TechNote

Smart II Software: host parameters

1 Introduction

This document describes those parameters that affect the operation of all the Smart II Software interfaces you enable, on all of the Ringnodes in your workstation.

If you are using a SMART.CFG file to configure your Smart II Software, all of the host parameters must appear at the top of the [host] section (that is, before the [CARD] section and the protocol sections). For information about enabling the Smart II Software interfaces and using a SMART.CFG file, see TechNote 06608.

If you are using the command line, the host parameters can appear anywhere on the command line.

The table below gives a list of all the Host parameters. With two exceptions, all host parameters can be used in SMART.CFG. A description of each of the parameters is given in Section 2.

Parameter        Range        Abbreviation   SMART.CFG
                                             or command line

FORCELOAD                     FL             Both
LOAD.HIGH                     HIGH           Both
WINDOWS	30 or 31              WIN            Both
ONE                           1              Both
PC3270           100 or 101                  Both
DISPLAY                                      Both
CONFIG                                       Both
VER                                          Both
PCLAN.RPL                     PRPL           Both
LAN.MANAGER.RPL               MRPL           Both
LAN.MANAGER.2.1               MRPL21         Both
LAN.SERVER.RPL                SRPL           Both
LAN.SERVER.2.0                SRPL20         Both
LAN.SERVER.3.0                SRPL30         Both
COLOUR                        COLOR          Command line
PATH                                         Command line

[HOST]
forceload    ; Override adapter.
  high       ; Use DOS upper memory.
  win=31     ; Using windows v3.1.
[CARD]       ; First card section.
[IPX]        ; Install IPX interface.
[CARD]       ; Second card section.
[LLC]        ; Install LLC interface.

Figure 1. Sample SMART.CFG file

This section describes the Host parameters. Abbreviations are given for those parameters that can be shortened.

LOAD.HIGH

Loads SMART.EXE into the upper memory area with DOS version 5.0 (or later). You cannot load the software into the upper memory area if you are loading it from CONFIG.SYS.

Do not use the DOS command DEVICEHIGH in CONFIG.SYS, to load the Smart II Software into upper memory.

If you use HIGH, you must provide an Upper Memory Block. One way is to add the following lines (for DOS version 5.0) to your CONFIG.SYS file:

device=c:\dos\himem.sys
device=c:\dos\emm386.exe noems
dos=high,umb

Abbreviation: HIGH

WINDOWS

Specifies the version of Microsoft Windows that you are going to run. It is important that you specify the version number correctly. For Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.10 and 3.11, use the WIN=31 parameter.

If you are using DMA, the WINDOWS parameter ensures that DMA communications between your Ringnode and host PC are copied through a buffer in conventional memory.

Range: 30 or 31 (for windows 3.0 or 3.1)
Default: none
Abbreviation: WIN
Example: WIN=31

FORCELOAD

Forces SMART.EXE to install a protocol on a Ringnode that is currently active. FORCELOAD stops and then restarts the Ringnode. Any activity you are using the Ringnode for terminates (your existing network connection is lost). This parameter is appropriate for remote-booting workstations because, when you load the Smart II Software on to a remote-booting workstation, the Ringnode is active.

Abbreviation: FL

VER

Displays the version of SMART.EXE.

DISPLAY

Displays information about your Ringnode (or Ringnodes) and the protocols it is using. The information is displayed while the protocols are loading. The display includes information about: the node address, I/O location, ring speed, transfer method, and protocol modules that each Ringnode in your computer is using.

CONFIG

Displays information about your Ringnode (or Ringnodes) and the protocols it will use. The information is displayed without the protocols being loaded. The display includes information about: the node address, I/O location, ring speed, transfer method, and protocol modules that each Ringnode in your computer is configured for.

PC3270

Ensures that IBM Personal Communications/3270 version 1.00 or version 1.01 operates correctly with your Smart 16/4 Ringnode. (It allows you to use interrupt settings.)

If you are using IBM Personal Communications/3270 version 1.01, specify: PC3270=101. For version 1.00, specify: PC3270=100.

Do not use the PC3270 option for other versions of the PC/3270 program, or for other vendors' 3270 software.

If you are using PC/3270 version 3.0, use the PCS parameter in the [LLC] section of your SMART.CFG file (see Technote 06611).

Range: 100 or 101 (for v1.00 or v1.01)
Default: (none)
Example: PC3270=101

PCLAN.RPL

Use this parameter for remote-booting from PC-LAN.

Abbreviation: PRPL

LAN.MANAGER.RPL

Use this parameter for remote-booting from Microsoft LAN Manager version 2.0.

Abbreviation: MRPL

LAN.MANAGER.2.1

Use this parameter for remote-booting from Microsoft LAN Manager version 2.1.

Abbreviation: MRPL21

LAN.SERVER.RPL

Use this parameter for remote-booting from versions of IBM LAN Server before version 2.0.

Abbreviation: SRPL

LAN.SERVER.2.0

Use this parameter for remote-booting from IBM LAN Server version 2.0.

Abbreviation: SRPL20

LAN.SERVER.3.0 Use this parameter for remote-booting from IBM LAN Server version

3.0.

Abbreviation: SRPL30

ONE

Ensures that software is only installed onto a single Ringnode. If you want to download software onto a single Ringnode without disrupting other Ringnodes in your computer, you can use this parameter with the FORCELOAD parameter.

PATH

Enables you to specify a path for the SMART.CFG file. If you do not use PATH, SMART.EXE searches for SMART.CFG in the directory in which it is running. The path command is included in the syntax of the Smart command-line as follows:

SMART [path=<PATH>>]

Example: SMART IPX PATH=C:\MADGE

COLOUR

Causes the display from the Smart II Software to appear in colour, not in monochrome.

Abbreviation: COLOR
Example: SMART IPX COLOUR