.............................................................513

Chapter 4. VTAM start options............................................................................517Coding VTAM start options...................................................................................................................... 517

Using MVS system symbols in VTAM start options........................................................................... 518Start options syntax diagrams........................................................................................................... 518

Summary of start options ....................................................................................................................... 543SSCP or CP characteristics start options...........................................................................................544VTAM initialization start options........................................................................................................ 544Storage usage start options............................................................................................................... 545Session control start options............................................................................................................. 545Connectivity start options.................................................................................................................. 547Session security start options............................................................................................................549Messages start options...................................................................................................................... 549Recording and statistics start options............................................................................................... 551Traces and dumps start options........................................................................................................ 551Buffer pools start options.................................................................................................................. 552Performance and tuning start options...............................................................................................552APPN start options............................................................................................................................. 555Functions from zappable constants.................................................................................................. 558HPR and Enterprise Extender start options...................................................................................... 560Network management start options..................................................................................................561Coupling facility and SYSPLEX start options..................................................................................... 562

Descriptions of start options .................................................................................................................. 563AFFDELAY start option.......................................................................................................................563AIMON start option............................................................................................................................ 564

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ALSREQ start option...........................................................................................................................564API64R start option........................................................................................................................... 565APPNCOS start option........................................................................................................................565ASIRFMSG start option...................................................................................................................... 566ASYDE start option............................................................................................................................. 566AUTHLEN start option........................................................................................................................ 567AUTORTRY start option...................................................................................................................... 567AUTOTI start option........................................................................................................................... 567BN start option................................................................................................................................... 568BNDYN start option............................................................................................................................ 568BNORD start option............................................................................................................................569BSCMDRS start option....................................................................................................................... 569BSCTMOUT start option..................................................................................................................... 570Buffer Pool start option......................................................................................................................570CACHETI start option......................................................................................................................... 576CDRDYN start option.......................................................................................................................... 577CDRSCTI start option......................................................................................................................... 577CDSERVR start option........................................................................................................................ 578CDSREFER start option...................................................................................................................... 578CINDXSIZ start option....................................................................................................................... 578CMPMIPS start option........................................................................................................................579CMPVTAM start option....................................................................................................................... 579CNMTAB start option..........................................................................................................................580CNNRTMSG start option.....................................................................................................................580COLD and WARM start option............................................................................................................ 580CONFIG start option...........................................................................................................................581CONNTYPE start option..................................................................................................................... 581CPCDRSC start option........................................................................................................................ 582CPCP start option............................................................................................................................... 582CSALIMIT start option........................................................................................................................583CSA24 start option............................................................................................................................. 584CSDUMP start option..........................................................................................................................584DATEFORM start option..................................................................................................................... 588DIALRTRY start option....................................................................................................................... 589DIRSIZE start option.......................................................................................................................... 589DIRTIME start option......................................................................................................................... 589DISCNTIM start option.......................................................................................................................590DLRORDER start option......................................................................................................................590DLRTCB start option...........................................................................................................................591DLURSAW start option....................................................................................................................... 592DSACTION start option...................................................................................................................... 592DSCOUNT start option........................................................................................................................593DSIRFMSG start option...................................................................................................................... 594DSMONITR start option..................................................................................................................... 594DSPLYDEF start option....................................................................................................................... 595DSPLYMAX start option...................................................................................................................... 595DSPLYWLD start option...................................................................................................................... 596DSTRUST start option.........................................................................................................................597DUPDEFS start option........................................................................................................................ 597DVLSTCNT start option.......................................................................................................................598DYNADJCP start option......................................................................................................................599DYNASSCP start option...................................................................................................................... 599DYNDLGMD start option.....................................................................................................................600DYNHPPFX start option......................................................................................................................600DYNLU start option.............................................................................................................................600DYNMODTB start option.....................................................................................................................601DYNPUPFX start option......................................................................................................................601DYNVNPFX start option......................................................................................................................602

