Preface

This manual describes Hewlett-Packard Company's Systems Network Architecture link products for the MPE/iX operating system:

Systems Network Architecture (SNA) is a comprehensive specification for distributed data processing networks, developed by IBM. This manual describes the steps in configuring the HP e3000 computer system as a node in an IBM SNA network.

	NOTE: MPE/iX, Multiprogramming Executive with Integrated POSIX, is the latest in a series of forward-compatible operating systems for the HP e3000 line of computers. In Hewlett-Packard documentation and in talking with HP e3000 users, you will encounter references to MPE XL, the direct predecessor of MPE/iX. MPE/iX is a superset of MPE XL. All programs written for MPE XL will run without change under MPE/iX. You can continue to use MPE XL system documentation, although it might not refer to features added to the operating system to support POSIX (for example, hierarchical directories).

Audience

This manual addresses the HP node manager responsible for planning, configuring, and monitoring the operation of an HP e3000 SNA data communications subsystem. Note that node manager (NM) or network administrator (NA) capabilities are required to configure data communications subsystems on the HP e3000.

Organization

This manual is divided into the following chapters and appendixes:

Chapter 1 “SNA Links Overview ” presents an overview of the structure and capabilities of the SNA data communications subsystem.

Chapter 2 “SNA Node and Link Configuration” describes how to use the Node Management Configuration Manager (NMMGR) to configure an SNA node and link.

Chapter 3 “Logging Configuration” describes how to use NMMGR to configure the logging facility.

Chapter 4 “SNA Node Startup and Shutdown” explains how sessions and nodes are started and stopped.

Chapter 5 “SNA Link Troubleshooting” gives you information about solving problems that might occur while configuring, installing, and running the SNA link products.

Chapter 6 “MPE Commands” describes the SNA Transport MPE commands.

Chapter 7 “SNA Link Installation Information” gives you the steps you must follow to install the SNA link products.

Appendix A “Messages ” contains the messages you might encounter while using the SNA link products.

Appendix B “NetView Alerts” describes NetView alerts and how they are sent from an HP e3000 to the IBM host.

Related HP Publications

As an SNA link node manager, you can find related information in these manuals: