HP-UX SNAplus2 Upgrade Guide (June 2003)

Changes in SNAplus2 Functions in R6.0 and later releases
Client/Server Data Files (sna.ini and sna.net)
Chapter 462
Client/Server Data Files (sna.ini and sna.net)
In SNAplus, the file sna.ini contains information about the resources
that can be used on a particular server, and specifies that the SLIM is to
be started. InSNAplus2 Release 6 and later, the sna.ini file isused only
by the back-level SLIM component and by the SDLC component for the
DOWNLOAD statement. To determine other resource information,
SNAplus2 does the following:
• Resources are defined as belonging to a particular node (which runs
on a specified server).
• When the SNAplus2 software is started, it starts the SLIM if the
SNA network data file sna.net is present, and takes no action if it is
not present.
Check the definition of each node in the configuration file after
upgrading to R6 or a later release to ensure that the appropriate
resources are associated with the node.
The SNA network data file sna.net identifies the master configuration
file server and backup master servers; the installation process sets up an
initial version of this file to identify the master configuration file server,
to which you can add backup master servers as required. This is now a
binary file instead of a text file; you cannot edit it directly, as you could in
SNAplus. Instead, after starting the SNAplus2 software on the master
server, you issue SNAplus2 administration commands to this file to add
or remove backup master servers; the file is automatically copied to other
servers when you make changes to it. For more information, refer to the
information about client/server operation in the HP-UX SNAplus2
Administration Guide.