Re: connecting 2 as400s

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can't agree with doing away with SNA. We use the SAVRST* commands of 
ObjectConnect to move things between 400s. It is much easier than using FTP 
for this, as it encapsulates things in SAVFs as needed, automatically. 
Setting up AnyNet is very easy - I'd have to look up the details, but not 
hard to find -> Communications manuals of some kind.

You also need to have entries in the system directory to support this, but, 
again, not hard to do. I think an *ANY entry of some sort can give everyone 
access.

I use FTP for all kinds of things, as well, so I'm not at all an SNA bigot. 
For data, FTP is great. But when you need to copy a single object or 
library to another 400 on your network, I have found nothing easier than a 
couple nice little PDM options that activate SAVRSTOBJ or SAVRSTLIB.

Vern

At 10:20 PM 8/22/2004, you wrote:
> Yes, you can do what you want to do. First off, using SNA stuff (SNADS,
> DSPT, etc.) can be done over TCP/IP by using AnyNet. That's an IBM
> method of encapsulating SNA in TCP/IP. The two 400s would each be
> talking SNA, the transport across the network (including the Internet)
> would be TCP/IP. Look in the Info Center for AnyNet - it's pretty easy
> to configure.
>
> However, I would also suggest doing away with SNA. You have all the
> TCP/IP capabilities of Telnet, FTP, etc., and you may find that you
> don't need SNA anymore. Regardless, if you have Ethernet cards in the
> 400s, you can connect the two over a TCP/IP network. Again, check out
> the Info Center - you'll find step by step guides to configuration.
>
> On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 10:26:19 -0500, "Simpson, Doug"
> <dsimpson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> > Hello all,
> > BTW - I am a network admin with more knowledge on the PC side, please
> > pardon
> > my lack of
> > as400 knowledge.  Also, hope I chose the correct list to post this
> > question.
> >
> > Right now my company has has an as400 that connects to outside as400s
> > (clients) via a
> > "passthru" over old ibm modems.  The great thing for users is that they
> > can
> > use sna and
> > snads and run via their client access, etc.  The negative is that these
> > modems sit on an
> > old e50 and one day it will die and there will be nothing to replace it.
> > Also these
> > modems are old and expensive to purchase.
> > I am trying to figure out a replacement, hopefully over the Internet.  I
> > do
> > not want
> > this change to be any different for the user (ie still be able to use
> > client
> > access and
> > sna -snads and their regular commands.
> > My first step is to try and connect two as400s on my (tcp/ip) network.
> > Can
> > I do this
> > without having to purchase more hardware?  I have done some research but
> > I
> > just can't
> > find the one doc/howto about connecting two as400 servers across a tcp/ip
> > and still
> > continue to use sna.
> > Thank you for you help -
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