HP 30292B User's Manual
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1. the IBM 3270 datastream required by IBM display stations SNA DHCF iX enables IBM 3270 display station users to access the HP 3000 system over their existing SNA Token Ring or X 25 network SNA DHCF iX requires the installation and use of the SNA SDLC Link iX 30292B and A5563A SNA Token Ring iX J 2167B or the SNA X 25 Link iX 36939B product referred to jointly as SNA Link SNA Link products manage the physical link to the IBM mainframe and implement the datacomm protocols in the lower three layers of SNA SNA Token Ring Link iX J 2167B requires MPE iX release 5 5 Express 5 or later or MPE iX release 6 0 Express 1 or later IBM S 370 Mainframe running Host Command Facility Communications Controller SNA Link s SNA Other HP DHCF ix SNA Services HP 3000 iX SNA DHCF ixX Logical Session IBM 3270 Display Stations Features SNA DHCF iX provides IBM 3270 display stations with HP terminal capabilities including support for TTY mode simple ASCII applications and many VPLUS applications VPLUS has been optimized for applications used with SNA DHCF ix VPLUS forms can be compiled into IBM 3270 terminal formats prior to runtime SNA DHCTF iX provides HP terminal emulation support for screen sizes of 24 32 or 43 lines for TTY mode applications VPLUS applications are supported with screens of up to 24 lines less any lines required for a window line or softkeys In VPLUS applicati2. Program HP 3000 MPE V System Node Type 2 1 Peer to Peer SNA SDLC Link iX Node Type 2 0 nd 2 1 or SNA X 25 Link iX Node Type 2 0 only or SNA Token Ring Link iX Node Type 2 1 LU 6 2 API iX LU 6 2 Transactio Program HP 3000 MPE iX System SNADS ix SNA SNA SNA IMF iX DHCF iX NRJE iX HP o00 Business Servers HP LU 6 2 API provides e High level Intrinsics HP 3000 program mers can use a Set of high level intrinsics to implement program to program communica tion in an SNA network Support for Major Languages Application programs on the HP 3000 can be written in COBOL II Transact or Pascal For LU 6 2 API iX C language applications are also supported Support for IBM Applications HP LU 6 2 API supports Mapped Conversations with CICS in an MVS or DOS VSE environ ment and Mapped Conversations with VTAM in an MVS environment With MPE iX Release 4 0 or later HP LU 6 2 API iX supports Mapped Conversations in an 0S 400 environment Multiple Sessions An HP 3000 applica tion program using LU 6 2 API V intrinsics may have up to 8 LU LU sessions running simultaneously With MPE iX Release 4 0 or later an HP 3000 application program using LU 6 2 API iX intrinsics may have up to 256 LU LU sessions running simultaneously Each session is responsible for a separate communication task or for adding additional bandwidth to a single communication task Peer to
3. Similarly jobs can be input device such as terminals card readers or disk HP o00 Business Servers The Output Management feature of SNA NRJ E allows users to have job output routed based on the form selected by the user s host JCL and a Lookup Table which provides a mapping between host form names and HP 3000 file equations Again default forms will be used if none are indicated Reverse NRJE allows a user connected to an IBM mainframe or a user on a separate HP 3000 attached to the IBM to start a job on an HP 3000 if SNA NRJE on the HP 3000 is active Note The user must use the special form CMD that causes SNA NRJ E to stream a received data set rather than route the data set using file equation attributes Using SNA NRJE and SNA Link an HP 3000 with an HP 2680 Laser Printer can act as a remote or local though still requiring a 37xx communications controller print station for an IBM host HP 3000 users can direct print output data sets to the laser printer Users can specify an environment file that indicates predefined forms character fonts and formats data set by data set Native Language Support allows users to select alternative Native Language Ids for translation of user data Only data going to the host or coming from the host will be translated commands and messages will still be in native 3000 Each reader printer and punch can be configured with a different language NLS 16 bit character map
4. then it is not supported by SNA DHCF iX An error condition will be returned to the application when an unsupported feature is used Prior to installation of SNA DHCF iX target HP 3000 applications should be qualified to ensure that they meet these restrictions When using SNA DHCF iX IBM 3270 display station users may experience different performance and functionality than HP terminal users For IBM 3270 display stations response times may be somewhat greater than an HP terminal due to the SNA network overhead Functional Specifications SNA DHCF iX supports many of the basic functions of HP terminals Please refer to the Usage Considerations section for fea tures that are not supported Supported fea tures include Modified Data Tags Security Fields SNA DHCF iX supports three different dis play enhancements for IBM 3270 display stations full bright half bright and non dis play Non display is for security fields SNA DHCF iX supports those IBM devices officially supported by IBM for the Host Command Facility Version 2 Please refer to IBM s HCF Product Specification Guide GC27 0647 for a complete listing Each SNA DHCF ixX session appears as a Virtual Terminal session The pool of Virtual Terminal sessions available for other users will be reduced by the number of SNA DHCF iX sessions that are currently active SNA DHCF iX can support multiple simulta neous sessions depending upon the number of VT session
5. 2 API session messages to aid in problem identifi cation and resolution User Controlled Sessions Management from Program or CI CNOS With MPE iX Release 5 5 Express 7 or later or MPE iX Release 6 0 Express 1 or later Programmatic or interactive user controlled session management allows users to change session limits over Node Type 2 1 Enhanced Communication Rates The maximum datacomm line speed between the HP 3000 and the IBM mainframe host is 56 KB s on MPE V and 16 MB s on MPE ix Efficient and easy to program problem detection and recovery procedures As with all HP SNA services customized error and help facilities are provided X 25 Connectivity HP LU 6 2 API iX can communicate to an IBM mainframe over an X 25 connection The SNA X 25 Link ix product HP 30298A can be used in place of SNA SDLC Link iX or SNA Token Ring Link iX but SNA X 25 Link iX emulates a Type 2 0 node not a Type 2 1 node Therefore if you run LU 6 2 API iX over SNA X 25 Link iX you cannot communicate peer to peer with a Type 2 1 node like an IBM AS 400 SNA Token Ring Link iX requires MPE iX release 5 0 or later HP o00 Business S ervers 15 Functional Description HP LU 6 2 API provides a set of high level intrinsics for application programmers to use for program to program communication between an HP 3000 application program and an application program running on an IBM host mainframe HP LU 6 2 API iX also pro vid
6. IBM host IBM supports HCF V2 under MVS as well as OS VS1 and DOS VSE see below operating environments Although IBM supports HCF V2 under the OS VS1 Release 7 0 and DOS VSE Release 35 operating environments HP SNA DHCF iX has not been tested or certified with these operating systems HP will support certain versions and later releases of the above software Your HP support representatives must determine whether SNA DHCF iX can be supported with your network configuration The Network Implementation Support Plan NISP will assist the HP account team in determining support requirements prior to the installation of SNA DHCF ix Installation and Configuration Policy The customer is responsible for loading the SNA DHCF iX software onto the system Hewlett Packard will perform minimum configuration of SNA DHCF iX in order to verify minimum product functionality This activity is included in the product purchase price Customer Responsibility Prior to having HP personnel onsite to perform minimum configuration of SNA DHCF iX the customer is responsible for the following e Providing HP with the information neces sary to complete the Network Implementation and Support Plan NISP including system configurations logical network map identifying relevant traffic flow physical network map identifying relevant network hardware components e Verifying that the necessary host mainframe software is installed and configu
