Type Add in the COMMAND field in the Create/Update Channel screen, and press Enter.

The Add New Channel screen is displayed.

Figure 31 Add New Channel screen

------------------------------- Add New Channel ------------------------------ 

COMMAND ===>                                                                   

 Type Channel details and press Enter to Save                                  

 Press PF3 to exit                                                             

   Channel ID........................... ==>                                   

   Communication Model.................. ==>                       (MC/DC)     

   Communication Protocol............... ==>                       (TCP/SNA)   

   TCP/IP port number................... ==>                       (1024-65534)

   VTAM LU6.2 APPLID.................... ==>                                   

   IP Addresses Validation.............. ==> NO                    (Yes/No)    

   ECAIPLS Member Name suffix........... ==>                                   

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PORT specification:                                                            

The following default IOAGATE ports are defined on the desktop side:           

2370 for CTMAS communications with CTM/EM                                      

2369 for CTMCAS communications with CTM/CM                                     

If you want to use the desktop defaults then specify these ports accordingly here.

For each channel you want to add, do the following:

• Insert values for the parameters shown in the following table.
• When you have finished entering values for the parameters of that channel, press Enter.

  Table 39 Parameters for adding a new channel

  Parameter	Description
  Channel ID	A unique 2-character (alphanumeric) channel identifier. This must be identical with the identifier specified in the Channel parameter in the Add New Application Server screen. Mandatory
  Communication Model	The channel communication model. Mandatory This parameter is always set to: DC for Control-M/EM MC for Control-M Configuration Manager
  Communication Protocol	The communication protocol used by this channel. Mandatory This parameter is always set to TCP.
  TCP/IP port number	TCP/IP port number. This parameter determines the communication port number used by the channel to listen for connections. A Dual Connection Model channel uses two ports: the specified port and the one following it. Mandatory when TCP/IP is the protocol used. Valid values are: An integer, from 1024 through 65534. Default number for Control-M Configuration Manager: 2369 Default number for Control-M/EM: 2370 Default number for Control-D/Application Server: 2368 Default number for Control-D/File Application Server: 2367
  	Note: Verify that the port number is available before continuing with the installation procedure.
  VTAM LU6.2 APPLID	VTAM LU6.2 application ID used by this IOAGATE to communicate over the SNA (APPC) network. This parameter can be used only with a SNA protocol and when a Multiple Connection Model is used.
  IP Addresses Validation ECAIPLS Member Name suffix	An optional member name in IOA PARM including a list of valid IP addresses from which IOAGATE should accept connection established requests (IP list). Valid member name is ECAIPLSx. The following steps must be performed to validate an incoming IP address: Create an IP list. For more information, refer to the ECAIPLS member in the IOA SAMPLE library, and to Validation of an incoming IP addresst for coding guidelines. Insert the created IP list into the IOA.PARM library under the name ECAIPLS. In this syntax x is a one character optional suffix. Specify IPLIST=ECAIPLSx channel parameter in ECAPARM. Both the MC and DC TCP/IP channel of IOAGATE accept the IPLIST parameter.

When you have finished adding new channels, press PF03/PF15. The channels will be displayed on the Create/Update Channel screen.