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The MSS client in the 8270 token-ring switch can be configured in several
ways. For this test, we created three domains, interconnected via an internal
source route bridge. That forces the MSS client to create a RIF field. See
Figure 47 on page 74 for the logical configuration and an overview of the test.
The configuration of the involved devices can be done in several ways. For
the MSS server and the MSS client, the IBM Configurator tool was used. For
the Cisco 5500, the IBM 8265, and the IBM 8270, the configurations were
made with the native Command Line Interface (CLI) connected via a VT100
terminal emulator attached to the service ports.
4.3.1 MSS Server configuration
We used the specific configuration tool for the MSS Server, V2.2 PTF 4 as
seen in the copyright notice in Figure 49. Remember to check that the
configurator version matches the MSS code version. Otherwise you may run
into unexpected results.
Figure 49. Start window for the MSS Server Configurator
The next pages show the most important part of the MSS configuration for
this test. We show how to configure the device interfaces, LAN Emulation and
the MPOA parameters. The reader is assumed to have a basic knowledge of
configuring MSS.