7. IMF iX requires installation and operation of HP 30291B and A5563A SNA SDLC Link iX 2167B SNA Token Ring Link iX or HP 36939B SNA X 25 Link ix Support Products HP offers a spectrum of support service products to help plan implement operate and manage your multivendor network throughout the network lifecycle For more information contact your HP Sales Representative or refer to the HP data sheets for specific support services Documentation The following documentation is for SNA IMF ix e 30293 61000 SNA IMF iX Node Manager s Guide 30293 61005 SNA IMF Programmer s Reference Manual 30293 61008 Using SNA IMF Pass Thru J 2220 61025 HP SNA Products remote System Configuration Guide 30293 60211 SNA IMF iX User Support Guide For use in Taiwan 30293 60221 SNA IMF iX User Support Guide For use in J apan 30293 60231 SNA IMF iX User Support Guide For use in Korea HP o00 Business Servers LU 6 2 Application Programming Interface This data sheet describes HP LU 6 2 API Application Programming Interface for both MPE V and MPE ix operating systems The term HP LU 6 2 API is used to refer to both HP LU 6 2 API V and HP LU 6 2 API ix products The terms HP LU 6 2 API V and HP LU 6 2 API iX are used when a distinction is necessary HP LU 6 2 API V on an HP 3000 Series 37 through 70 or HP LU 6 2 API iX on an HP 3000 Series 9xx provides HP 3000 users with a way to program HP 3000 application programs f
8. Policy SNA NRJE is customer installable However Hewlett Packard will perform minimum configuration of SNA NRJE in order to verify minimum product functionality These tasks performed by HP are included in the product purchase price For product configuration tailored to the customer s specific needs or for a complete HP implementation HP offers a comprehensive range of integrated and flexible support services Please refer to the Network Support data sheets in this guide for more information on these services Customer Responsibility Prior to having HP personnel onsite to perform minimum configuration of SNA NRJE the customer is responsible for the following e Providing HP with the information neces sary to complete the Network Implementation and Support Plan NISP including System configurations Logical network map identifying relevant traffic flow Physical network map identifying relevant network hardware components Verifying that the necessary host mainframe software is installed and configured to sup port SNA NRJE The customer should con tact their HP Sales Representative for typi cal host parameter values or consult the HP SNA Products Remote System Configuration Guide J 2220 61025 Verifying that SNA Link V SNA SDLC Link iX SNA Token Ring Link iX or SNA X 25 Link iX is properly installed and configured prior to the installation of SNA NRJE unless an SNA Link will be installed at the same
9. and an printers or user written programs IBM Systems 370 compatible mainframe in a System Multiple HP 3000 users can Network Architecture SNA environment SNA NRJE concurrently access the host for batch emulates the major features of an IBM 8100 DPPX RJ E processing workstation using an SNA Physical Unit Type 2 PU 2 Jobs are submitted into the Logical Unit Type 1 LU 1 device transmission queue independent of the line status MVS SP VSE IBM Host Processor JES2orJES3 or VSE POWER Users can submit jobs and receive ACF VTAM ACF VTAM output without operator intervention Other HP 3000 applications run concurrently with SNA NRJE SNA NRJE can share an SNA link with Z q UP ea Kie Kr NPE other HP SNA service products Customizable error and help message facilities are provided Host console commands can be sent and host console data can be received Data compression and character code Communications Controller Switched or Leased HP 3000 V or iX SNA NRJE and SNA Link Disks translation are configurable ae C eard readers 98 aie SNA NRJE and SNA Link support E OID kie console mms OP ay 4 Printers communications at up to 56 KB s on Pisk Am S Di _ MPE V and 16 MB s on MPE iX SNA NRJE can take advantage of a SNA SDLC Link s Auto dial capability eee Tia HR ooo Business Servers SNA NRJ E iX requires the installation and use of SNA SDLC Link iX 30291A SNA Token Ring Link
10. and network documentation Support Products HP offers a spectrum of support service products to help plan implement operate and manage your multivendor network throughout the network lifecycle For more information contact your HP Sales Representative or refer to the HP data sheets for specific support services Documentation For both HP LU 6 2 API V and HP LU 6 2 API ixX e 2220 61025 HP SNA Products Remote System Configuration Guide 30294 61000 HP LU 6 2 API Application Programmer s Reference Manual For HP LU 6 2 API ix e 5960 1629 HP SNA Products AS 400 Guide e 30294 61002 APPC Subsystem on MPE ix Node Manager s Guide For HP LU 6 2 API NV e 30253 90002 LU 6 2 API V Node Manager s Guide e 30253 90004 APPC Subsystem on MPE V Node Manager s Guide HP o00 Business Servers SNA Distributed Host Command Facility The HP SNA Distributed Host Command F acility iX HP SNA DHCF iX software product provides IBM mainframe users who use IBM 3270 display stations with interactive access to an HP 3000 Series 900 system Together with the IBM Host Command Facility HCF Version 2 product on the IBM mainframe system SNA DHCF iX gives IBM 3270 display station users the capability to run many applications on the HP 3000 system These applications include TT Y mode and VPLUS applications SNA DHCF iX provides the data conversion services that translate output between applications on the HP 3000 and
11. completing the configuration in order to fully integrate SNA IMF iX into the existing customer network after HP has complete the minimum configuration of SNA IMF ixX HP Responsibility Following the installation of SNA IMF iX HP is responsible for the following Confirming that all of the necessary soft ware modules have been installed and are at the correct version level Configuring the SNA IMF iX product to a minimum configuration in order to verify software and hardware functionality Verifying the SNA IMF iX configuration by issuing the RUN TTSSON PUB SYS com mand with the appropriate parameters and entering the IBMTEST command This test verifies the LU to SSCP session These steps complete HP s portion of the installation and minimum configuration of SNA IMF ix Additional Implementation Assistance For implementation needs that go beyond installation the customer can either provide self support or can purchase additional services from HP These services included Network Startup and HP ConsultLine In addition the customer can also purchase service from HP on a time and materials basis Network Startup includes implementation scheduling and coordination assistance network configuration and verification testing and network documentation System Environment SNA IMF iX is available on all HP 3000 Series 900 systems with currently supported releases of the MPE iX operating system SNA
