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z/OS Communications Server: SNA Diagnosis Vol 1, Techniques and Procedures
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This appendix describes flows of the VTAM® program RUs and AMRUs between network addressable units in single and multiple VTAM networks. Use these flows as guidelines to help analyze and isolate network problems caused by unexpected network events, such as protocol violations. The flow diagrams are divided into the following categories:

For certain session establishment RUs (ACTCDRM, ACTPU, ACTLU, and BIND), additional RUs can flow if the explicit route (ER) or virtual route (VR) selected for a session is not yet active. Because this flow is essentially the same for all four RUs, these RUs are referred to as generic bind (GBIND) AMRUs. To avoid repetition, the flows for these AMRUs are shown once at the beginning of this appendix.

Table 1 lists all the network flows illustrated in this appendix.

Table 1. Index of network flows
Flow Page
   
GBIND AMRU flow Page
   
ACTLU: Sending an ACTLU request for a logical unit (LU) Figure 1
ACTPU: Sending an ACTPU request for a communication controller or physical unit (PU) Figure 2
BIND: Sending a BIND request to a secondary logical unit (SLU) Figure 3
Virtual and explicit route: Activating a virtual route (VR) and the associated explicit route (ER) Figure 4
   
Resource activation flow Page
   
Activating a CDRM  
CDRM with COLD response, activating Figure 15
CDRM with ERP response, activating Figure 14
CDRM with a virtual route-based transmission group, activating Figure 16
Activating a cross-network SSCP-SSCP session  
Back-to-back gateway NCPs request sessions Figure 17
Gateway VTAM requests session Figure 18
Non-gateway VTAM requests session Figure 19
Activating an NCP major node  
Channel-attached communication controller, activating Figure 1
Link-attached communication controller, activating Figure 2
Activating resources controlled by a host or NCP major node  
Link: Activating a link Figure 3
Link station: Activating a cross-subarea link station Figure 5
Logical unit (LU): Activating a logical unit Figure 12
Application program: Activating an application program and processing an OPEN ACB request Figure 13
Physical unit (PU): Activating a physical unit type 2.0 Figure 7
Physical unit (PU): Activating a physical unit type 2.0 with load required Figure 8
Physical unit (PU): Moving a dynamically added physical unit Figure 10
Physical unit (PU): Moving a SYSGENed physical unit Figure 9
SSCP takeover of peripheral node logical units (LUs) Figure 11
Switched connection, establishing Figure 6
Switched link with takeover, activating Figure 4
   
Session establishment flow Page
   
Failed session establishment  
Failure (CDINIT rejection) of session initiation by a secondary logical unit (SLU) for single gateway VTAM and single gateway NCP Figure 26
Failure (CINIT rejection) of setup procedure initiated by a secondary logical unit (SLU) for single gateway VTAM and single gateway NCP Figure 28
Failure (SETCV failure) of session initiation by a secondary logical unit (SLU) for single gateway VTAM and single gateway NCP Figure 27
Gateway VTAM  
Default partitioning of gateway VTAM responsibility spanning three networks Figure 19
Multiple gateway VTAMs and back-to-back gateway NCPs Figure 2
PLU availability for autologon, notification of Figure 25
Requests initiated by primary logical units (PLUs)  
Dependent PLU initiating cross-domain session with independent SLU Figure 8
Independent PLU initiating cross-domain session with independent SLU Figure 7
Independent PLU requesting session with independent SLU through a single gateway VTAM and single gateway NCP Figure 10
OPNDST ACQUIRE Figure 3
PLU initiating request for single gateway VTAM and single gateway NCP Figure 9
PLU initiating request setup queued for single gateway VTAM and single gateway NCP Figure 11
SIMLOGON Figure 4
SIMLOGON(RELREQ) Figure 5
SIMLOGON(RELREQ): Session is pending active or already in progress Figure 6
Requests initiated by secondary logical units (SLUs)  
Dependent SLU initiating cross-domain session with application logical unit (LU) Figure 16
INIT SELF Figure 14
LOGON Figure 12
Predesignated control of gateway NCP by middle host Figure 19
REQSESS Figure 13
Sending an unformatted request to the SSCP Figure 15
Single gateway connecting three or more networks Figure 18
Single gateway VTAM and single gateway NCP Figure 17
Requests initiated by third parties  
CLSDST PASS Figure 21
CLSDST PASS with NOTIFY Figure 22
Request spanning three networks Figure 23
VARY LOGON or LOGAPPL processing Figure 24
   
Deactivation or session termination flow Page
   
CLOSE ACB processing Figure 16
Deactivating an application program Figure 17
Deactivating a CDRM  
Forced Figure 20
Forced, without affecting active sessions Figure 22
Forced or immediate, VTAM releases before V3R4.1 Figure 23
Immediate Figure 19
Immediate, without affecting active sessions Figure 21
Normal Figure 18
Deactivating a logical unit (LU), single network  
Forced Figure 2
Immediate Figure 1
VARY NET,TERM Cleanup Figure 14
VARY NET,TERM Unconditional Figure 13
With Giveback Figure 3
Deactivating a logical unit (LU), multiple networks  
Independent PLU sends BFCLEANUP for independent SLU Figure 4
Independent PLU sends UNBIND for independent SLU Figure 5
PLU sends UNBIND for multiple gateway VTAMs and single gateway NCP Figure 6
PLU sends UNBIND for single gateway VTAM and single gateway NCP Figure 7
SLU requests TERMINATE SELF (CLEANUP) for single gateway VTAM and single gateway NCP Figure 9
SLU requests TERMINATE SELF for multiple gateway VTAMs and back-to-back gateway NCPs Figure 8
SLU requests TERMINATE SELF for single gateway VTAM and single gateway NCP Figure 10
Type 2.1 nodes, active termination Figure 11
Deactivating a physical unit (PU) acting as an adjacent link station for independent logical unit (LU) sessions Figure 12
Queued session, terminating Figure 15
Route failure  
Route failure in intermediate network causes termination of LU-LU sessions Figure 25
Route failure in intermediate network causes termination of SSCP-SSCP sessions Figure 26
SSCP-SSCP session termination causes LU-LU sessions to be broken Figure 24
   
Error and SSCP management services flow Page
   
Error recovery processing (ERP)  
Hard INOP Figure 2
Soft INOP Figure 1
LPDA-2 processing  
Unsolicited LPDA-2 test on permanent link error with two link segments Figure 6
Unsolicited LPDA-2 test on thresholds reached for an LPDA-2 physical unit (PU) with one link segment Figure 4
Unsolicited LPDA-2 test on thresholds reached for an LPDA-2 physical unit (PU) with two link segments Figure 5
SSCP management services processing  
FORWARD and DELIVER Routing Figure 3
XRF processing  
Secondary logical unit (LU) initiate with USERVAR (LOGON) Figure 9
Third-party initiate (CLSDST PASS) Figure 10
XRF primary and backup sessions, establishment of Figure 7
XRF session switch (takeover) Figure 8
Many abbreviations are shown at the top of the network flows. The following list gives the meaning of some of those abbreviations:
APPL
Application
BF
Boundary function
BFSS
Boundary function session services
BNN
Boundary network node
CS
Configuration services
EU
End user
LU
Logical unit
NCP
Network Control Program
NOS
Network operator services
PLU
Primary logical unit
PN
Peripheral node
PU
Physical unit
PUNS
Physical unit services
SLU
Secondary logical unit
SS
Session services
SSCP
System services control point
TSC
Transmission subsystem component
XRF
Extended recovery facility

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