Document ID: 12334
Contents
Introduction
Prerequisites
Requirements
Components Used
Conventions
Direct Parallel Connection (4.5 MB per second)
Network Diagram
Configuration
Direct Parallel Connection with Daisychain (3 MB per second)
Network Diagram
Configuration
Direct Escon Connection Without EMIF
Network Diagram
Direct Escon Connection With EMIF
Network Diagram
Configuration
Escon Connection Through an Escon Director Without EMIF
Network Diagram
Configuration
Escon Connection Through an Escon Director With EMIF
Network Diagram
Configuration
Verify
Troubleshoot
Related Information
Introduction
This document provides sample configurations for the Channel Interface Processor (CIP) card in IP Datagram and Offload mode.
Note: While Offload is still supported in the CIP, IBM has discontinued support for Offload in all version of OS/390 and subsequent mainframe operating systems.
Prerequisites
Requirements
There are no specific requirements for this document.
Components Used
This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware versions.
The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure that you understand the potential impact of any command.
Conventions
For more information on document conventions, refer to Cisco Technical Tips Conventions.
Direct Parallel Connection (4.5 MB per second)
Network Diagram
This is a diagram of this type of configuration:

Configuration
This type of configuration uses these elements:
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IOCP |
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CHPID PATH=06,TYPE=BL CNTLUNIT CUNUMBR=0600,PATH=06,UNIT=3088,PROTOCL=S4,UNITADD=((E0,8)) IODEVICE ADDRESS=(6E0,8),CUNUMBR=0600,UNIT=CTC |
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TCPIP.Profile File for IP Datagram |
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DEVICE CIP1 CLAW 6E0 HOSTTCP CIPTCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP1A IP 0 CIP1
HOME
128.207.28.2 CIP1A
GATEWAY
; Network First hop Driver Packet size Subn mask Subn value
128.207 = CIP1A 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.28.0
DEFAULTNET 128.207.28.1 CIP1A 1500 0
START CIP1
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TCPIP.Profile File for Offload |
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DEVICE CIP1 CLAW 6E0 HOSTTCP CIPTCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP1A OFFLOADLINK1 1 CIP1
LINK CIP1B OFFLOADAPIBROAD 128.207.28.2 CIP1 CIP1A
GATEWAY
; Network First hop Driver Packet size Subn mask Subn value
128.207 = CIP1B 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.28.0
DEFAULTNET 128.207.28.1 CIP1B 1500 0
START CIP1
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Router Configuration for IP Datagram |
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interface Channel0/0 ip address 128.207.28.1 255.255.255.0 ip route-cache cbus no keepalive channel-protocol s4 claw 0100 e0 128.207.28.2 hosttcp ciptcp tcpip tcpip |
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Router Configuration for Offload |
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interface Channel0/0 ip address 128.207.28.1 255.255.255.0 ip route-cache cbus no keepalive channel-protocol s4 offload 0100 e0 128.207.28.2 hosttcp ciptcp tcpip tcpip tcpip api |
Direct Parallel Connection with Daisychain (3 MB per second)
Network Diagram
This is a diagram of this type of configuration:

Configuration
This type of configuration uses these elements:
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IOCP |
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CHPID PATH=06,TYPE=BL CNTLUNIT CUNUMBR=0600,PATH=06,UNIT=3088,PROTOCL=S,UNITADD=((E0,8)) IODEVICE ADDRESS=(6E0,8),CUNUMBR=0600,UNIT=CTC |
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TCPIP.Profile File for IP Datagram |
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DEVICE CIP1 CLAW 6E0 HOSTTCP CIP1TCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP1A IP 0 CIP1
DEVICE CIP2 CLAW 6E2 HOSTTCP CIP2TCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP2A IP 0 CIP2
HOME
128.207.28.2 CIP1A
128.207.29.2 CIP2A
GATEWAY
; Network First hop Driver Packet size Subn mask Subn value
128.207 = CIP1A 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.28.0
