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Getting Started

Getting Started

This chapter is intended to provide the minimum configuration changes that you will need to make to get the basic functionality of Cisco IOS for S/390 up and running. At the completion of this chapter, you should be able to ping your MVS host and test Telnet and FTP.

For complete information on setting up and installing Cisco IOS for S/390, read the Cisco IOS for S/390 Planning Guide.

This chapter contains the following sections.

Modifications you should make prior to configuring Cisco IOS for S/390
Setting your software key
Setting up your network
Setting up the Domain Name Resolver
Testing if your host is reachable
Setting up Telnet and FTP

Note You are encouraged to make copies of the original configuration members and rename the suffix from 00 to some other two-character suffix. Any changes made to the members with the 00 suffix can be overwritten if subsequent maintenance is applied.

Installation Considerations

This chapter assumes that you are already familiar with and have completed:

Basic IFS Configuration

To start Cisco IOS for S/390, you will first need to set your software key in the IJTCFGxx member.

Authorization Key

You must set your customer number and component authorization key correctly or Cisco IOS for S/390 will not operate. If you have not received these numbers, contact Customer Support.

Set the key in the AUTH statement in IJTCFGxx:

AUTH CUSTNUM (cust_num)
       KEY (auth_key)
Syntax Description
CUSTNUM (cust_num) Specifies your Cisco IOS for S/390 customer number for component authorization use.
KEY (auth_key) Specifies the component authorization key. This key must be obtained from Customer Support. The key is case-insensitive and may be entered with spaces to improve readability.

Configuring Your Network

The statements required to define Cisco IOS for S/390 on your network are in the TCPCFGxx member of the PARM data set. Read Network Configuration for detailed information.

MEDIA Statement

The MEDIA statement defines the first physical medium to which Cisco IOS for S/390 is physically attached. Most of the parameters in the MEDIA statement can be left at the default for startup, but you will need to set MEDIA NAME.

Here is an example:

MEDIA NAME(ETHER)

The full MEDIA statement is described in Defining Physical Medium in the chapter called Network Configuration.

NETWORK Statement

The NETWORK statement describes the interface between the network and the MVS host running Cisco IOS for S/390. At a minimum, you will need to specify your MVS host IP address in the IPADDRESS parameter. If your site supports subnets, you will need to specify that as well. Both must be specified in dot notation.

NETWORK IPADDRESS(a.b.c.d)
SUBNET(a.b.c.d)

For more information on the NETWORK statement, read NETWORK Statement in the chapter called Network Configuration.

Driver Statement(s)

The driver statements follow the NETWORK statements and allow you to specify the hardware driver that you will be using.

Drivers statements include CETI, CLAW, CDLC, HYPER and LINK.

This table summarizes the parameters that will have to be changed for each driver statement.


Table  2-1: Minimum Driver Parameters
Driver Parameter
CETI CUTYPE

DEVADDR

CLAW DEVADDR

WSNAME

HOSTNAME

CDLC DEVADDR
HYPER DEVADDR
LINK LCSNAME

LCS DEVADDR

For more information on these parameters, read Driver Statements in the chapter titled Network Configuration.

Route Statements

You will need to set your routing with the ROUTE statement. Here is an example:

ROUTE DEST(DEFAULT)
ROUTER (a.b.c.d)
MASK(a.b.c.d)

For more information on these parameters, read ROUTE Statement in the chapter titled Internet Route Configuration.

GLOBAL Statement

You will need to make a change to the APPCFGxx. Edit the GLOBAL statement to specify ACBNAME, JES type (if not JES2). The default configuration sets DNR in local mode. If you do not want name resolution to be local, you'll need to change the default. Here is an example:

GLOBAL ACBNAME(acbname)
       JES(3 JES3 JES3 *)
       DNR(* 30)

For more information on these parameters, read GLOBAL Parameters (APPCFGxx) in the chapter titled Global Application Parameters and the Domain Name Resolver (DNR) Configuration chapter.

DNR Configuration

The Domain Name Resolver provides information about network objects by answering queries. If you want to reach other hosts on your network, you will need to configure DNR for your host. For detailed information about DNR, read Domain Name Resolver (DNR) Configuration.

At a minimum, you will need to edit two DNR members.

You will need to set the subsystem name in the DNRALCxx member. Here is an example:

ACSS     YOUR.NET.COM     OUR TCP/IP SUBSYSTEM NAME

You will need to set your root name servers in DNRNSCxx. Here is an example:

OUR.COM.SERVER  A.OUR.COM   192.16.43.4<== Set server for your domain

Configuring the JCL to run Cisco IOS for S/390

You will not need to make any changes to the JCL to run Cisco IOS for S/390.

Editing the START Command Member

You will not need to make any changes to the STARTxx command member.

Start Cisco IOS for S/390 using the STARTxx member.

Testing Connectivity

Once Cisco IOS for S/390 is started on your host, verify that the host can be reached from the network.

PING

The ping command can be used to determine if your host is reachable from another host on your network.

From a host on the network, execute the ping command, first giving the IP address (in dotted decimal notation. If you receive a reply (host is alive), then ping your host with the host name.

DNRGET

Use the DNRGET command (read the Cisco IOS for S/390 Operations Manual for information about this command) to query DNR and verify it is working correctly.

At this point, if you have successfully completed the verification procedures, the basic TCP/IP services have been configured and are running in a basic mode. Now you are ready to add Telnet and FTP services.

Basic Applications

This section describes the minimum configuration changes you will need to make to use the Telnet and FTP applications.

To tailor the applications to your specific site requirements, read chapters Telnet and TN3270 Configuration and Configuring FTP.

Testing Telnet

To test Server Telnet, use a tn3270 emulator and connect to the Cisco IOS for S/390 host. You should get a response of "Enter Command or Help".

To test User Telnet, use the TSO interface described in the Cisco IOS for S/390 User's Guide.

Testing FTP

To test FTP, enter the command ftp hostname from a host on the network where hostname is the Cisco IOS for S/390 hostname. The host should reply with:

Connected to hostname.yourcompany.com.
220 HOSTNAME.YOURCOMPANY.COM -- FTP Server, Enter command or HELP
Name (hostname:yourid):

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