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EEHPRANR start option..................................................................................................................... 602EEPORTCK start option...................................................................................................................... 602EEVERIFY start option....................................................................................................................... 603ENCRPREF start option...................................................................................................................... 603ENCRYPTN start option......................................................................................................................604ENHADDR start option....................................................................................................................... 605ENSEMBLE start option......................................................................................................................606ESIRFMSG start option...................................................................................................................... 606EXPFLTRM start option...................................................................................................................... 607FLDTAB start option........................................................................................................................... 607FSIRFMSG start option...................................................................................................................... 608GVBKDLY start option........................................................................................................................ 608GWSSCP start option..........................................................................................................................609HNTSIZE start option......................................................................................................................... 609HOSTNAME start option.....................................................................................................................609HOSTPU start option.......................................................................................................................... 611HOSTSA start option.......................................................................................................................... 611HOTIOTRM start option......................................................................................................................612HPR start option................................................................................................................................. 613HPRARB start option..........................................................................................................................614HPRCLKRT start option...................................................................................................................... 614HPRITMSG start option......................................................................................................................615HPRNCPBF start option..................................................................................................................... 616HPRPSDLY start option...................................................................................................................... 617HPRPSMSG start option..................................................................................................................... 617HPRPST start option...........................................................................................................................621HPRSESLM start option......................................................................................................................622HPRSTALL start option....................................................................................................................... 623HSRTSIZE start option....................................................................................................................... 624INITDB start option............................................................................................................................624INOPCODE start option......................................................................................................................625INOPDUMP start option..................................................................................................................... 626IOINT start option.............................................................................................................................. 627IOMSGLIM start option...................................................................................................................... 628IOPURGE start option........................................................................................................................ 628IPADDR start option........................................................................................................................... 629IPINFO start option............................................................................................................................630IQDCHPID start option.......................................................................................................................631IQDIOSTG start option.......................................................................................................................632IRNSTRGE start option.......................................................................................................................633ISTCOSDF start option....................................................................................................................... 633LIMINTCP start option....................................................................................................................... 634LIST start option.................................................................................................................................634LISTBKUP start option....................................................................................................................... 635LSIRFMSG start option.......................................................................................................................635MAINTLVL start option....................................................................................................................... 636MAXEETST start option...................................................................................................................... 636MAXHNRES start option.....................................................................................................................636MAXLOCAT start option......................................................................................................................637MAXLURU start option........................................................................................................................637MAXSSCPS start option......................................................................................................................638MAXSUBA start option....................................................................................................................... 638MIHTMOUT start option.....................................................................................................................638MPCACT start option.......................................................................................................................... 639MSGLEVEL start option...................................................................................................................... 639MSGMOD start option........................................................................................................................ 640MULTPATH start option...................................................................................................................... 641MXSAWBUF start option.................................................................................................................... 641

