Creating an SDLC Line Description
To create an SDLC leased line description, enter the command crtlinsdlc on the iSeries™, eServer™ i5,
or System i5™ main menu.
MAIN iSeries Main Menu
System: RALYAS4B
Select one of the following:
1. User tasks
2. Office tasks
3. General system tasks
4. Files, libraries, and folders
5. Programming
6. Communications
7. Define or change the system
8. Problem handling
9. Display a menu
10. Information Assistant options
11. iSeries Access tasks
90. Sign off
Selection or command
===> crtlinsdlc
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel F13=Information Assistant
F23=Set initial menuPress F4 (Prompt).
The Create Line Description panel is displayed. Enter the values
for each parameter on the panel.
Create Line Desc (SDLC) (CRTLINSDLC)
Type choices, press Enter.
Line description . . . . . . . . > PCOMMSDLCL Name
Resource names . . . . . . . . . > LIN021 Name
+ for more values
Online at IPL . . . . . . . . . *YES *YES, *NO
Data link role . . . . . . . . . *NEG *NEG, *PRI, *SEC
Physical interface . . . . . . . *RS232V24 *RS232V24, *V35, *X21, ...
Connection type . . . . . . . . *NONSWTPP *NONSWTPP, *SWTPP, *MP, *SHM
Switched network backup . . . . *NO *NO, *YES
Exchange identifier . . . . . . *SYSGEN 05600000-056FFFFF, *SYSGEN
NRZI data encoding . . . . . . . *YES *YES, *NO
Line speed . . . . . . . . . . . 9600 600, 1200, 2400, 4800...
Modem type supported . . . . . . *NORMAL *NORMAL, *V54, *IBMWRAP...
Maximum frame size . . . . . . . 521 265, 521, 1033, 2057
Duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . *HALF *HALF, *FULL
Inactivity timer . . . . . . . . 300 *NOMAX, 150-4200 (0.1 sec)
Poll response delay . . . . . . 0 0-2048 (0.0001 seconds)
More...
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
Create Line Desc (SDLC) (CRTLINSDLC)
Type choices, press Enter.
Nonproductive receive timer . . 320 160-4200 (0.1 seconds)
Idle timer . . . . . . . . . . . 30 5-300 (0.1 seconds)
Connect poll timer . . . . . . . 30 2-300 (0.1 seconds)
Poll cycle pause . . . . . . . . 0 0-2048 (0.0001 seconds)
Frame retry . . . . . . . . . . 7 0-64
Text 'description' . . . . . . . SDLC leased line
Additional Parameters
Attached nonswitched ctls . . . Name
+ for more values
Modem data rate select . . . . . *FULL *FULL, *HALF
Error threshold level . . . . . *OFF *OFF, *MIN, *MED, *MAX
Modulus . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8, 128
Maximum outstanding frames . . . 7 1-28
More...
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keysPress Enter to save the line description pcommsdlcl.