128.207 = CIP2A 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.29.0
DEFAULTNET 128.207.28.1 CIP1A 1500 0
START CIP1
START CIP2
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TCPIP.Profile File for Offload |
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DEVICE CIP1 CLAW 6E0 HOSTTCP CIP1TCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP1A OFFLOADLINK1 1 CIP1
LINK CIP1B OFFLOADAPIBROAD 128.207.28.2 CIP1 CIP1A
DEVICE CIP2 CLAW 6E2 HOSTTCP CIP2TCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP2A OFFLOADLINK1 1 CIP2
LINK CIP2B OFFLOADAPIBROAD 128.207.29.2 CIP2 CIP2A
GATEWAY
; Network First hop Driver Packet size Subn mask Subn value
128.207 = CIP1B 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.28.0
128.207 = CIP2B 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.29.0
DEFAULTNET 128.207.28.1 CIP1B 1500 0
START CIP1
START CIP2
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7000 A Router Configuration for IP Datagram |
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interface Channel0/0 ip address 128.207.28.1 255.255.255.0 ip route-cache cbus no keepalive claw 0100 e0 128.207.28.2 hosttcp cip1tcp tcpip tcpip |
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7000 B Router Configuration for IP Datagram |
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interface Channel0/0 ip address 128.207.29.1 255.255.255.0 ip route-cache cbus no keepalive claw 0100 e2 128.207.29.2 hosttcp cip2tcp tcpip tcpip |
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7000 A Router Configuration for Offload |
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interface Channel0/0 ip address 128.207.28.1 255.255.255.0 ip route-cache cbus no keepalive offload 0100 e0 128.207.28.2 hosttcp cip1tcp tcpip tcpip tcpip api |
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7000 B Router Configuration for Offload |
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interface Channel0/0 ip address 128.207.29.1 255.255.255.0 ip route-cache cbus no keepalive offload 0100 e2 128.207.29.2 hosttcp cip2tcp tcpip tcpip tcpip api |
Direct Escon Connection Without EMIF
Network Diagram
This is a diagram of this type of configuration:

This type of configuration uses these elements:
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IOCP |
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CHPID PATH=23,TYPE=CNC CNTLUNIT CUNUMBR=2300,PATH=23,UNIT=SCTC,UNITADD=((10,8)) IODEVICE ADDRESS=(310,8),CUNUMBR=2300,UNIT=SCTC |
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TCPIP.Profile File for IP Datagram |
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DEVICE CIP1 CLAW 310 HOSTTCP CIPTCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP1A IP 0 CIP1
HOME
128.207.28.2 CIP1A
GATEWAY
; Network First hop Driver Packet size Subn mask Subn value
128.207 = CIP1A 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.28.0
DEFAULTNET 128.207.28.1 CIP1A 1500 0
START CIP1
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TCPIP.Profile File for Offload |
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DEVICE CIP1 CLAW 310 HOSTTCP CIPTCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP1A OFFLOADLINK1 1 CIP1
LINK CIP1B OFFLOADAPIBROAD 128.207.28.2 CIP1 CIP1A
GATEWAY
; Network First hop Driver Packet size Subn mask Subn value
128.207 = CIP1B 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.28.0
DEFAULTNET 128.207.28.1 CIP1B 1500 0
START CIP1
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Router Configuration for IP Datagram |
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interface Channel0/0 ip address 128.207.28.1 255.255.255.0 ip route-cache cbus ip route-cache same-interface no ip redirects no keepalive claw 0100 10 128.207.28.2 hosttcp ciptcp tcpip tcpip |
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Router Configuration for Offload |
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interface Channel0/0 ip address 128.207.28.1 255.255.255.0 ip route-cache cbus ip route-cache same-interface no ip redirects no keepalive offload 0100 10 128.207.28.2 hosttcp ciptcp tcpip tcpip tcpip api |
Direct Escon Connection With EMIF
Network Diagram
This is a diagram of this type of configuration:

Configuration
This type of configuration uses these elements:
