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> The other day my manager whilst walking past the mess I call a desk,
dumped
> a new pager on my desk and said 'Here set this up so I get a message when
> there is a problem with over night processing'.
> As far as I can tell I'm to set the pager up so that it sends coded
numeric
> messages when some of the more crucial batch jobs bomb out overnight.
I've
> looked at the pager, it's one of those 'Mercury Mini Call' models. I have
> thought it through and can see how to achieve it in theory, but am at a
> loss as to where to start. Do I need any special software to run on the
> 400? Has anyone done this, who could offer some advice? Know of any
> documentation/Faq'a of the net?
This is how we set ours up using the IBM ECS modem:
1) Set up a new line description called PAGELINE
Line description . . . . . . . . . : PAGELINE
Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *BASIC
Category of line . . . . . . . . . : *SDLC
Resource names . . . . . . . . . . : LIN091
Online at IPL . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Data link role . . . . . . . . . . : *NEG
Physical interface . . . . . . . . : *RS232V24
Connection type . . . . . . . . . : *SWTPP
Vary on wait . . . . . . . . . . . : *NOWAIT
Autocall unit . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Exchange identifier . . . . . . . : 05600020
NRZI data encoding . . . . . . . . : *YES
Maximum controllers . . . . . . . : 1
Clocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *MODEM
Line speed . . . . . . . . . . . . : 2400
Modem type supported . . . . . . . : *V54
Modem data rate select . . . . . . : *FULL
Switched connection type . . . . . : *BOTH
Autoanswer . . . . . . . . . . . . : *YES
Autoanswer type . . . . . . . . . : *DTR
Autodial . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *YES
Dial command type . . . . . . . . : *V25BIS
Calling number . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
Station address . . . . . . . . . : 03
Connect poll retry . . . . . . . . : 7
Maximum frame size . . . . . . . . : 521
Error threshold level . . . . . . : *OFF
Duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *FULL
Modulus . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 8
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *BLANK
--------------Active Switched Controllers--------------
(No active switched controllers attached)
Link speed . . . . . . . . . . . . : 2400
Cost/connect time . . . . . . . . : 128
Cost/byte . . . . . . . . . . . . : 128
Security for line . . . . . . . . : *NONSECURE
Propagation delay . . . . . . . . : *TELEPHONE
User-defined 1 . . . . . . . . . . : 128
User-defined 2 . . . . . . . . . . : 128
User-defined 3 . . . . . . . . . . : 128
Maximum outstanding frames . . . . : 7
Inactivity timer . . . . . . . . . : 300
Poll response delay . . . . . . . : 0
Nonproductive receive timer . . . : 320
Idle timer . . . . . . . . . . . . : 30
Connect poll timer . . . . . . . . : 30
Poll cycle pause . . . . . . . . . : 0
Frame retry . . . . . . . . . . . : 7
Data Set Ready drop timer . . . . : 6
Clear To Send timer . . . . . . . : 25
Remote answer timer . . . . . . . : 60
Recovery limits:
Count limit . . . . . . . . . . : 1
Time interval . . . . . . . . . : 1
2) Set up a controller called PAGECTL
Controller description . . . . . . : PAGECTL
Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *BASIC
Category of controller . . . . . . : *APPC
Link type . . . . . . . . . . . . : *SDLC
Online at IPL . . . . . . . . . . : *YES
Switched connection . . . . . . . : *YES
Short hold mode . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Character code . . . . . . . . . . : *EBCDIC
Maximum frame size . . . . . . . . : 521
Remote network identifier . . . . : *NETATR
Exchange identifier . . . . . . . : 05600021
Initial connection . . . . . . . . : *DIAL
Dial initiation . . . . . . . . . : *IMMED
Connection number . . . . . . . . : SST9,5204081>>>400#
Switched disconnect . . . . . . . : *YES
Data link role . . . . . . . . . . : *NEG
Station address . . . . . . . . . : 03
Autocreate device . . . . . . . . : *ALL
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *BLANK
--------------------Switched Lines---------------------
PAGELINE
-------------------Attached Devices--------------------
PAGEDEV
APPN-capable . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Predial delay . . . . . . . . . . : 6
Redial delay . . . . . . . . . . . : 30
Dial retry . . . . . . . . . . . . : 1
Disconnect timer:
Minimum connect timer . . . . . : 170
Disconnection delay timer . . . : 0
SDLC poll priority . . . . . . . . : *NO
SDLC poll limit . . . . . . . . . : 0
SDLC out limit . . . . . . . . . . : *POLLLMT
SDLC connect poll retry . . . . . : 7
SDLC NDM poll timer . . . . . . . : *CALC
Recovery limits:
Count limit . . . . . . . . . . : 1
Time interval . . . . . . . . . : 1
3) Set up a device called PAGEDEV
Device description . . . . . . . . : PAGEDEV
Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *BASIC
Category of device . . . . . . . . : *APPC
Remote location . . . . . . . . . : REMOTEID
Online at IPL . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Local location . . . . . . . . . . : LOCALID
Remote network identifier . . . . : *NONE
Attached controller . . . . . . . : PAGECTL
Message queue . . . . . . . . . . : QSYSOPR
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . : *LIBL
Local location address . . . . . . : 00
APPN-capable . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Single session:
Single session capable . . . . . : *NO
Secure location . . . . . . . . . : *NO
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *BLANK
-------------------------Mode--------------------------
#BATCH BLANK
ALL THE ABOVE ARE TO BE LEFT VARIED OFF!!!!
4) When we want to send a page, we change the CONNECTION NUMBER on the
controller to 'SST', '9' (to access the outside line), the pager number,
three '>', the numeric
message to be sent to the pager, then '#' (hangs up). I'm not sure what
the '>' does, but in
effect it delays long enough for the pager companies message to play. You
might have to play with this a bit. We tried commas, but they didn't work
for some reason.
5) Vary on the controller and pause the job for a short period of time - a
minute or two.
This is pretty archaic, but it does work. At a previous employer we used
Help Systems CONSOLE and ALERT products and I would highly recommend them.
You need an alpha-numeric pager to get the most out of them, but ALERT will
send the text of the message to the pager and can be used to send any
alphanumeric message to any pager using the AS400.
My question to anyone out there, how can I send an alpha-numeric message?
I know that ALERT called a different number, and I believe that we have
some PC software to send such a message, but I know that it can be done
from the AS/400. The question is - how???
Mike
Mike Baird mbaird@infinet.com
Dublin, OH http://www.infinet.com/~mbaird
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