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RBC/400 Technical Bulletins
Last Updated: November 6, 2000
Running RBC/400 over TCP/IP
Several customer have asked about running RBC/400 in a TCP/IP environment. According to
IBM, this is possible when you specify APPC Over TCP/IP.
There is a very good diagram of how to configure this arrangement in the "OS/400
Communications Configuration" manual. The copy I checked has it in an Appendix under the
heading "APPC Over TCP/IP". IBM has their manuals available on-line. Choose
"AS/400 Online Library", pick your language and click on GO. Then choose
your release of OS/400, then select the Communications Bookshelf and look for the OS/400
Communications Configuration manual. Once you locate it, scroll down to the Appendix area
and you can browse for the specific instructions you are looking for.
Be prepared to change system names in your TCP/IP environment to conform to the
requirements
IBM imposes when using APPC over TCP/IP. You will also have to make a change to your
system Network Attributes to allow AnyNet/400 support. Changes to the Network Attributes
normally require and IPL for them to take effect.
If you cannot locate this manual, contact Kisco Information Systems and we will fax a copy of
the
chart to you.
Defective PTF Cume Package
If you are using RBC/400 on a RISC system running OS/400 V3R6, this Technical Bulletin
applies to you.
In OS/400 V3R6, a cumulative PTF package was sent out that contains a defective PTF which
affects RBC. The cume package is number C6254360. This number appears on the
face
of the CD-Rom on which you received the PTFs. The defective PTF will cause most RBC
functions to hang and not go to normal task completion. When the task hangs, the
communications controller will show in the status ACTIVE/DETACHED' when checked with
the WRKCFGSTS *CTL command.
The solution is to order and install a corrective PTF from IBM. This can be done via ECS from
the PTF menu. You should order PTF MF13816 and apply it to your system. Make
sure that you read the PTF Cover Letter and follow the instructions for applying the PTF. Once
this PTF is installed, the problem will clear up.
OS/400 Release Updates
Before you install an update to your OS/400, we recommend that you review procedures in the
RBC manual that relate to this topic. An OS/400 upgrade will alter the customized settings you
have installed in the QCMN subsystem along with some other changes that may adversely affect
the way RBC runs on your AS/400.
In addition to the items mentionned in the documentation, we now also recommend the following
additional steps be taken to prevent additional problems:
- Prior to the upgrade, create a listing of your current QCMN subsystem configuration by
using
the DSPSBSD command with the *PRINT option.
- Also prior to the upgrade, print a listing of the current RBC Automatic Routing master file.
This can be done by starting the update program (menu option #1 on the Additional Functions
menu) and selecting the F3 option to end the update. A current listing will be produced.
- Following the update, use the WRKOUTQ command for each of the output queues listed in
the first column of the listing produced by the previous step of this procedure. From the initial
WRKOUTQ display, use the F21 option to review the output queue definition. If the value
specified for the "Data Queue" is *NONE, then you must procede with the following step for
each output queue where this situation exists.
- For those output queues where the data queue has been reset to *NONE during your OS/400
upgrade, you must enter the following command:
CHGOUTQ OUTQ(xxxxxx) DTAQ(RXLIBR/RBCDQ)
Repeat this for each output queue affected.
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