IBM AS/400

iSeries
Networking
iSeries Communications Management
ERserver
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IBM AS/400 Specifications

General

Introduced	1988
Operating System	OS/400 (now IBM i)
Category	Midrange Computer
Networking	Ethernet, Token Ring
Security	Object-based security model

Summary

Chapter 2. Configuring AS400 for communications

Creating a network interface description

Describes the creation of network interface descriptions for various communication protocols.

Creating a line description

Details creating line descriptions for physical connections and data link protocols.

Chapter 3. Optimizing communications performance

Improving wide area network performance

Focuses on enhancing AS/400 WAN performance through protocol and line speed adjustments.

Improving local area network performance

Discusses optimizing AS/400 LAN performance by adjusting line parameters.

Chapter 5. Communicating with host systems

Matching AS400 parameters for a host system

Details coordinating AS/400 parameters with host system configurations for communication.

Matching AS400 line description parameters for a host system

Compares AS/400 line description parameters with host system definitions.

Chapter 8. Troubleshooting communications problems

Displaying message queues to solve communication problems

Uses message queues to identify and solve communication issues.

Solving communication problems using communications trace

Employs communication trace tools to diagnose network problems.