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MXSSCPRU start option..................................................................................................................... 641MXSUBNUM start option....................................................................................................................642NACPROBE start option..................................................................................................................... 642NETID start option............................................................................................................................. 643NMVTLOG start option....................................................................................................................... 643NNSPREF start option........................................................................................................................ 643NODELST start option........................................................................................................................ 644NODETYPE start option......................................................................................................................644NOTRACE start option........................................................................................................................645NQNMODE start option...................................................................................................................... 645NSRTSIZE start option....................................................................................................................... 645NUMTREES start option..................................................................................................................... 646OSIEVENT start option.......................................................................................................................646OSIMGMT start option....................................................................................................................... 647OSITOPO start option.........................................................................................................................647OSRTSIZE start option....................................................................................................................... 648PDTRCBUF start option...................................................................................................................... 648PIUMAXDS start option......................................................................................................................648PLUALMSG start option......................................................................................................................648PMTUD start option............................................................................................................................649PPOLOG start option.......................................................................................................................... 650PROMPT and NOPROMPT start option.............................................................................................. 650PSRETRY start option.........................................................................................................................651PSSTRACE start option.......................................................................................................................652PSWEIGHT start option......................................................................................................................653QDIOSTG start option........................................................................................................................ 654RESUSAGE start option......................................................................................................................655ROUTERES start option......................................................................................................................655RSIRFMSG start option...................................................................................................................... 655SACONNS start option........................................................................................................................656SAVERSCV start option...................................................................................................................... 656SAWMAXDS start option.................................................................................................................... 657SAWMXQPK start option.................................................................................................................... 657SDLCMDRS start option......................................................................................................................658SECLVLCP start option........................................................................................................................659SIRFMSG start option........................................................................................................................ 659SLOWVAL start option........................................................................................................................ 660SLUALMSG start option...................................................................................................................... 661SMEAUTH start option....................................................................................................................... 661SNAMGMT start option...................................................................................................................... 661SNAPREQ start option........................................................................................................................662SNVC start option............................................................................................................................... 662SONLIM start option...........................................................................................................................663SORDER start option.......................................................................................................................... 663SRCHRED start option........................................................................................................................664SRCOUNT start option........................................................................................................................664SRTIMER start option.........................................................................................................................665SSCPDYN start option........................................................................................................................ 665SSCPID start option............................................................................................................................665SSCPNAME start option..................................................................................................................... 666SSCPORD start option........................................................................................................................ 666SSDTMOUT start option..................................................................................................................... 667SSEARCH start option........................................................................................................................ 667STRGR start option.............................................................................................................................668STRMNPS start option........................................................................................................................668SUPP start option............................................................................................................................... 669SWNORDER start option.................................................................................................................... 670TCPNAME start option........................................................................................................................671

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TDUDIAG start option........................................................................................................................ 672TNSTAT start option........................................................................................................................... 673TOPOTIME start option...................................................................................................................... 674TRACE for buffer, I/O, QDIOSYNC, SMS, or STATE (with ID) traces..................................................675TRACE for MODULE, STATE (with OPTION), or VTAM internal trace.................................................680TRANSLAT start option.......................................................................................................................689UNRCHTIM start option..................................................................................................................... 691UPDDELAY start option...................................................................................................................... 692USSTAB start option...........................................................................................................................692VARYWLD start option........................................................................................................................693VERIFYCP start option....................................................................................................................... 693VFYRED start option...........................................................................................................................694VFYREDTI start option....................................................................................................................... 695VITCTRL start option..........................................................................................................................695VOSDEACT start option...................................................................................................................... 696VRTG start option............................................................................................................................... 697VRTGCPCP start option...................................................................................................................... 697VTAMEAS start option........................................................................................................................ 697XCFGRPID start option.......................................................................................................................698XCFINIT start option.......................................................................................................................... 698XNETALS start option......................................................................................................................... 699

Chapter 5. User-defined tables and data filter.................................................... 703Associated LU table................................................................................................................................. 703

Associated LU table coding notes......................................................................................................704Installing an associated LU table.......................................................................................................704Associated LU table full syntax..........................................................................................................704Associated LU table operand descriptions........................................................................................705

Class of service........................................................................................................................................ 706Subarea class-of-service table.......................................................................................................... 706Subarea class-of-service table coding notes.................................................................................... 707Installing a subarea CoS table........................................................................................................... 708Subarea class-of-service table full syntax........................................................................................ 708Subarea class-of-service table operand descriptions...................................................................... 708APPN Class of Service definitions......................................................................................................710APPN Class of Service coding notes.................................................................................................. 711Implementing APPN Classes of Service............................................................................................712APPN Class of Service full syntax...................................................................................................... 712APPN Class of Service operand descriptions.................................................................................... 713Default values for APPN Class of Service definitions........................................................................724IBM-supplied APPN Classes of Service.............................................................................................725

CMIP services directory definition file.................................................................................................... 726Example of a simple directory definition file.....................................................................................727Explanation of the example directory definition file......................................................................... 727Specifying different types of associations.........................................................................................727Coding the directory definition file.................................................................................................... 729How CMIP services uses the directory definition file....................................................................... 733Troubleshooting the directory definition file..................................................................................... 734

