Chapter 24. Multiple Integrated PC Servers and Multiple AS/400s

The information in this chapter applies to Integration for NetWare. 

Your LAN may have more than one Integrated PC Server or more than one AS/400, which may be connected to more than one LAN. The following sections discuss some of these combinations and their effects. 

Depending on the model of AS/400, you can have multiple Integrated PC Servers on one AS/400. Each Integrated PC Server requires a separate license for NetWare. Each Integrated PC Server also requires a network server description, IPX description, IPX circuit, line descriptions, and storage spaces. Only the storage spaces can be shared between Integrated PC Servers and only if they are in read-only mode. Because each Integrated PC Server requires its own NWSD, each Integrated PC Server is viewed as a separate server with its own disk space. 

Figure 24-1. Multiple Integrated PC Servers on an AS/400

If the Integrated PC Servers on your AS/400 must communicate with one another, you can connect all the Integrated PC Servers to the same LAN. If, however, you need to connect the Integrated PC Servers to different LANs, you have two options. 

  • You can use native IPX support on AS/400 to share data. 

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    With native IPX support, a requester on a LAN can access another Integrated PC Server in the same AS/400 but on another independent LAN. 

  • You can use a LAN bridge to share data. 

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      With a LAN bridge, a requester can access volumes belonging to another Integrated PC Server on the same AS/400. 

Multiple Integrated PC Servers on the same AS/400 can share volumes and thus share data. To do this, the storage spaces on AS/400   must be linked using *READ access, which means the data is in READ ONLY mode. Online documentation that must be shared between many users but does not need write access is a good example of using shared volume support. 

To change how a volume is accessed, you must vary off the network server description, unlink the storage space, link it with the new access value and vary on the network server description. 

Installation of Multiple Integrated PC Servers

When you are installing multiple Integrated PC Servers on the same AS/400, you only need to do the installation once unless you are installing more than one language version. If you are installing multiple NetWare 4.1 languages, you must repeat the installation procedure described in Chapter 2. "Installing OS/400 Integration Products for NetWare"

Installing Integration for NetWare on Multiple Integrated PC Servers on Different AS/400s

To install Integration for NetWare on multiple Integrated PC Servers on different AS/400s:

  1. Follow the complete installation procedure as discussed in Chapter 2. "Installing OS/400 Integration Products for NetWare"
  2. Save Integration Services for FSIOP, 5763-SA2 using the Save Licensed Program (SAVLICPGM) command.     
  3. Restore Integration Services for FSIOP, 5763-SA2 to the second AS/400 using the Restore Licensed Program (RSTLICPGM) command. 
  4. Proceed with customizing your NetWare servers, as described either in Chapter 3. "Configuring OS/400 Integration for Novell NetWare" or in Chapter 15. "Configuring Enhanced Integration for NetWare"
Bridging with a Dual Port Integrated PC Server

Two separate physical LANs can be bridged using a two port Integrated PC Server because NetWare routes IPX from one port to another. See Figure 24-2

Figure 24-2. Bridging Two Separate, Physical LANs with Dual Port Integrated PC Server
 
 

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