Identifying resources to VTAM

In addition to specifying start options and coding configuration lists, you'll need to identify resources in the network to VTAM®. Depending on your network, you might need to define a combination of the following resources:

Application programs
Adjacent control points
NCPs
Peripheral nodes
LUs
Other VTAMs

Any of these resources may be predefined to VTAM using a static definition statement. For example, applications are predefined using an application major node and application (APPL) statements; switched PUs are predefined using the NCP major node for the lines and switched major node for the PUs and LUs. In addition, many VTAM resources may be dynamically defined as VTAM learns of them. A switched PU may be defined when it dials in; an adjacent CP may be defined when the connection between the nodes is activated.