12. is responsible for the following e Providing HP with the information neces sary to complete the Network Implementation and Support Plan NISP including system configurations logical network map identifying relevant traffic flow physical network map identifying relevant network hardware components Verifying that the necessary host mainframe software is installed and configured to sup port SNA IMF iX The customer should con tact the HP Sales Representative for typical host parameter values or consult the HP SNA Products Remote System Configuration Guide J 2220 61025 for details Verifying that the SNA SDLC Link ix SNA Token Ring Link iX or SNA X 25 Link iX is properly installed and configured prior to the installation of SNA IMF iX unless the link product will be installed at the same time Updating the HP 3000 system to the proper release level and installing the SNA IMF iX software using AUTOINST Refer to the HP 3000 MPE iX Installation and Update Manual 36123 90001 HP o00 Business Servers Verifying that all of the necessary software modules have been successfully installed by AUTOINST and are at the NMMAINT PUB SYS utility Performing full system backups as neces sary and ensuring that the HP 3000 system and personnel with the HP 3000 system management knowledge are available when HP is onsite to complete the minimum con figuration of SNA IMF ix The customer is also responsible for
13. peer Connectivity With MPE ix Release 4 0 or later LU 6 2 API iX provides peer to peer connectivity to an IBM AS 4000 over Node Type 2 1 an HP 3000 may establish LU LU sessions with an IBM AS 400 over Node Type 2 1 without having to go through a mainframe node Parallel Sessions With MPE iX Release 4 0 or later LU 6 2 API iX provides support for parallel sessions over Node Type 2 1 An HP 3000 may establish multiple simultane ous LU LU sessions over a single LU LU pair over Node Type 2 1 Support for Remote Attach Remote Attach is the ability of a remote LU 6 2 application to start running and begin com munication with it Compatibility with Other SNA Services The HP LU 6 2 API is completely compatible with other SNA services offered for the HP 3000 These HP SNA products may all be running simultaneously over the same SNA Link V SNA SDLC Link ix SNA Token Ring Link iX or SNA X 25 Link iX to the SNA network The SNA Link products manage the physical link to the IBM host and implement protocols in the lower three layers of SNA Note HP LU 6 2 API iX supports Native mode HP 3000 applications only Trace Facility An easy to use trace facili ty that allows HP 3000 application program mers to track all LU 6 2 intrinsic calls and executions within applications being devel oped serving as a valuable debugging aid during program development Logging Facility A comprehensive logging facility that records all online LU 6
14. provides a list of available intrinsics The intrinsics can be used with the intrinsics of other HP 3000 facilities such as IMAGE 3000 VPLUS 3000 KSAM 3000 or NS 3000 The high level easy to use nature of these intrinsics results in improved programmer productivity Because programmatic mode works by exchanging information through screen images most host applications that have been written for use with IBM 3270 controllers will work with SNA IMF iX with little or no modification For customers who are in the process of changing from centralized to distributed processing this feature helps provide a smooth transition The Pass Thru mode of SNA IMF iX provides users the capability of using HP 3000 attached printers and DTC attached terminals for interactive access to a host computer In this mode SNA IMF iX users can directly access host software such as CICS or IMS or they can use TSO for program development Table 1 SNA IMF iX Intrinsics Summary Intrinsic ABORT3270 Function Aborts an outstanding no wait REC3270 or TRAN 3270 request ACQUIRE3270 Provides the SNA IM F iX users the capability to start PASS Thru on an HP 3000 terminal or printer programmatically ATTRLIST Returns the locations of attribute characters with all or a subsection of a screen CLOSE3270 Equivalent to turning off the specified device ERR3270 Returns the error message associated
15. to any HP terminal options normally selected in order to include the IBM 3270 format in the VPLUS forms file Please note that in an existing application some VPLUS forms may need to be modified due to limitations of the IBM 3270 display station Many of the VPLUS forms may require no changes Usage Considerations HP SNA DHCF iX is not a complete replacement for HP terminals such as the HP 700 92 and HP 700 94 terminals Due to limitations of the IBM 3270 display station SNA DHCF iX cannot support all HP 3000 applications In addition some HP 3000 applications may require modifications prior to use with SNA DHCF iX Please refer to the SNA DHCF iX Application Programmer s Guide for information on usage considerations discussed here The HP keyboard differs from the IBM keyboard The chart below shows some differences IBM Terminals IBM PF Keys 1 8 VPLUS Applications only HP Terminals HP Function Keys Security fields Full Bright and Half Bright fields Equivalent functions provided Previous Page Key Next Page Key Insert Line Key and Delete Line Key No equivalent functions provided for IBM terminals HP terminal characters IBM Terminal mapping Break Control Y PA2 Hard RESET CLEAR HP o00 Business Servers 20 HP 3000 applications that use special screen mode or block mode features that are specific to HP terminals are not supported Some of these restrictions include e HP t
16. to the host the next time the host polls the device VERS 3270 Returns the number if the version of SNA IM F iX that is being executed in the HP 3000 WRITEFIELD Writes data from the HP application program into an unprotected field if the internal screen buffer READSTREAM Reads all or part of the untranslated host data stream WRITESTREAM Creates the data stream that an HP application program sends to the IBM host HP o00 Business Servers Using the Pass Thru mode does not require the use of dedicated terminals The Pass Thru mode of SNA IMF iX is mot intended as areplacement for real IBM 3270 devices For HP terminals being used in the Pass Thru mode the response time will be longer than that of IBM terminals The data transmission rate between the HP 3000 and the terminals is slower than that between the IBM 3270 controller and its attached terminals For terminals not supported by the write optimization feature the screens on the HP 3000 and Pass Thru terminals are rewritten any time a change is made For small changes this contributes to an increase in response time SNA IMF iX uses the Modified Data Tag fea ture of the HP 700 94 HP 2394A and HP 150 terminals in order to accurately and flexibly handle null and blank characters In addition this may result in improved response time when compared to other HP terminals For applications where response time is critical please consult your HP Sales Representa
17. to the proper release level and installing the HP LU 6 2 API software using AUTOINST Refer to the HP 3000 MPE iX Installation and Update Manual 36123 90001 for MPE iX systems or the HP 3000 Software Update Manual 32033 90036 for MPE V systems Verifying that all of the necessary software modules have been successfully installed by AUTOINST and are at the correct version levels using the NMMAINT PUB SYS utility Configuring HP LU 6 2 API in order to fully integrate HP LU 6 2 API into the existing customer network HP Responsibility Following the installation of HP LU 6 2 API HP is responsible for the following Confirming that all of the necessary soft ware modules have been installed and are at the correct version level Configuring 1 LU with Unsolicited Bind equal to Y Starting the APPC subsystem and verifying that the LU isin a PENDING or ACTIVE state These steps complete HP s portion of the installation and minimum configuration of HP LU 6 2 API Additional Implementation Assistance For implementation needs that go beyond installation the customer can either provide self support or can purchase additional services from HP These services include Network Startup and HP ConsultLine In addition the customer can also purchase service from HP on a time and materials basis Network Startup includes implementation scheduling and coordination assistance network configuration and verification testing
