SNA Server connection to AS/400 remains in Pending state (172809)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 SP4
  • Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000
  • Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 SP1
  • Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 SP2
  • Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004
This article was previously published under Q172809

SYMPTOMS

When you activate an SNA Server 802.2 DLC connection to an AS/400 (over Token Ring or over Ethernet), the SNA Server connection status remains Pending. This can occur if the AS/400 line description is in an RCYPND (Recovery Pending) status. To check for this condition, issue the following AS/400 command:

WRKCFGSTS *lin <line name> or WRKLIND <line name> then option 8 to work
with configuration status

NOTE: There also may be an Application event log error similar to the following:
Event ID: 230
Description: Remote station not responding to XID commands

WORKAROUND

If the AS/400 line status is RCYPND, do the following:
  1. Stop the SNA Server connection from the SNA Server Admin or Manager.
  2. At the AS/400 console, enter wrklind, select the line that you want to change, and choose option 8 to work with the status.

    The next screen shows the option, the line, and the status.
  3. Under the Opt column, enter 2, and then press Enter to vary off the line status.
  4. Wait for the line to show a status of Varied Off. (Press F5 to refresh the screen.)
  5. Choose option 1 to Vary On the line description. Press F4 for the Vary Configuration dialog box. The last option in this box is Reset, which is No by default. Change to Yes. This will reset the Ethernet Card in the AS/400. Status should then change on the AS/400 to Vary On Pending.
  6. Restart the SNA Server service. The connection should become active.
If the AS/400 line description is not in Recovery Pending status, then check for these other possible causes:
  • Determine whether the APPC controller status is Recovery Pending also.
  • Check for one of the conditions that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

    126393 SNA Server configurations that produce XID rejections

  • If you are connecting to an AS/400 across a Cisco router, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

    159462 SNA Server 802.2 connection stays in Pending state

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/23/2005
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