Ali
If you take the CCL route suggested here by John, it does support your token
ring definitions in VTAM and NCP. If however, your OSA features support
Ethernet, the CCL program can "translate" from token ring to Ethernet.
Timothy Sipples provided you with the IBM URL which gives you access to CCL
resources. At the risk of plagiarism, I'll repeat it here:
http://www.ibm.com/software/network/ccl
Again there is a redbook which tells you just about everything you need to
know:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247223.html
IBM Communication Controller for Linux on System z V1.2.1 Implementation
Guide
You talk of contacting banks. I doubt this is physical token ring end to end
so I expect that there is a central - in two senses - token ring segment
supported by an IP network using Data Link Switching (DLSw). The function of
the hitherto external DLSw router can be incorporated into the CCL program.
Chris Mason
----- Original Message -----
From: "John S. Giltner, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: replaceing 3745
jalili wrote:
Hi all,
I know that my question is not completely related to this list,however I
hope that some one can have advice or comment.
We are using NCP/Token-Ring interconnection physical and logical
lines,and using automatic LINE and PU generation with the AUTOGEN
facility in LOGICAL GROUP,and by using VTAM switched major node we are
connecting more than 2000 branches of a bank to M/F(using three 3745).Our
manager wants to replace communication controller(3745) to OSA-express.
Is it possible this replacement with minimum change in configuration and
the protocol?
I would appreciate any insight or help anyone may have.
Thank you in advance
Ali
You could look at getting a Linux partition on your mainframe and using
Communication Controller for Linux. It is a "logical" replacement for the
3745. The thing I am not sure about is Token Ring support, you may have
to switch to Ethernet.
Depending on with zSeries you have, you may not be able to get a Token
Ring OSA-Express for it.
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