18. when information arrives Informs the remote TP that the HP 3000 resident TP the local TP is ready to receive data over the mapped conversation MCRCVANDWAIT Waits for information to arrive on the mapped conversation and then receives the information The information can be data conversation status or request establishes the conversation Receives any information available on the mapped conversation with out waiting Notifies the remote TP that the local TP is requesting to send data for the mapped conversation Informs the remote TP that the local TP has detected an error M CPREPTORCV M CRCVNOWAIT M CREQTOSEND M CSENDERROR Get conversation M CTEST Tests the conversation for the attributes MC_GET ATTRIBUTES receipt of information M CWAIT Waits for the receipt of information on one or more conversations HP o00 Business Servers Product Requirements Requirements for IBM mainframe hardware and software are the same for both HP LU 6 2 API V and HP LU 6 2 API ix IBM Mainframe Hardware Requirements e An IBM System 370 mainframe This may be any IBM plug compatible mainframe that supports 370 architecture A port on an IBM 37xx or compatible com munications controller that supports an SNA line The HP 3000 can also be con nected to the Communications Controller via an IBM 3710 Network Controller Please check with your HP Sales Representative for specific Communicat
19. with a given intrinsic error number EXTFIELDATTR Returns information about the attribute information of the Double Byte FIELDATTAR Returns information about the attributes of the specified field IOWAIT3270 Informs the user program that a previous I O operation has completed IODONTWAIT3270 Waits for a previous no wait I O request to complete OPEN 3270 Equivalent to turning on the power of a 3270 Display Station or Printer It allocates the internal screen buffer used by SNA IM F iX PRINT3270 Prints a copy of the internal screen image to a spool file READFIELD Reads a field of data from the internal screen buffer and returns the data to an HP application program READSCREEN Reads all or part of the internal screen buffer and returns this data to the HP application program RECV3270 Allows the user program to receive the screen after modification by the host RESET3270 Equivalent to pressing the RESET key on an IBM 3270 Display Station keyboard SCREENATTR Returns information about the attributes of the screen image currently in the internal buffer STREAM 3270 Equivalent to typing a Series of keystrokes in a 3270 Display Station keyboard Provides a mechanism for performing special function key operations from the HP application program Also allows more than one field of data to be updated in one Intrinsic call TRAN 3270 Equivalent to pressing a transmit Key in the 3277 or 3278 Display Station keyboard It causes modified data to be transmitted
20. LA eackarD I ens HP SNA Services 30292B Features SNA NRJE Network Remote Job Entry SNANRIEis able is able to SNA IMF iX Interactive Mainframe Facility communicate with JES2 JES3 and VSE POWER host job entry subsystems LU 6 2 Application Programming Interface Automatically route job output based Pee a on destinations selected by the user at SNA Distributed Host Command Facility iX the time of job submittal Job Management Automatically route output based on SNA NRJE Network Remote Job Entry coe mean Process batch jobs originated by a user on an IBM Mainframe Reverse NRJE Provide Native Languages Support for data only NLS 16 bit character mapping interactive and programmatic access and data integrity are not supported for languages such as Japanese Korean Simplified Chinese This paragraph describes System Network Architecture Network Remote J ob Entry SNA NRJE for both the MPE V SNA NRJE V and MPE iX SNA NRJ E ix operating systems The term SNA NRJE is used to refer to both SNA NRJ E V and SNA NRJE iX The terms SNA NRJ E V and SNA NRJE iX are used when a distinction is necessary and Traditional Chinese Host output can be sent to any SNA NRJE V on the HP 3000 Series 37 70 or SNA supported output device on an HP NRJ E iX on the HP 3000 Series 900 provides enhanced 3000 such as disk files tape files batch data communications between the HP 3000
21. MF iX allows HP 3000 attached printers and terminals to emulate the base function set of IBM 3270 printers and terminals SNA IMF iX Pass Thru takes advantage of the Modified Data Tag feature of selected HP terminals such as the HP 700 94 and supports a write optimization feature that limits screen updating to modified rows only These features significantly reduce response time SNA IMF iX provides a rolling softkeys feature that allows the user to define and label multiple levels of terminal function keys to be their most frequently used IBM 3270 program function keys Users can also define various menus of function keys that are clearly displayed in the terminal screen The SNA IMF Programmer s Reference Manual documents the terminals supporting this feature some of which provide up to 16 softkeys on the screen at a time Terminals printers being used in the PassThru mode do not have to be dedicated The user may access either the HP 3000 or the remote host from the same terminal HP o00 Business Servers applications via intrinsics The customer s application program decides which intrinsics to call In Pass Thru mode an HP written application program on the HP 3000 also emulates IBM 3270 terminals and printers exchanging data with host applications via intrinsics In Pass Thru mode the selection of which intrinsics to call is fixed SNA IMF iX requires the installation and use of SNA SDLC Link
22. X 25 network SNA DHCF iX communicates with Host Command Facility HCF on the IBM mainframe in order to exchange data between the user s MPE session and the IBM terminal To the HP 3000 system each SNA DHCF iX session appears as aNS VT session For IBM 3270 display stations SNA DHCF iX provides access to two primary groups of applications on the HP 3000 Series 900 system TTY mode applications are characterized by their simple use of terminal control charac ters carriage return line feed form feed tab bell SNA DHCF iX translates the data as output being sent to the IBM terminal This group of applications includes the basic MPE iX Cl Command Interpreter com mands VPLUS applications are characterized by the use of the VPLUS forms subsystem that is included with the MPE FOS VPLUS has been enhanced so that an applications pro grammer can design VPLUS based applica tions for the IBM 3270 display station in addition to other HP terminals Consequently IBM 3270 display station users can be provided with access to many VPLUS based applications using SNA DHCF ix When developing VPLUS applications for use with SNA DHCF iX the application designer can develop and modify VPLUS forms using techniques similar to those for HP terminals When the VPLUS forms have been designed and are ready to be compiled the applications designer will select the IBM 3270 box in the Terminal Selection Menu of FORMSPEC in addition
23. a the DTC attachment HP 700 92 HP Vectra PC with Advance Link 2392 HP Vectra PC Reflection 7 PLUS Version 3 3 or later SNA IMF iX supports the write optimized feature for improved performance in Pass Thru mode with the following terminals HP 700 92 With the HP X 25 iX Network Link 36939B and NS 3000 iX Network Services 36920B SNA IMF iX supports these terminals when they are directly attached to an HP 2334A Plus or HP 2335 PAD This feature is supported on SNA IMF iX or SNA IMF V 30247A only and is NOT supported on the IMF V 30250A product Other Pass Thru supported terminals configured to be one of the terminals listed above are NOT supported The HP 700 94 HP 2394A HP 150 HP 700 92 and HP 2392A terminals support a 19 2 KB s connection to the HP 3000 The following terminals support multiple levels of rolling softkeys allowing up to 96 user definable function keys HP 700 94 HP 2394A SNA IMF iX supports any HP system printer HP o00 Business Servers e Link Level Message encoding SNA IMF iX supports both NRZ and NRZI encoding e Access to the SNA IMF iX intrinsics in pro grammatic mode is provided in capability mode as well as native mode with the use of HP provided switch stubs e In Pass Thru mode terminals configured as consoles are not supported Product Requirements SNA IMF iX requires an IBM System 370 or compatible mainframe models 370 30xx Or 43xx wit
