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CHAPTER 10: Switching Configuration
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10.2 Point-to-Point Dedicated (Force Connect
All)
This function is designed for a single interconnect
link point-to-point application (Figure 10-1). If a
pair of Multiservers is to serve as strictly dedicated
point-to-point multiplexors, the switching function
is quite basic. Before enabling the Force Connect
All function, make sure each port of the Multiserver
and its matching port on the remote Multiserver
have the same port configurations. The hardware
must match as well.
Important!
Do not use the Force Connect All
option if you have a LAN Module
installed.
Before proceeding, note the following:
• Be sure that the Remote CTS Control (option 2
of the Extended Features Menu) is set for the
device attached to the port(s). If it is not, it may
not be possible to connect to the Command
Facility once the force connection is made. (See
Section 9.3, Asynchronous Channels, and Table
9-12.)
• Port A1 will serve as the composite. This is an
absolute; it cannot be reconfigured.
• Once Force Connect All is enabled, the only way
asynchronous channels can access the
Command Facility is ^X <break> (or ^X ^Y,
if enabled). You will not get the ENTER CLASS
prompt.
From the Command Facility Main Menu, select
option 5, Switching Control.
From the Switching Control Menu, select option 5,
Force Connect All.
• If there is any incompatibility of ports, those
ports will be left in a disconnected mode.
• If a port is connected to the Command Facility
(via $CMD), it will not be force-connected.
To disconnect a Force Connect All function, select
option 4, Force Disconnect, from the Switching
Control menu. Table 10-1 has a discussion of the
force-disconnect option. For more information on
COMMAND FACILITY MAIN MENU [node id]
SWITCHING CONTROL
5
SWITCHING CONTROL [node id]
FORCE CONNECT ALL
5
Figure 10-1. Point-to-Point Dedicated
A3
A4
B12
A3
A4
B12