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iv PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide CHAPTER 6. TROUBLESHOOTING – This chapter takes the reader throughsome troubleshooting steps to be tried when the adapter is not workingproperly. What’s New in this Release? Plug and Play drivers for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server have been added to theinstalla...

Introduction 1 Chapter 1. I NTRODUCTION The PCI ESCON Adapter from Bus-Tech, Inc. is a high performance adapter thatenables PCI-based systems to communicate with mainframe systems through directIBM channel attachment. The ESCON adapter acts as a control unit for EnterpriseSystems Connections (ESCON)...

2 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide Additionally, the PCI ESCON Adapter includes TCP/IP Direct Connect for theWindows 2000 and NT environments. Direct Connect provides a high-performance,point-to-point TCP/IP connections between the mainframe and the server’s TCP/IPstack and can be used with Bus-...

Introduction 3 Minimum System Requirements Hardware The minimum hardware requirements for using the PCI ESCON Adapter are: - Pentium 100Mhz - 64MB RAM for Windows NT Systems -128MB RAM for Windows 2000 Systems - 1 Available PCI BusMaster Slot - 2 MB Hard Disk Space (for Bus-Tech Drivers) Software Wi...

Hardware Installation 5 Chapter 2. H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION Installing the Adapter CAUTION! The PCI ESCON Adapter is a PC adapter card and as such can be damaged byElectrostatic Discharge. Before removing the adapter from it’s protective staticbag, please ensure that you are free of static charge. At...

6 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide 4. Remove the adapter from its protective anti-static bag and insert the adapter into the chosen PCI bus slot. Make sure the adapter is fully inserted in the slot. Placea screw through the top of the mounting bracket and securely fasten to the systemchassis. 5....

Driver Installation 7 Chapter 3. D RIVER I NSTALLATION The PCI ESCON Adapter offers drivers for Microsoft's Windows 2000 Server andMicrosoft Windows NT Server. This chapter discusses installation of the drivers.Please refer to the section appropriate to your operating environment. Windows 2000 Note:...

8 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide Figure 3-2. Search the Floppy The hardware wizard will search the Windows directory and then the floppy disk.When it finds the PBSA drivers it will prompt you for approval to install (Figure 3-3). Figure 3-3. Confirm PBSA Driver Install Windows 2000 will instal...

Driver Installation 9 Figure 3-4. New Found Hardware Wizard Completing

10 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide Windows NT The PBSA network driver is always required in order to allow Windows NT tocommunicate with the adapter. The driver must be installed once for each PCIESCON Adapter installed in the system. The following step-by-step procedure willinstall the driver ...

Driver Installation 11 Figure 3-6. Network Screen 3. From the Select Network Adapter screen (Figure 3-7), click the Have Disk... button. Figure 3-7. Add Network Adapter

12 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide 4. The Insert Disk screen is displayed (Figure 3-8). Figure 3-8. Insert Disk Dialog Box With the floppy inserted into the floppy drive point to the root directory byentering "A: " where A is your floppy drive and press OK. 5. The Select OEM Option dial...

Driver Installation 13 Figure 3-10. ESCON Configuration 7. As shown in Figure 3-11, the adapter should now be listed in the Network Adapters box. Clicking Close will cause the system to configure the networkand prompt you to restart the system. Figure 3-11. Network Settings Showing PBSA

ESCON Configuration 15 Chapter 4. ESCON C ONFIGURATION Figure 4-1. ESCON Attached Controllers Overview ESCON controllers, including the PCI ESCON Adapter (PBSA), can be connected tothe mainframe in more than one fashion. As shown in Figure 4-1, Controller 1 isattached directly to one of the mainfram...

16 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide Finally, using both ESCON Directors and EMIF, it is possible for a single ESCONcontroller to communicate with multiple Logical Partitions (LPARs) running onmultiple mainframes, using multiple ESCON channels. Because an ESCON controller may be attached to an ES...

ESCON Configuration 17 Channel Link – The address of the ESCON director port that connects to themainframe this device is to communicate with. The value range is from 01-FEhexadecimal. In Figure 4-2 the mainframe uses a channel link address '02' tocommunicate with Server 1. Server 1 uses a channel l...

18 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide Configuration ESCON configuration may be defined and viewed from any of the upper levelsoftware including the data link service for Microsoft’s Host Integration Server orSNA Server, data link control for Communications Server, TCP/IP Passthrough,TCP/IP Direct ...

