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NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT
TITLE: Convert SNA to SAA
DOCUMENT ID: TID000093
DOCUMENT REVISION: B
DATE: 13JAN94
ALERT STATUS: Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE: Symptom Solution
README FOR: CONVRT.EXE
NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
NetWare for SAA 1.2
NetWare for SAA 1.1
ABSTRACT:
This conversion utility transfers configuration information on PU and
dependent LUs from the NetWare SNA Gateway (version 1.2, 1.3, or 1.3.01) to a
NetWare for SAA (version 1.1 or 1.2) profile. The LUs on the NetWare SNA
Gateway are transferred to Public LUs in the profile.
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DISCLAIMER
THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL. NOVELL
MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEANS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THE
INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. NOVELL
MAKES NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED CLAIMS TO THE VALIDITY OF THIS INFORMATION.
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Self-Extracting File Name: CONVRT.EXE Revision: B
Files Included Size Date Time
\
CONVRT.TXT (This File)
CONVERT.EXE 303155 03-05-92 5:16p
DBU$ERR.DAT 9451 02-26-90 6:52p
DBU$MSG.DAT 24812 12-14-89 4:52p
IBM$DBU.OVL 2936 09-01-89 12:00p
DBU$HELP.DAT 3722 09-01-89 12:00p
Converting NetWare SNA Gateway Configuration Information to a
NetWare for SAA profile
**************************************************************
This conversion utility transfers configuration information on PU and
dependent LUs from the NetWare SNA Gateway (version 1.2, 1.3, or 1.3.01)
to a NetWare for SAA (version 1.1 or 1.2) profile. The LUs on the
NetWare SNA Gateway are transferred to Public LUs in the profile. The PU
and LUs are transferred in one of the following two ways:
- A profile is created and PU information and dependent LU
information is transferred.
- Only dependent LU information is appended to an existing profile.
Note that this utility does not transfer NetBIOS and coax information
because they are not supported by NetWare for SAA. During the transfer,
NetBIOS is converted to SPX and coax is converted to token ring. Also,
independent LUs are not transferred.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Make sure that the number of sessions on your version of NetWare for SAA
is equal to or greater than the number of LUs you are transferring from
the NetWare SNA Gateway. If there are more LUs on the NetWare SNA
Gateways than are permitted by your version of NetWare for SAA, upgrade
the NetWare for SAA software or reduce the number of LUs on your SNA
gateways.
Make sure that NetWare for SAA is installed and the Communication
Executive is running on the server where the information is to be
transferred. To load the Communication Executive, enter the following
command at the NetWare console (:) prompt:
LOAD COMMEXEC
For more information on loading the Communication Executive, refer to the
NetWare Communication Services Administration Guide or the NetWare for
SAA v1.2 Administration Guide.
INSTALLING THE FILES
Copy the following files from the floppy diskette to a directory on your
hard disk:
CONVERT.EXE
DBU$MSG.DAT
DBU$HELP.DAT
DBU$ERR.DAT
IBM$DBU.OVL
RUNNING THE CONVERSION UTILITY
Perform the following steps to transfer the PU and LU configuration
information on your NetWare SNA Gateway to a NetWare for SAA profile:
1. From a DOS workstation, log in to the network server as a supervisor
or with "supervisory equivalent" privileges.
2. From the directory containing the utility files, type CONVERT
3. You are prompted for the gateway-executable file (the file that
loads the gateway). The default GWSERVER.EXE is displayed. Press
<Enter> if the default is correct. Otherwise, enter the path of your
gateway filename. For example:
F:\3270\svl\GATE1.EXE
4. From the list of communication servers displayed, select the server
that is to receive the configuration information.
5. You will be prompted for a User Name. The default is Supervisor. Log
in as Supervisor or with "supervisory equivalent" privileges.
6. Confirm whether you want to append the configuration information on
the NetWare SNA Gateway to an existing profile on the communications
server.
Select NO to create a profile on the communications server. The profile
is named after the NetWare SNA gateway's "Unique Server Name" field. All
PU information and LU type and model information is transferred to this
profile.
If you select YES to "Append to Existing Profile," a list of existing
profiles is displayed. Select the profile to which you want to transfer
LU information; the PU address information on that profile will not
change.
Appending allows you to consolidate LUs from several NetWare SNA Gateways
into one NetWare for SAA profile. However, the maximum number of LUs
transferable is restricted by the licensing for NetWare for SAA. For
example, if your NetWare for SAA software is licensed for 64 sessions and
you are transferring 64 LUs from the NetWare SNA Gateway, but you
already have 16 LUs on a profile, this utility will transfer the first 48
LUs from the NetWare SNA Gateway. If you want to transfer the remaining
LUs on the gateway, you need to upgrade your NetWare for SAA software to
hold more sessions.
Transfer of LUs will be aborted if the sum of LUs in the profile and in
the gateway is greater than 253. For example, if your NetWare for SAA is
licensed for 254 sessions, the profile already has 126 LUs and you want
to transfer 128 LUs from the gateway, this utility will not append any of
the LUs to your profile. However, if you reduce the number of LUs on the
SNA gateway to 127, you can transfer all the LUs to the specified
profile.
VERIFYING TRANSFERRED INFORMATION
During the conversion process, a text file is created with the NetWare
SNA Gateway name and .LOG extension. This file will be in the directory
where the gateway files are located. All the transferred information is
logged into this file. For example:
** SNA Gateway -> NWSAA Conversion Log 02/12/92 10:01:19 **
Remember to configure your workstation software.
Created profile named "GWMIX2" on server "SVL_CS1"
The following Configuration was transferred:
Configuration File: C:\3270\GWCAL\GWTOKEN.EXE
Interface: SPX
Network Connection: Token Ring
Destination Address: 5555 79999999 hex
Service Access Point: 04 hex
Adapter Type: Primary
Block ID: 017 hex
PUID: 00000
Gateway LUs 2-11 (hex) transferred as LUs 2-11 (hex)
16 dependent LUs transferred
Run CSCON to verify or change the transferred PU and Public LU
information. You may need to specify PU information, for example, when
you transfer a coax gateway (a coax connection gets converted to a token
ring in NetWare for SAA).
NetWare for SAA provides a more efficient pooling system than that
provided in the NetWare SNA Gateway, so run CSCON to convert the Public
LUs to pools and dedicated LUs, because pooling information is lost
during the conversion process.
For more information on running CSCON, refer to the NetWare Communication
Services Administration Guide or the NetWare for SAA v1.2 Administration
Guide.
RECONFIGURING WORKSTATION SOFTWARE
Once the transfer is complete, check the workstation software to see if
the sessions on your workstations are compatible with those on the
communications server. All LU type and model information are transferred
as Public LUs. NetWare for SAA has a more efficient pooling system than
that of the NetWare SNA Gateway. If necessary, reconfigure the
workstation software to take advantage of the new pooling system.