PSF/2 to PSF/AIX migration

ITEM: RTA000152121

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Printer Systems (PRINT - NA/ATS)                                                
 PSF/AIX                                                                        
Customer currently has PSF/2 servers setup to receive jobs from a               
PSF/MVS host.  They are using Distributed Print Function (DPF) so the           
jobs are spooled on PSF/2 server before printing.  We are looking to            
migrate multiple PSF/2 servers to a RS/6000 PSF/AIX server doing                
PSF/Direct (no TCP/IP on MVS, so no MVS Download).  The customer wants          
to make this as transparent to the MVS shop (as it is outsourced)as             
possible, therefore, are there changes that need to be made to the MVS          
side to accomplish this migration?                                              
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I have confirmed that the host VTAM definitions will be the same                
whether we are going PSF Direct to PSF/2 or PSF for AIX.  The VTAM             
LU names, etc can be "mapped" to the same names on the PSF/AIX                  
system.  Only the LINE statements with the link addresses would                 
need to be updated for the new system addresses.                                
There is a good description of these definitions in the PSF Direct              
Configuration Guide (S544-5287-02) chapter 3.  They will need this              
manual to perform the PSF for AIX configuration.                                
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Does the statement hold if they are currently doing DPF to PSF/2 and            
will be migrating to PSF Direct in PSF/AIX?  I don't mean to split hairs        
but the services contract will be for the RS/6000 and will not provide          
for any work to be done on the mainframe side.  The custmer should be           
able to handle it if they know about it in advance.                             
thanks.                                                                         
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The difference between DPF and Direct is how the Host Receiver                 
is defined in PSF/2 (Com Manager) -or- in SNA Server on PSF/AIX.                
So, at the MVS host, the definitions are the same for either                    
scenario.  They can use the same LU names, and change the LINE and              
PU statements to connect to the PSF/AIX system.                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                               



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Dated: 08/1998 Category: XPSF6000

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