ESCON Configuration 19 In Windows NT the ESCON configuration may be accessed through the systemControl Panel. From the main screen of Control Panel double click the Network Icon(See Figure 4-4). Figure 4-4. Windows NT Control Panel Select the Adapters tab (Figure 4-5). Figure 4-5. Network Adapters L...

20 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide The Bus-Tech PCI ESCON Adapter should be included in the list. Selecting the Bus-Tech adapter and clicking Properties will bring up the ESCONConfiguration Screen (Figure 4-6). Figure 4-6. Bus-Tech’s ESCON Configuration Screen To configure a new device click Ad...

ESCON Configuration 21 device A0 and A1, enter 2. Optionally enter a Description to be associated with thisdevice. Remember that for TCP/IP Passthrough and TCP/IP Direct Connect CTC connectionsyou must define two consecutive devices. Additionally for TCP/IP Passthrough thefirst device must be even n...

TCP/IP Direct Connect 23 Chapter 5. TCP/IP D IRECT C ONNECT TCP/IP Direct Connect software included with the PCI ESCON Adapter provideshigh-performance, point-to-point TCP/IP communications between a Windows server(Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0) and the mainframe. TCP/IP Direct Connectoperates over...

24 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide TCP/IP Direct Connect supports three link types across the ESCON channel:Channel-to-Channel (CTC), High-Speed Access Services (HSAS) for UDP, or Multi-Path Channel Point-to-Point (MPCPTP). HSAS and MPCPTP require installation ofMPC+ for Windows (MPC+). CTC lin...

TCP/IP Direct Connect 25 2. Click OK when Setup displays it’s Welcome dialog (Figure 5-4). Figure 5-4. TCP/IP Direct Connect Install Confirmation 3. The TCP/IP Direct Connect Properties dialog will display (Figure 5-5). Figure 5-5. TCP/IP Direct Connect Properties You must define the Link type and L...

26 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide defined by the install you have just completed. Right click the connection andselect Properties (Figure 5-7). Figure 5-7. New Local Connection 6. Uncheck Client for Microsoft Networks, File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks, and DLC Protocol since the...

TCP/IP Direct Connect 27 7. Enter an IP address and Subnet mask to be associated with this link on the server. This is the address a mainframe-based application will use to establish contactwith the Windows 2000 server (Figure 5-9). The address must be in the same IPsubnet as the address assigned to...

28 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide Deleting a Link To remove a previously installed TCP/IP Direct Connect link from Windows 2000,you must uninstall the TCP/IP Direct Connect Adapter. This is accomplished usingthe Device Manager in the Windows 2000 Computer Management utility (Figure5-10). Figur...

TCP/IP Direct Connect 29 Windows NT The following step-by-step procedure will install the TCP/IP Direct Connect andconfigure it for use without MPC+. Installation and configuration of TCP/IP DirectConnect using MPC+ is discussed in the “MPC+ for Windows NT InstallationGuide”. The PBSA driver must be...

30 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide Figure 5-12. Adapter List with ESCON Adapter 3. Click the Add button to add a new adapter. The Select Network Adapter dialog box will display a list of adapters included with Windows NT (Figure 5-13.). Figure 5-13. Select Network Adapter 4. Click the Have Disk...

32 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide Figure 5-16. Adapter Properties You must define the Link type and Link properties in order to complete theinstall. Please refer to the Link Configuration section later in this chapter. 8. After defining the fields click Close to save your values and return to ...

TCP/IP Direct Connect 33 9. Click on Bindings. Show bindings for all adapters (Figure 5-18). Check that only the TCP/IP Protocol is bound to the TCP/IP Direct Connect Adapter. Disable anyother service or protocol bound to TCP/IP Direct Connect. Figure 5-18. Adapter Bindings 10. Click Close to end ne...

34 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide 11. Use your mouse to select TCP/IP Direct Connect from the list of Adapters bound to TCP/IP (Figure 5-20). Figure 5-20. Select TCP/IP Direct Connect 12. Enter an IP Address and Subnet Mask; defining the address that the mainframe will use to communicate with ...

TCP/IP Direct Connect 35 Figure 5-21. Assigning an IP Address to the ESCON Adapter 13. Click OK. Windows NT will complete the binding process and prompt you to reboot the server. You must reboot for network changes to take affect. Installation of TCP/IP Direct Connect is complete.

36 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide Link Configuration Figure 5-22. CTC Link Properties Figure 5-22 shows the properties that must be configured for CTC Links.Complete these fields as follows: Mainframe IP Address – The IP address of the mainframe this connection is tocommunicate with. This must...

