SNA Link/iX Node Managers Guide (30291-90009)

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SNA Node and Link Configuration
Configuring the SNA Node and Link
Local Timeout
Required. The number of seconds the SDLC link
driver waits for PSI card activity, before informing SNA
Transport that the PSI is down and the link driver is
going down.
Note that the PSI card waits 20 seconds longer (than
the value specified here) for SDLC link driver activity
before bringing down the link and reporting a failure.
This avoids unnecessary use of dial-up lines, which
avoids excessive phone charges. (Note that since no
driver activity is taking place, the driver probably will
not receive the failure notice.)
If 0 is specified, no timeout occurs.
Range: 0, 30-900 (integer)
Recommended value: 30
Default: 30
Connect Timeout
Required. The number of seconds the SDLC link
driver will wait for a link Set Normal Response Mode
(SNRM) command after telling the PSI to enable the
Data Terminal Ready (DTR) signal, before closing the
line. This includes time waiting for either the
autodialer or the operator to dial the remote phone
number. If 0 is specified, no timeout occurs.
If you are using a manual-dial modem, we recommend
that you specify either 0 (no timeout) or 900 (the
maximum wait). You can begin to dial after this logging
message is displayed on the console after issuing
SNACONTROL START:
Node
NodeName
ready for activation by host
Note that if you are using a manual-dial modem,
console logging must be enabled for SNA Transport
logging class CLAS0013, so that the above message can
be displayed (see Chapter 3 , “Logging Configuration.”)
Range: 0, 30-900 (integer)
Default: 900
Number of Error Retries
Required. The maximum number of times the SDLC
link manager will retry after errors or timeouts before
setting the line to idle.