Interpret table......................................................................................................................................... 734Interpret table coding notes.............................................................................................................. 735Coding logon-interpret routines........................................................................................................ 736Installing and changing interpret tables........................................................................................... 737Interpret table full syntax.................................................................................................................. 738Interpret table operand descriptions................................................................................................ 739

Logon mode table.................................................................................................................................... 741Logon mode table coding notes.........................................................................................................743Installing a logon mode table............................................................................................................ 744

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Logon mode table full syntax.............................................................................................................744Logon mode table operand descriptions...........................................................................................746

Message-flooding prevention table........................................................................................................ 758Message-flooding prevention table coding notes............................................................................. 758Installing a message-flooding prevention table............................................................................... 759Considerations for message-flooding prevention.............................................................................759Example of message suppression..................................................................................................... 760Message-flooding prevention table full syntax................................................................................. 760Message-flooding prevention table operand descriptions............................................................... 761

Model name table.................................................................................................................................... 764Model name table coding notes.........................................................................................................764Installing a model name table........................................................................................................... 765Model name table full syntax.............................................................................................................765Model name table operand descriptions...........................................................................................765

Subarea mapping table........................................................................................................................... 766Subarea mapping table coding notes................................................................................................ 767Subarea mapping table full syntax.................................................................................................... 767Subarea mapping table operand descriptions.................................................................................. 767

Session awareness data filter................................................................................................................. 768Session awareness data filter coding notes...................................................................................... 770Session awareness data filter full syntax.......................................................................................... 770Operand descriptions.........................................................................................................................771

SAW sense filter.......................................................................................................................................773Coding notes.......................................................................................................................................773Full syntax.......................................................................................................................................... 774Operand descriptions.........................................................................................................................774

Unformatted system services tables...................................................................................................... 775Customizing USS tables..................................................................................................................... 776Order of USS table use....................................................................................................................... 777Installing a user-defined USS table...................................................................................................779Coding a user-defined USS table....................................................................................................... 779Unformatted system services tables coding notes........................................................................... 781Unformatted system services (USS) tables full syntax..................................................................... 781Operand descriptions.........................................................................................................................785Customizing messages.......................................................................................................................799Defining VTAM operator commands.................................................................................................. 802Defining terminal operator commands..............................................................................................803LOGON command...............................................................................................................................804Full syntax.......................................................................................................................................... 805Operand descriptions.........................................................................................................................805LOGOFF command............................................................................................................................. 807Full syntax.......................................................................................................................................... 808Operand descriptions.........................................................................................................................808IBMTEST command........................................................................................................................... 811Full syntax.......................................................................................................................................... 811Operand descriptions.........................................................................................................................811

Appendix A. IBM-supplied tables....................................................................... 815Default logon mode table (ISTINCLM).................................................................................................... 815Session-level USS table (ISTINCDT).......................................................................................................827Operation-level USS table (ISTINCNO)...................................................................................................828APPN Class of Service (CoS) definitions (COSAPPN)........................................................................... 1003

COSAPPN..........................................................................................................................................1004ISTACST2..........................................................................................................................................1013ISTACST3..........................................................................................................................................1026

APPN transmission group (TG) profile definitions (IBMTGPS).............................................................1039Ethernet............................................................................................................................................1039

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Token ring.........................................................................................................................................1039ISDN non-switched..........................................................................................................................1039ISDN switched..................................................................................................................................1039SDLC non-switched..........................................................................................................................1039SDLC switched..................................................................................................................................1039X.25.................................................................................................................................................. 103916M token ring................................................................................................................................. 1040Channel............................................................................................................................................ 1040ESCON channel................................................................................................................................ 1040XCF................................................................................................................................................... 1040ATM TGs over PVCs [campus (private) ATM best effort].................................................................1040ATM TGs over PVCs (campus ATM reserved bandwidth)................................................................1040ATM TGs over PVCs [WAN (public) ATM best effort]....................................................................... 1040ATM TGs over PVCs (WAN ATM reserved bandwidth).....................................................................1040ATM TGs over SVCs (campus ATM best effort)................................................................................1040ATM TGs over SVCs (campus ATM reserved bandwidth)................................................................ 1040ATM TGs over SVCs (WAN ATM best effort).................................................................................... 1040ATM TGs over SVCs (WAN ATM reserved bandwidth).....................................................................1041Enterprise Extender, campus.......................................................................................................... 1041Enterprise Extender, wide area network......................................................................................... 1041Fast Ethernet....................................................................................................................................1041Gigabit Ethernet............................................................................................................................... 1041Gigabit Ethernet, 10G...................................................................................................................... 1041FICON............................................................................................................................................... 1041FICON Express................................................................................................................................. 1041HiperSockets....................................................................................................................................1041