TCP/IP Direct Connect 37 MTU – Maximum Transmission Unit must match what is defined on themainframe for this connection or packet loss will occur. The recommended MTUfor CTC connections is 32000. To configure MPC+ links, either HSAS or MPCPTP, please refer to the MPC+ forWindows Installation Guide.

38 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide Mainframe Configuration This section discusses configuration of the mainframe for use with TCP/IP DirectConnect over a Channel-to-Channel (CTC) link. Mainframe configuration forCommunications Server, SNA Server, TCP/IP Passthrough for Windows NT, andMPC+ for W...

TCP/IP Direct Connect 39 TCP/IP Profile TCP/IP Direct Connect links require the IBM TCP/IP protocol stack running on yourSystem/390. Your TCP/IP Profile will need to be modified to support the new link.The following is an example of the entries required to define a connection: ; CTC connection DEVIC...

40 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide Figure 5-23. Multiple TCP/IP Direct Connect ESCON Configuration *** CHPID STATEMENTS ***CHPID PATH=((22)),TYPE=CNC,SWITCH=01,SHARED *** CNTLUNIT STATEMENTS ***CNTLUNIT CUNUMBR=002,CUADD=0,PATH=(22), UNITADD=((00,2)),UNIT=SCTC,LINK=(CB) *** IODEVICE STATEMENTS ...

TCP/IP Direct Connect 43 Figure 5-26. TCP/IP Direct Connect Configuration Screens Notice also that the subnet these two addresses are in is different than the subnet ofthe server’s LAN adapter (207.168.12.68). Microsoft’s TCP/IP stack can beconfigured to automatically forward IP packets between netw...

44 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide Updating Workstation Configurations In most existing networks today it will not be necessary to update the TCP/IPconfiguration on a workstation in order to allow it to connect to the mainframe usingan ESCON adapter and TCP/IP Direct Connect. Most workstations ...

TCP/IP Direct Connect 45 Figure 5-28. Windows 95 TCP/IP Properties

48 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide STEP 1. With your server powered on, check to make sure both LEDs are lit. If the top LED is Green and the bottom LED is Orange then the adapter has successfullycompleted POST and loaded firmware. This is the normal condition prior tostarting the software. The...

Troubleshooting 49 ESCON Configuration When the adapter loads the emulation it also loads the ESCON device configuration(see Chapter 4.). This configuration must match the configuration defined on yourmainframe(s). In Windows 2000 you may display an ESCON adapter’s device configuration usingthe Devi...

Troubleshooting 51 TCP/IP Direct Connect If TCP/IP Direct Connect is configured with a link type of HSAS or MPCPTP,please refer to the section titled “Troubleshooting” in the “MPC+ for Windows NTInstallation Guide”. In Windows 2000 the easiest way to tell if TCP/IP Direct Connect has failed toactiva...

52 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide Figure 6-5. TCP/IP Direct Connect Properties ; CTC connection DEVICE DEVCTC1 CTC a40LINK LINKCTC1 CTC 0 DEVCTC1 ; HOME 207.169.12.129 LINKCTC1 GATEWAY;; Direct Routes - Routes that are directly connected to my interfaces.;; Network First Hop Link Name Packet S...

Help and Service Information 53 Help and Service Information If you have questions about your new Bus-Tech product, or require technicalassistance, visit the Bus-Tech Web site at http:\\www.bustech.com . You can also get help and information through the Bus-Tech’s Technical Support line, Mondaythrou...

54 PCI ESCON Adapter Installation Guide If possible, be at your computer. Your technical support representative might want towalk you through the problem during the call. Step 3: Placing the Call If you call after your warranty or maintenance contract has expired, you might becharged a fee. Support ...

Help and Service Information 55 Customer Response If you have comments or suggestions regarding our products and documentation,please send them to: BUS-TECH, INC. 129 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE BURLINGTON, MA 01803 ATTENTION: CUSTOMER SUPPORT Or, call us at: (781) 272-8200 FAX: (781) 272-0342. Or, visit our...

Technical specifications 57 Technical Specifications Physical Attributes Dimensions Standard Full Size PCI AdapterLength 12.283”Height 4.2” Power Requirements 5.5 Amp. at + 5V DC20 mAmp. at + 12V DC20 mAmp. at - 12V DC Operating Temperature 10 o - 40 o C Humidity Range 0% - 90% Standards PCI 2.1 Com...