24. an be issued interactively through a terminal or issued as part of an HP 3000 program executing NRJE intrinsics MPE commands can be executed in the middle of SNA NRJE operations The HP 3000 will concurrently process user applications and data communications with an IBM mainframe In addition to SNA NRJE user commands an operator with Node Manager NM capability has commands to start and stop the batch workstations obtain the host remote console start and stop tracing and other functions These commands may be issued either interactively or through a batch job Operation of the user or operator interface is independent of the status of the data communications line Submitted jobs are held in a transmission queue and automatically sent to the host when the line becomes available Similarly job output is held at the host and sent to the HP 300 when the line connection is made The Job Management feature of SNA NRJ E allows users at time of submittal to specify the particular device to which their job output is to be directed If no device is specified output is directed to a default destination according to the configuration of SNA NRJE by the NodeManager No further user intervention is required Note ob Management is not available to anyone communicating with a host using the VSE POWER job entry subsystem Output can be received on any standard output device on the HP 3000 such as tape units disks and printers
25. erminal escape sequences used for cur sor positioning terminal strap settings pro grammable softkeys etc Screen enhancements such as inverse video blinking underlining etc SNA DHCF iX can provide universal access to HPDESK for an integrated office automation solution Within VPLUS applications SNA DHCF iX supports all of the VPLUS intrinsics except for VPRINTSCREEN and VPRINTFORM Due to limitations of the IBM 3270 display station VPLUS forms caching is not supported with SNA DHCF iX In addition several points need to be considered in VPLUS forms design including Prior to using a VPLUS application with SNA DHCF iX the VPLUS forms file must be recompiled using the IBM 3270 terminal option When using FORMSPEC to design VPLUS forms an HP terminal such as the HP 700 94 is required Unlike HP terminals IBM 3270 display sta tions require an actual space on the screen for an attribute byte that describes the attributes of the following field Each field on the IBM display station needs to be preceded by this attribute byte conse quently back to back fields are not allowed on the IBM 3270 With SNA DHCF iX a VPLUS form can have at most 24 lines if features such as softkeys two lines or a window line one line are used in the application then the available lines for the form are reduced by the num ber of lines required by these features If the target application violates any of these restrictions
26. es communication to an IBM AS 400 These intrinsics are responsible for initiating LU 6 2 conversations so that data can be sent or received over these conversations on behalf of program pairs needing to communicate to complete a transaction Examples of trans action are database updates and file transfers LU 6 2 API consists of a set of user callable intrinsics that implement the set of LU 6 2 defined mapped verbs along with the follow ing option sets Option Sets IBM Defined Verbs PIP data both local and remote support Flush the LU s send buffer Prepare to receive including long locks Post on receipt Wait for posting MC FLUSH MC PREPARE TO_ RECEIVE MC POST ON RECEIPT to occur WAIT Test for posting or request to send received MC TEST Receive immediate MC RECEIVE IMMEDIATE LU 6 2 API intrinsics are summarized in the following table LU 6 2 API Intrinsics Summary Intrinsics Function M CALLOCATE Establishes a mapped conversation between two TPs M CCON FIRM Sends a confirmation request to the remote TP and waits for reply MCDEALLOCATE Ends a mapped conversation between TPs MCGETALLOCATE Receives the request from a remote TP to start a conversation and then establishes the conversation M CGETATTR Returns information pertaining to a mapped conversation M CFLUSH Flushes the LU s send buffer MCPOSTONRCPT Causes LU 6 2 API to post the con versation
27. h an IBM 37xx communications controller The following software must be running on the IBM host and communica tions controller MVS SP MVS XA DOS VSE or VM ACF VTAM ACF NCP For communications to an IBM S 36 IBM S 38 or IBM AS 400 minicomputer the fol lowing software must be running on the IBM systems SSP S 36 Release 5 CPF S 38 Release 7 0 05 400 AS 400 Release 2 and the HP 3000 must be running MPE ix Release 4 0 or later HP will support certain versions releases modifications and PTF levels of the above software Your HP Sales Representative or Systems Engineer can determine whether SNA IMF iX can be supported with your particular configuration The Network Implementation Support plan NISP will help the customer engineer determine sup port requirements in advance of the installa tion of SNA IMF iX in a particular network SNA IMF iX Product Requirements HP 3000 Series 900 computer system HP 30291B SNA SDLC Link ixX or 2167B SNA Token Ring Link ix HP 36939B SNA X 25 Link ixX Installation and Configuration Policy The customer is responsible for loading the SNA IMF iX software onto the system Hewlett Packard will perform minimum configuration of SNA IMF iX in order to verify minimum product functionality This activity is included in the product purchase price Customer Responsibility Prior to having HP personnel onsite to perform minimum configuration of SNA IMF iX the customer
28. he field with exactly the same characters as it had previ ously the field would NOT be transmitted to the host with SNA IMF iX since no char acters had changed A real 3270 type ter minal will transmit such modified fields whether or not any characters are actually changed Leading blanks can be converted to nulls based on a configuration option at Pass Thru startup Trailing blanks can be converted to nulls based on a configuration option at Pass Thru startup Trailing nulls can be converted to blanks based on a configuration optional Pass Thru startup Magnetic card reader auxiliary card reader and light pen are not provided in HP termi nals using Pass Thru mode HP o00 Business Servers e SNA IMF iX does not support the numeric lock feature e Pass Thru mode does not support slave printers printers attached to terminals Functional Specifications e SNA IMF iX emulates the base function set of the IBM 3274 terminal controller the base set does not include color graphics programmed symbols or extended high lights SNA IMF iX supports communications to an IBM System 370 or compatible mainframe running either the MVS SP MVS XA DOS VSE or VM operating systems with ACF VTAM through an IBM 37xx communi cations processor running ACF NCP SNA IMF iX supports communications with an IBM S 36 running SSP or an IBM 38 run ning CPF or an IBM AS 400 running OS 400 The SNA Link iX pr
29. iX 30291B SNA Token Ring Link ix J 2167B or SNA X 25 Link iX 36939B The SNA Link products manage the physical link to the host and implement protocols in the lower three layers of SNA SNA Token Ring Link iX J 2167B requires MPE iX release 5 5 Express 7 or later or MPE iX release 6 0 Express 1 or later Asian options also supported include HP Asian Vectra PCs HP Asian Terminals HP Asian Printers Asian IBM environments Functional Description SNA IMF iX is a software product that allows an HP 3000 and attached devices to emulate the base function set of an IBM 3274 control unit and attached devices which does not include graphics programmed symbols color or extended highlighting SNA IMF iX requires SNA SDLC Link iX SNA Token Ring Link iX or SNA X 25 Link iX These links manage the communications link and implement lower level SNA PU2 or 2 1 protocols SNA IMF iX provides interactive and programmatic 3270 communications with a mainframe and can run simultaneously along with other SNA services such as SNA NRJE iX and LU6 2 API iX on MPE iX systems In the programmatic mode user written programs on the HP 3000 can communicate with programs on the host HP 3000 programs may be written in C FORTRAN COBOL COBOL II BASIC Pascal or SPL Features continued SNA IMF iX allows programs on an HP 3000 to communicate with programs o the host system through a set of high level intrinsics Program