Message flooding table (ISTMSFLD)..................................................................................................... 1041CMIP services directory definition file (ACYDDF).................................................................................1051

Appendix B. Examples of USS command conversion......................................... 1053

Appendix C. VTAMTOPO filtering option reporting.............................................1057

Appendix D. Related protocol specifications..................................................... 1061

Appendix E. Architectural specifications.......................................................... 1081

Appendix F. Accessibility................................................................................. 1083

Notices............................................................................................................1087Terms and conditions for product documentation............................................................................... 1088IBM Online Privacy Statement.............................................................................................................. 1089Policy for unsupported hardware..........................................................................................................1089Minimum supported hardware..............................................................................................................1089Policy for unsupported hardware..........................................................................................................1090Trademarks............................................................................................................................................1090

Bibliography.................................................................................................... 1091

Index.............................................................................................................. 1097

Communicating your comments to IBM.............................................................1115

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Figures

1. Adjacent cluster routing definitions......................................................................................................... 482

2. APPN-to-subarea CoS mapping table example....................................................................................... 498

3. APPN-to-subarea CoS mapping table used to disable the APPNTOSA COS mapping functionexample....................................................................................................................................................499

4. Subarea-to-APPN CoS mapping table example.......................................................................................501

5. CoS mapping table example..................................................................................................................... 504

6. GRPREFS table definition..........................................................................................................................511

7. Subarea mapping table example..............................................................................................................766

8. USS message layout in storage.................................................................................................................785

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Tables

1. Adjacent control point major node definition statements and operands..................................................17

2. DYNLU combinations...................................................................................................................................22

3. Application program major node (Non-LU 6.2) definition statements and operands...............................27

4. Application program major node (LU 6.2) definition statements and operands.......................................30

5. Channel-attachment (CTCA) major node definition statements and operands........................................ 74

6. Channel-attachment (MPC) major node definition statements and operands......................................... 76

7. Rules for multiple definition of resources.................................................................................................. 90

8. Examples of how LUALIAS values are merged...........................................................................................93

9. Resource types for NQNMODE merges.......................................................................................................94

10. Matrix for NQNMODE merges, part 1........................................................................................................96

11. Matrix for NQNMODE merges, part 2........................................................................................................97

12. Notes for NQNMODE merges tables.........................................................................................................98

13. Cross-Domain resource major node definition statements and operands............................................. 99

14. How NQNMODE relates to CDRSCs........................................................................................................118

15. Cross-Domain resource manager major node definition statement and operands..............................124

16. External communication adapter major node–LAN or ATM LAN emulation connections, subareanode..........................................................................................................................................................146

17. External communication adapter major node—LAN, ATM LAN emulation, or Enterprise Extenderconnections, peripheral node.................................................................................................................. 148

18. External communication adapter major node—ATM native connection, port.......................................154

19. External communication adapter major node—ATM native connection, TGs over PVCs......................155

20. External communication adapter major node—ATM native connection, TGs over SVCs......................158

21. External communication adapter major node–ATM native connection, TGs to connection networks 159

22. XCA AUTOGEN without user-supplied seeds.........................................................................................189

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23. XCA AUTOGEN with single-character user-supplied seeds.................................................................. 189

24. XCA AUTOGEN with 3-character user-supplied seeds..........................................................................189