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IOCP |
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RESOURCE PART=((LPAR1,1),(LPAR2,2)) CHPID PATH=23,TYPE=CNC,SHARED,PART=(LPAR1,LPAR2) CNTLUNIT CUNUMBR=2300,PATH=23,UNIT=SCTC,UNITADD=((10,8)) IODEVICE ADDRESS=(310,8),CUNUMBR=2300,UNIT=SCTC |
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LPAR1 TCPIP.Profile File for IP Datagram |
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DEVICE CIP1 CLAW 310 HOST1TCP CIPTCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP1A IP 0 CIP1
HOME
128.207.28.2 CIP1A
GATEWAY
; Network First hop Driver Packet size Subn mask Subn value
128.207 = CIP1A 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.28.0
DEFAULTNET 128.207.28.1 CIP1A 1500 0
START CIP1
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LPAR1 TCPIP.Profile File for Offload |
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DEVICE CIP1 CLAW 310 HOST1TCP CIPTCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP1A OFFLOADLINK1 1 CIP1
LINK CIP1B OFFLOADAPIBROAD 128.207.28.2 CIP1 CIP1A
GATEWAY
; Network First hop Driver Packet size Subn mask Subn value
128.207 = CIP1B 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.28.0
DEFAULTNET 128.207.28.1 CIP1B 1500 0
START CIP1
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LPAR2 TCPIP.Profile File for IP Datagram |
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DEVICE CIP1 CLAW 312 HOST2TCP CIPTCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP1A IP 0 CIP1
HOME
128.207.28.3 CIP1A
GATEWAY
; Network First hop Driver Packet size Subn mask Subn value
128.207 = CIP1A 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.28.0
DEFAULTNET 128.207.28.1 CIP1A 1500 0
START CIP1
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LPAR2 TCPIP.Profile File for Offload |
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DEVICE CIP1 CLAW 312 HOST2TCP CIPTCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP1A OFFLOADLINK1 1 CIP1
LINK CIP1B OFFLOADAPIBROAD 128.207.28.3 CIP1 CIP1A
GATEWAY
; Network First hop Driver Packet size Subn mask Subn value
128.207 = CIP1B 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.28.0
DEFAULTNET 128.207.28.1 CIP1B 1500 0
START CIP1
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Router Configuration for IP Datagram |
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interface Channel0/0 ip address 128.207.28.1 255.255.255.0 ip route-cache cbus ip route-cache same-interface no ip redirects no keepalive claw 0110 10 128.207.28.2 host1tcp ciptcp tcpip tcpip claw 0120 12 128.207.28.3 host2tcp ciptcp tcpip tcpip |
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Router Configuration for Offload |
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interface Channel0/0 ip address 128.207.28.1 255.255.255.0 ip route-cache cbus ip route-cache same-interface no ip redirects no keepalive offload 0110 10 128.207.28.2 host1tcp ciptcp tcpip tcpip tcpip api offload 0120 12 128.207.28.3 host2tcp ciptcp tcpip tcpip tcpip api |
Escon Connection Through an Escon Director Without EMIF
Network Diagram
This is a diagram of this type of configuration:

Configuration
This type of configuration uses these elements:
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IOCP |
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CHPID PATH=23,TYPE=CNC,SWITCH=3 CNTLUNIT CUNUMBR=2300,PATH=23,UNIT=SCTC,LINK=C7,UNITADD=((10,8)) IODEVICE ADDRESS=(310,8),CUNUMBR=2300,UNIT=SCTC |
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TCPIP.Profile File for IP Datagram |
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DEVICE CIP1 CLAW 310 HOSTTCP CIPTCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP1A IP 0 CIP1
HOME
128.207.28.2 CIP1A
GATEWAY
; Network First hop Driver Packet size Subn mask Subn value
128.207 = CIP1A 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.28.0
DEFAULTNET 128.207.28.1 CIP1A 1500 0
START CIP1
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TCPIP.Profile File for Offload |
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DEVICE CIP1 CLAW 310 HOSTTCP CIPTCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP1A OFFLOADLINK1 1 CIP1
LINK CIP1B OFFLOADAPIBROAD 128.207.28.2 CIP1 CIP1A
GATEWAY
; Network First hop Driver Packet size Subn mask Subn value