30. iX J 2249A requires MPE ix Release 5 0 or later or SNA X 25 Link ix 30298A SNA NRJE V requires SNA Link V 30246A SNA SDLC Link iX SNA Token Ring Link iX SNA X 25 Link iX and SNA Link V referred to jointly as SNA Link manage the physical link to the host and implement protocols in the lower three layers of SNA Each link product contains software a hardware interface card and a cable SNA NRJE can run simultaneously with other HP SNA services 9for example SNA IMF on both the MPE V or MPE iX systems In addition all SNA services can run simultaneously over the same SNA Link Functional Description SNA NRJE must be used with an SNA Link product which implements protocols in the lower three layers of SNA and provides physical connectivity to the IBM host via leased dial up lines or LAN SNA Link supports line speeds up to 56 KB s on MPE V and 16 MB s on MPE iX as well as simultaneous batch and interactive communications to an IBM host over a single line SNA NRJE supports up to eight workstations on an HP 3000 When these workstations are used to communicate with different hosts each workstation must use a different SNA Link The SNA NRJE user interface has commands for submitting jobs directing the output to specific devices directing the output to specific predefined file equations displaying job status and canceling jobs see table of Selected User Commands on next page for other commands These commands c
31. ier 6 License also applies to 350 Tier 7 systems 0cD Upgrade credit Tier 1 OCF Upgrade credit Tier 4 Requires A5563A Includes former 30202A 30293A 30294A and 36935A Customers must also order the MPE media product 51543B on MPE iX 5 5 Express 7 or later or MPE iX 6 0 Express 1 or later This is required to receive software for this product HP o00 Business Servers 23 Support Products HP offers a spectrum of support service products to help plan implement operate and manage your multivendor network throughout the network lifecycle For more information contact your HP Sales Representative or refer to the HP data sheets for specific support services Documentation The following documentation is for SNA DHCF ix 36935 61001 HP SNA DHCF iX User Support Guide 36935 61002 HP SNA DHCF iX Node Manager s Guide 36935 61003 HP SNA DHCF iX Application Programmer s Manual 36935 61004 HP SNA DHCF iX Diagnostic Message Manual e j 2220 61025 HP SNA Products Remote System Configuration Guide HP o00 S Business ervers For additional information please contact any of our worldwide sales offices or HP Channel Partners For the location of the nearest sales office call United States of America Hewlett Packard Company 1 800 637 7740 Hewlett Packard Company 5201 Tollview Drive Rolling Meadows IL 60008 1 847 245 3030 Hewlett Packard Company 5245 Pacific Concourse Drive Los Ange
32. ion Controller model support IBM Mainframe Software Requirements Advanced Communication Function for the Virtual Telecommunications Access Method ACF VTAM applications are supported with Mapped LU 6 2 conversations only ACF VTAM version 3 2 or later MVS operating system Advanced Communication Function for the Network Control Program ACF NCP remote transmission control program ver sion 3 1 or later Customer Information Control System CICS applications are supported with Mapped LU 6 2 conversions only CICS version 1 7 or later ACF VTAM version 2 1 or later MVS or DOS VSE operating system IBM AS 400 Hardware Requirements e An IBM AS 400 e A port on the AS 400 that supports an SNA line IBM AS 400 Software Requirements e 0S 400 Version 1 2 or later HP 3000 product requirements e For HP LU 6 2 API ix If connecting to an IBM mainframe An HP 3000 Series 900 running a supported release of MPE iX The SNA SDLC Link ix product 30291A SNA Token Ring Link iX product J 2167B or the SNA X 25 Link ix product 36939B If connecting to an IBM AS 400 An HP 3000 Series 900 running MPE ix Release 5 5 or later operating system The SNA SDLC Link iX 30291B and A5563A or SNA Token Ring Link iX product J 2167B A full or half duplex data communications line switched or leased between the HP 3000 and the IBM mainframe or IBM AS 400 A pair of synchronous modems or An X 25 connection
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35. oduct supports Physical Unit Type 2 or 2 1 protocols SNA IMF iX provides Logical Unit Type 1 2 and 3 emula tion over the link The SNA Link iX or SNA Token Ring Link iX can support inter active SNA IMF iX and SNA DHCF ix batch SNA NRJE iX and programmatic LU6 2 API iX communications simultane ously over a single link to an IBM host In Pass Thru mode SNA IMF iX emulates the IBM 3278 2 3278 3 and 3278 4 display stations and IBM 3287 printers minals printers or application programs concurrently per SNA link with MPE iX Release 4 0 or later The HP 700 94 terminal is recommended for use with SNA IMF iX in Pass Thru mode as it offers the greatest performance and func tionality SNA IMF iX also supports null suppression mode on HP 700 94 terminals which result in further performance improvements The following terminals support Modified Data Tags and consequently provide a 10 SNA IMF iX supports up to 127 devices ter 50 performance improvement in Pass Thru mode and greater functionality over other terminals HP 700 96 HP Vectra PC with Reflection 7 PLUS Version 3 3 or later In Pass Thru mode non MDT terminals are not supported with all host applications that are sensitive to nulls and blanks In these circumstances an MDT terminal will func tion properly and is strongly recommended to be the terminal of choice The following terminals are supported with HP 3000 MPE iX systems in Pass Thru mode vi
36. oduct to a minimum configuration 1 LU in order to verify software and hardware functionality Verifying the SNA DHCF iX configuration by issuing the DHCF CONTROL START com mand and ensuring that the LU to SSCP session becomes active for the LU that was configured These steps complete HP s portion of the installation and minimum configuration of SNA DHCF ix Additional Implementation Assistance For implementation needs that go beyond installation the customer can either provide self support or can purchase additional services from HP These services include Network Startup and HP ConsultLine In addition the customer can also purchase service from HP on a time and materials basis Network Startup includes implementation scheduling and coordination assistance network configuration and verification testing and network documentation Ordering Information Product Option Number Description A5563A SNA Link Interface Card 010 RS 232 C Synchronous M odem Connection 020 V35 Synchronous M odem Connection 025 Autodial Connection 0D1 Factory Integration Required for SNA SDLC SNA Services bundle NS Point to Point RJ E BSC iX Softwares option 001 CIB CIO become obsolete Product Option Number Description 30292B SNA Services License Software and Documentation 310 Tier 1 License also applies to 315 320 Tier 2 3 systems 330 Tier 4 License also applies to 335 Tier 5 systems 340 T