25. XCA AUTOGEN with number of statements greater than 4096............................................................ 189

26. Local non-SNA major node definition statements and operands..........................................................237

27. Local SNA major node definition statements and operands................................................................. 247

28. LU group major node definition statements and operands................................................................... 287

29. Model major node definition statements and operands........................................................................301

30. XCF model PU operands used with TRLE...............................................................................................352

31. Switched major node definition statements and operands...................................................................357

32. Transport resource list major node statements and operands............................................................. 444

33. Definition statement for routes.............................................................................................................. 457

34. Definition statements for dynamic update VTAM paths........................................................................ 461

35. Definition statements for dynamic reconfiguration with VARY DRDS (ADD operation)........................466

36. Definition statements for dynamic reconfiguration with VARY DRDS (DELETE operation).................. 467

37. Definition statements for dynamic reconfiguration with VARY DRDS (MOVE operation)..................... 469

38. Definition statements for ADJSSCP table.............................................................................................. 474

39. Definition statements for ADJCLUST table............................................................................................ 482

40. Definition statement for transmission group profile (TGP)....................................................................488

41. CAPACITY values when displayed..........................................................................................................491

42. Definition statements for APPNTOSA table........................................................................................... 499

43. Definition statements for SATOAPPN table............................................................................................501

44. Definition statements for COSMAP table............................................................................................... 504

45. Definition statement for network node server list................................................................................. 507

46. Definition statements for GRPREFS table.............................................................................................. 511

47. Start options that define SSCP or CP characteristics.............................................................................544

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48. Start options that affect VTAM initialization...........................................................................................545

49. Start options that define storage usage................................................................................................. 545

50. Start options that affect session control................................................................................................ 546

51. Start options that affect connectivity.....................................................................................................547

52. Start options that affect session security.............................................................................................. 549

53. Start options that affect messages........................................................................................................ 550

54. Start options that affect recording and statistics...................................................................................551

55. Start options that affect traces and dumps........................................................................................... 551

56. Start options that define buffer pools.................................................................................................... 552

57. Start options that affect performance and tuning................................................................................. 553

58. Start options that define APPN characteristics......................................................................................555

59. Start options that were zappable constants.......................................................................................... 559

60. Start options that define HPR and Enterprise Extender (EE) characteristics....................................... 560

61. Start options that define network management characteristics...........................................................562

62. Start options that define coupling facility and SYSPLEX characteristics.............................................. 562

63. VTAM buffer pools...................................................................................................................................571

64. IBM-supplied VTAM buffer pool values..................................................................................................575

65. IOBUF buffer size and number of buffers per page............................................................................... 576

66. Node type functional summary.............................................................................................................. 612

67. XNETALS matrix...................................................................................................................................... 699

68. Associated LU table macroinstructions and operands.......................................................................... 703

69. Subarea CoS macroinstructions and operands......................................................................................707

70. APPN CoS definition statements and operands.....................................................................................710

71. Default values for LINEROW CAPACITY operand.................................................................................. 714

72. Default values for LINEROW COSTBYTE operand................................................................................. 716

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73. Default values for LINEROW COSTTIME operand..................................................................................717

74. Default values for LINEROW PDELAY operand...................................................................................... 720

75. Default values for LINEROW WEIGHT operand..................................................................................... 723

76. Interpret table macroinstructions and operands.................................................................................. 735

77. Logon mode table macroinstructions and operands............................................................................. 742

78. Exponent and mantissa values for each RU size....................................................................................755

79. Message-flooding prevention table macroinstructions and operands................................................. 758

80. Model name table macroinstructions and operands............................................................................. 764

81. Definition statements for SAMAP table..................................................................................................767

82. Session awareness data filter macroinstructions and operands.......................................................... 769

83. SAW sense filter definition statements and operands.......................................................................... 773

84. Description of the IBM-supplied USS tables..........................................................................................776

85. VTAM messages search order for VTAM messages............................................................................... 777

86. VTAM messages search order for a program operator.........................................................