128.207 = CIP1B 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.28.0
DEFAULTNET 128.207.28.1 CIP1B 1500 0
START CIP1
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Router Configuration for IP Datagram |
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interface Channel0/0 ip address 128.207.28.1 255.255.255.0 ip route-cache cbus ip route-cache same-interface no ip redirects no keepalive claw C600 10 128.207.28.2 hosttcp ciptcp tcpip tcpip |
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Router Configuration for Offload |
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interface Channel0/0 ip address 128.207.28.1 255.255.255.0 ip route-cache cbus ip route-cache same-interface no ip redirects no keepalive offload C600 10 128.207.28.2 hosttcp ciptcp tcpip tcpip tcpip api |
Escon Connection Through an Escon Director With EMIF
Network Diagram
This is a diagram of this type of configuration:

Configuration
This type of configuration uses these elements:
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IOCP |
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RESOURCE PART=((LPAR1,1),(LPAR2,2)) CHPID PATH=23,TYPE=CNC,SHARED,PART=(LPAR1,LPAR2),SWITCH=3 CNTLUNIT CUNUMBR=2300,PATH=23,UNIT=SCTC,LINK=C7,UNITADD=((10,8)) IODEVICE ADDRESS=(310,8),CUNUMBR=2300,UNIT=SCTC |
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LPAR1 TCPIP.Profile File for IP Datagram |
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DEVICE CIP1 CLAW 310 HOST1TCP CIPTCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP1A IP 0 CIP1
HOME
128.207.28.2 CIP1A
GATEWAY
; Network First hop Driver Packet size Subn mask Subn value
128.207 = CIP1A 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.28.0
DEFAULTNET 128.207.28.1 CIP1A 1500 0
START CIP1
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LPAR1 TCPIP.Profile File for Offload |
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DEVICE CIP1 CLAW 310 HOST1TCP CIPTCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP1A OFFLOADLINK1 1 CIP1
LINK CIP1B OFFLOADAPIBROAD 128.207.28.2 CIP1 CIP1A
GATEWAY
; Network First hop Driver Packet size Subn mask Subn value
128.207 = CIP1B 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.28.0
DEFAULTNET 128.207.28.1 CIP1B 1500 0
START CIP1
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LPAR2 TCPIP.Profile File for IP Datagram |
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DEVICE CIP1 CLAW 312 HOST2TCP CIPTCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP1A IP 0 CIP1
HOME
128.207.28.3 CIP1A
GATEWAY
; Network First hop Driver Packet size Subn mask Subn value
128.207 = CIP1A 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.28.0
DEFAULTNET 128.207.28.1 CIP1A 1500 0
START CIP1
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LPAR2 TCPIP.Profile File for Offload |
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DEVICE CIP1 CLAW 312 HOST2TCP CIPTCP NONE 20 20 4096 4096
LINK CIP1A OFFLOADLINK1 1 CIP1
LINK CIP1B OFFLOADAPIBROAD 128.207.28.3 CIP1 CIP1A
GATEWAY
; Network First hop Driver Packet size Subn mask Subn value
128.207 = CIP1B 4096 0.0.255.0 0.0.28.0
DEFAULTNET 128.207.28.1 CIP1B 1500 0
START CIP1
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Router Configuration for IP Datagram |
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interface Channel0/0 ip address 128.207.28.1 255.255.255.0 ip route-cache cbus ip route-cache same-interface no ip redirects no keepalive claw C610 10 128.207.28.2 host1tcp ciptcp tcpip tcpip claw C620 12 128.207.28.3 host2tcp ciptcp tcpip tcpip |
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Router Configuration for Offload |
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interface Channel0/0 ip address 128.207.28.1 255.255.255.0 ip route-cache cbus ip route-cache same-interface no ip redirects no keepalive offload C610 10 128.207.28.2 host1tcp ciptcp tcpip tcpip tcpip api offload C620 12 128.207.28.3 host2tcp ciptcp tcpip tcpip tcpip api |
Verify
There is currently no verification procedure available for these configurations.
Troubleshoot
These document sections provide additional information about troubleshooting typical CIP configurations:
Related Information
| Updated: Sep 09, 2005 | Document ID: 12334 |