37. of the installation and minimum configuration of SNA NRJE HP effort spent on problems that are not caused by HP installation and configuration activities is considered HP Consulting Support and is billable to the customer at normal HP time and materials rates System Environment SNA NRJE iX SNA SDLC Link iX and SNA X 25 Link iX are available on the HP 3000 Series 900 with currently supported releases of the MPE XL or MPE iX operating system SNA Token Ring Link iX requires MPE iX release 5 0 or later SNA NRJE V and SNA Link V are available on the HP 3000 Series 37 70 computers with the MPE V operating system Documentation The following documentation is for both SNA NRJE V and SNA NRJE ix 30292 61001 SNA NRJE User Programmer Reference Manual 30292 61000 SNA NRJ E Node Manager s Guide j 2220 61025 HP SNA Products Remote System Configuration Guide 5958 8544 HP SNA Products J ob Entry Subsystem JES Guide HP o00 Business Servers SNA IMF iX Interactive Mainframe Facility The SNA Interactive Mainframe F acility iX SNA IMF iX product provides IBM 3270 device emulation for Hewlett Packard terminals printers and HP 3000 Series 900 systems SNA IMF V P N 30247A provides similar functionality for MPE V systems SNA IMF iX on an HP 3000 Series 900 allows interactive communications between the HP 3000 and an IBM System 370 compatible mainframe using SNA 3270 protocols SNA IMF iX emulates
38. ons SNA DHCF iX supports HP terminal softkeys as PF keys and a window line on IBM 3270 display stations using the bottom three lines of the screen One MPE ix session is provided for every SNA DHCF iX user each SNA DHCTF iX session appears as a Network Services Virtual Terminal NS VT session SNA DHCF iX supports the HP Break and Control Y keys SNA DHCF iX can support up to 64 simultaneous sessions per SNA Link node Using multiple SNA Link nodes SNA DHCF iX s session count is limited only by the number of LDEVs available on the HP 3000 Other HP SNA Service products are supported over the same SNA Link each SNA Link can support up to 64 Logical Unit LU sessions The maximum line speed supported by SNA Link is 64 KB s SNA DHCF iX users can access HP MM II applications on the HP 3000 SNA DHCF iX provides a full screen ISPF like editor for use by HP DeskManager users SNA DHCF iX contains a comprehensive and flexible Logging facility that records SNA DHCF iX session and error messages HP o00 Business Servers Functional Description HP SNA DHCF ixX is a software product that provides an IBM 3270 display station with access to applications on an HP 3000 SNA DHCF iX emulates many features of a remotely attached HP terminal thus it appears as if the IBM 3270 display station has a direct connection to the HP 3000 computer SNA DHCF iX can be operated across an existing SNA or
39. or program to program communication in an SNA environment HP LU 6 2 API implements the LU 6 2 mapped conversation verbs for what IBM has named advanced program to program communications APPC Users may write transaction programs that use these verbs or high level intrinsics as HP has implemented them in order to communicate with each other even though these programs may be executing on different systems within the SNA network IBM AS 400 IBM S 370 Mainframe OS 400 CICS LU 6 2 Transaction Program Features HP LU 6 2 API provides High level Intrinsics Support for Major Languages Support for IBM Applications Multiple Sessions Peer to peer Connectivity Parallel Sessions Support for Remote Attach Compatibility with Other SNA Services Trace Facility Logging Facility User Controlled Sessions Management from Program or Cl CNOS Enhanced Communication Rates Efficient and easy to program prob lem detection and recovery proce dures As with all HP SNA services cus tomized error and help facilities are provided X 25 Connectivity IBM S 370 Mainframe CICS LU 6 2 LU 6 2 Transaction Program Transaction Program ow Eo Parallel IBM Communications ACF NCA IBM Communications ACF NCP Sessions Controller Controller SNA LU 6 2 Advanced SNA LU 6 2 Advanced Program to Program Program to Program Communication Communication SNA Link V LU 6 2 API V SNA IMF V SNA NRJE V LU 6 2 Transaction
40. ping interactive and programmatic access and data integrity are not supported for languages such as J apanese Korean Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese Product Requirements Both SNA NRJE iX and SNA NRJE V require an IBM System 370 compatible mainframe Model 370 30xx or 43xx with an IBM 37xx communications controller The following software must be running on the host and communications controller e Job Entry Subsystem J ES2 or JES3 running under Operating System MVS or e Job Entry Subsystem VSE POWER running under Operating System VSE ACF VTAM ACF NCP Selected User Commands Command Function ALTER Revises the priority of a submitted job or jobs CANCEL Cancels previously submitted jobs and causes data sets returning from transmitted jobs to be deleted DISPLAY Provides information about a workstation EXIT Causes the user to exit from the NRJ E command interpreter Cl and returns control to the process from which the Cl was run HFD File Definition used within a job to include the contents of the file specified in the command HELP Provides you with information about subsystem commands NRJ E Invokes the subsystems command interpreter Itis also an NRJ E sub system command so that you can switch to a different default workstation REDO M odifies and executes the previous NRJ E subsystem command RUN Executes a prepared program SHOW Provide
41. red to sup port SNA DHCF iX The customer should contact their HP Sales Representative for typical host parameter values or consult the HP SNA Products Remote System Configuration Guide J 2220 61025 for details HP o00 Business Servers 22 Verifying that SNA Link is properly installed and configured prior to this installation of SNA DHCF iX unless SNA Link will be installed at the same time Updating the HP 3000 system to the proper release level and installing the SNA DHCF iX software using AUTOINST Refer to the HP 3000 MPE ix Installation and Update Manual 36123 90001 Verifying that all of the necessary software modules have been successfully installed by AUTOINST and are at the correct version levels using the NMMAINT PUB SYS utility Performing full system backups as neces sary and ensuring that the HP 3000 system and personnel with HP 3000 system man agement knowledge are available when HP is onsite to complete the minimum configu ration of SNA DHCF ix The customer is also responsible for completing the configuration in order to fully integrate SNA DHCF ix into the existing customer network after HP has completed the minimum configuration of SNA DHCF ix HP Responsibility Following the installation of SNA DHCF ixX HP is responsible for the following Confirming that all of the necessary soft ware modules have been installed and are at the correct version level Configuring the SNA DHCF iX pr
42. s information about jobs you have submitted Prepares a batch input job stream for transmission to a host system This command has NRJ E M anager extensions SUBMIT HP o00 Business Servers HP will support certain versions releases modifications and Product Temporary F ix PTF levels of the above software The Network Implementations Support Plan NISP will help the customer engineer determine support requirements in advance of SNA NRJE in a particular network SNA NRJE iX Product Requirements e An HP 3000 Series 900 computer system running a supported release of MPE ix e HP 30291A SNA SDLC Link ix J 2249A SNA Token Ring Link iX or HP 30298A SNA X 25 Link ix SNA NRJE V Product Requirements An HP 3000 Series 37 70 and MPE V operat ing system e HP 30246A SNA Link V Functional Specifications SNA NRJE provides the HP 3000 with the major functions of an IBM 8100 DPPX RJE workstation operating as a remote node in an SNA network The maximum RU size supported by NRJE is 768 bytes SNA NRJE supports a record length up to 252 bytes or characters for J ES2 and JES3 and 128 bytes or characters for VSE POWER when sending data from the HP 3000 to an IBM host Records up to 225 bytes in length may be received from the host NRJ E supports up to eight workstations each of which may support up to 16 LU LU sessions with a maximum of 64 total LU LU sessions Installation and Configuration
