RE: Defaults for autocreated controllers

["York, Albert" <albert.york@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Neil. 

Unfortunately (as noted below) the model controller can only be used for
APPN(*YES). We need to set up a model for APPN(*NO). 

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> From:         Neil Clark[SMTP:nclark@barsaconsulting.com]
> Sent:         Saturday, January 09, 1999 7:10 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Defaults for autocreated controllers
> 
> Albert, 
> 
> If you create a controller and specify the Model Controller parameter,
> (MDLCTL) to *YES, other controllers automatically created for the same
> line
> will have the same values, (for timers and retry counts, etc).  This only
> applies to APPC controllers on Tokenring, Ethernet, DDI and Wireless.
> 
> See the following, taken from OS/400 Communications Configuration, and I
> quote...
> 
> 
> 
> 2.4.2.60 MDLCTL (Model controller)
>  
> APPC Controllers: Specifies whether this controller description is to be
> used as a model controller for 
> automatically created controller descriptions associated with the line
> description specified on the SWTLINLST parameter.
>  
> Model controller descriptions are used to specify values (such as timers
> and retry counts) to be used in automatically created controller
> descriptions.  Model controller descriptions can exist for Token-Ring
> network, DDI, Ethernet, or wireless line descriptions that specify
> AUTOCRTCTL(*YES). If a model controller exists, the values specified in
> the
> model controller description override the system-supplied defaults for new
> controller descriptions that are automatically created.
>  
> Possible values are *YES or *NO; *NO is the default. MDLCTL(*YES) can be
> specified only if APPN(*YES) and LINKTYPE(*LAN) are also specified.
>  
> If MDLCTL(*YES) and both CNNCPNAME and CNNNETID parameters are specified,
> this controller description is used to define the connection network.
>  
> See the APPN Support book for more information about model controllers and
> APPN connection networks.
>  
> You can change this parameter when the controller is varied off using the
> CHGCTLAPPC command.
> 
> 
> Neil 
> 
> 
> 
> At 12:26 PM 1/6/99 -0800, you wrote:
> >Does anyone know how to change the defaults that are used when a
> controller
> >is autocreated? Is there a model controller or a source file member
> >somewhere?
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