Syntax

SET !<port> -APPN PortCONTrol = (<Activate [NoLinkStations] | Deactivate [Orderly | Immediate]>)

SHow -APPN PortCONTrol

No default

Description

The PortCONTrol parameter dynamically activates or deactivates a port being used for APPN traffic. When you take the APPN port down, you also automatically take down all the link stations on that port, and when you reactivate the port, you automatically reactivate the link stations on that port. By specifying the Nolinkstations value, you can activate the port without affecting the link stations. To activate or deactivate specific link stations on a port, use the LinkStaCONTrol parameter.

This parameter uses the SET command, which means the changes you make are dynamic to that port.

The SHow command displays the current status of active and inactive APPN ports.

Values

Activate | Deactivate	Use Activate to take the APPN port up and Deactivate to take the APPN port down.
NoLinkStations	Specifies whether link stations should be automatically activated. When you activate the port specify NoLinkStations to prevent any auto start link stations on the port from being activated when the port is activated. The NoLinkStations option applies only when you activate ports, and only to link stations set with the AutoStart=Yes setting for the AdjLinkSta parameter.
Orderly | Immediate	Specifies how to deactivate linkstations. If you specify Deactivate to take down a port, you can specify either Orderly or Immediate. If you specify Orderly, the bridge/router waits for all LLC2 sessions on the port to terminate before deactivating the port. If you specify Immediate, all sessions are first terminated, then all LLC2 sessions are terminated, and finally the port is deactivated. If you do not specify either, then an Immediate deactivation takes place.