43. s may be written in C FORTRAN COBOL COBOL II BASIC Pascal or SPL Most host application programs designed to work with IBM 3270 terminals can usually be used with minimal change SNA IMF iX runs concurrently with other HP 3000 applications and can be accessed from other systems via HP s Network Services SNA IMF iX supports HP s Native Languages Support NLS 8 bit character mapping which allows application programmers to create local language applications for end users NLS 16 bit character mapping interactive and programmatic access and data integrity are not supported for languages such as Japanese Korean Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese SNA IMF iX supports IBM applications with 480 1920 or 3440 character screen sizes For Asian options only SNA IMF iX ASIAN supports IBM s DBCS protocol to ensure 16 bit data integrity communication between the HP 3000 and the Asian host SNA IMF iX ASIAN allows both 16 bit interactive as well as programmable access to the Asian IBM host SNA IMF iX ASIAN provides 16 bit character mapping between the HP HP 15 and the IBM DBCS data SNA IMF iX ASIAN supports languages such as Japanese Korean and Traditional Chinese HP o00 Business Servers Program access is accomplished through use of a set of intrinsics that are powerful procedures which perform the low level task of decoding the data streams Table 1
44. s or LDEVs depending on the MPE iX release distributed across multiple SNA Links Each SNA Link can support up to 64 con current sessions distributed among the vari ous SNA iX services HP o00 Business S ervers 21 Using an HP 3000 Series 900 and SNA DHCF iX as a gateway system IBM 3270 display stations can access only TT Y mode applications on other HP 3000 MPE ix sys tems Access to other systems requires the NS Network Service and Link products SNA DHCF iX supports reverse VT func tionality this permits an HP application to acquire remote IBM 3270 display stations provided that the SNA DHCF iX session has already been established Product Requirements e Hewlett Packard System Requirements HP 3000 Series 900 Computer System A supported release of MPE ix SNA SDLC Link iX 30292B and A5563A SNA Token Ring Link iX J 2167A or SNA X 25 Link iX 36939B SNA DHCF iX requires an IBM System 370 or compatible mainframe with an IBM 37xx communications controller SNA DHCF iX has been certified with the following mini mum levels of IBM software for the IBM mainframe and communications controller MVS OS VS2 Release 3 8 ACF VTAM Release 3 2 or later ACF NCP Release 5 2 or later HCF For communication to an IBM S 36 the fol lowing software must be running on the IBM system SNA 3270 Emulation HCF V2 Host Command Facility Version 2 IBM P N 5668 985 must be installed on the
45. the base function set of an IBM 3270 control unit using SNA Physical Unit Type 2 PU2 or 2 1 Logical Unit Types 1 2 3 LU1 2 3 protocols HP terminals printers and applications on the HP 3000 running SNA IMF iX emulate IBM terminal and printer functions SNA IMF iX allows access to 3270 subsystems on the mainframe such as TSO CICS and IMS through a set of high level intrinsics There are two modes of operation In programmatic mode customer written application programs on the HP 3000 emulate IBM 3270 terminals and printers exchanging data with the host IBM Mainframe Processor Communications ACF NCP Controller ACF VTAM SNA Link s SNA Other HP IBM 3274 IMF iX SNA Services Control Unit HP 3000 ixX Up to 127 SNA IMF iX Devices Up to 32 IBM Devices HP Terminals IBM Terminals HP 3000 Programs IBM Printers HP 3000 Printers Features SNA IMF iX and an SNA Link product allow the HP 3000 to emulate the base function set of an IBM 3270 control unit using SNA PU2 or 2 1 LUI 2 3 protocols Other HP SNA service products can all be supported simultaneously over one SNA SDLC Link iX or SNA X 25 Link ix The maximum datacomm line speed is 64 KB s SNA IMF iX supports up to 127 devices terminals printers and application programs concurrently With MPE iX Release 4 0 or later SNA IMF iX supports up to 127 devices per SNA Link The Pass Thru capability of SNA I
46. time HP o00 Business Servers e Updating the HP 3000 system to the proper release level and installing the SNA NRJ E software using AUTOINST Refer to the HP 3000 MPE iX Installation and Update Manual 36123 90001 for MPE iX systems or the HP 3000 Software Update Manual 32033 90036 for MPE V systems Verifying that all of the necessary software modules have been successfully installed by AUTOINST and are at the correct version levels using the NMMAINT PUB SYS utility Performing full system backups as neces sary and ensuring that the HP 3000 system and personnel with HP 3000 system man agement knowledge are available when HP is onsite to complete the INP card installa tion and minimum configuration of SNA NRJE The customer is also responsible for completing the configuration in order to fully integrate SNA NRJE into the existing customer network after HP has completed the minimum configuration of the SNA NRJE HP Responsibility Following the installation of SNA NRJE HP is responsible for the following Confirming that all of the necessary soft ware modules have been installed and are at the correct version level Configuring the SNA NRJE product to a minimum configuration 1 LU in order to verify software and hardware functionality Verifying the SNA NRJE configuration by issuing the NRJ ECONTROL START com mand and ensuring that the LU to LU ses sion becomes active These steps complete HP s portion
47. tive for more information Although the principle functions of IBM 3270 terminal keyboards are implemented including Program Function PF keys and Program Attention PA keys there are some differences Some keys are in different positions some keys have different labels and some keys are not implemented Table 2 lists the major differences between IBM 3270 termi nals and HP 2392 terminals There are minor logical differences in the way HP terminals behave Differences include e With Pass Thru mode only unprotected fields in which one or more characters have actually been changed are transmitted to the host If a Pass Thru user modifies an Table 2 3270 Typewriter Keyboard Program Function Keys FIELD M ARK TEST REQ CURSOR BLINK ALT CURSOR IDENT DEV CNCL DUP CLOCK PRINT and CURSOR SELECT Keys PA1 PA2 PA3 CLEAR SYSTEM REQUEST SYSTEM AVAILABLE INSERT MODE INPUT INHIBITED Indicators ERASE INPUT ERASE EOF TAB BACKTAB NEWLINE RESET INSERT Keys 3270 Characters cent sign solid vertical bar NOT sign HP 700 96 Keyboard User specifies by typing desired program function number or through user defined configuration of HP function keys No equivalent on HP terminals Keys are in different locations Softkeys are used Indicators not provided Equivalent functions provided Corresponding to HP Terminal Characters unprotected field by replacing t
48. to the IBM mainframe X 25 not supported to IBM AS 400 A block mode terminal that is supported by VPLUS 3000 for configuration A COBOL II PASCAL C HP LU 6 2 API iX only or Transact compiler Installation and Configuration Policy The Customer is responsible for loading the HP LU 6 2 API software onto the system Hewlett Packard will perform minimum configuration of HP LU 6 2 API in order to verify minimum product functionality This activity is included in the product purchase price Customer Responsibility The customer is responsible for performing the following tasks in order to successfully install and configure HP LU 6 2 API e Providing HP with the information neces sary to complete the Network Implementation and Support Plan NISP including System configurations Logical network map identifying relevant traffic flow HP o00 Business S ervers Physical network map identifying relevant network hardware components Verifying that the necessary host mainframe or AS 400 software is installed and config ured to support HP LU 6 2 API The cus tomer should consult the HP SNA Products Remote System Configuration Guide P N J 2220 61025 or the HP SNA Products AS 400 Guide P N 5960 1629 for details Verifying that SNA Link V SNA SDLC Link iX or SNA X 25 Link iX is properly installed and configured prior to the instal lation of HP LU 6 2 API Updating the HP 3000 system
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