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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

• J2220-61025 HP SNA Products Remote

System Configuration Guide

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Summary of Contents for 3000 Series

Page 1: ...bs 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 and Traditional Chinese Host output can be sent to any supported output device on an HP 3000 such as disk files tape files printers or us...

Page 2: ...aying job status and canceling jobs see table of Selected User Commands on next page for other commands These commands can 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 ...

Page 3: ... bit character mapping interactive and programmatic access and data integrity are not supported for languages such as Japanese 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 co...

Page 4: ... 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 suppo...

Page 5: ...es 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 NRJECONTROL START com mand and ensuring that the LU to LU ses sion becomes active These steps complete HP s portion of the installation and minimum configuration of SNA...

Page 6: ...he 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 IMF 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 take...

Page 7: ... 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 l...

Page 8: ... 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 OPEN3270 Equivalent to turning on the power of a 3270 Display Station or Printer It allocates the internal screen...

Page 9: ...re are minor logical differences in the way HP terminals behave Differences include 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 unprotected field by replacing the field with exactly the same characters as it had previ ously the field would NOT be transmitted to the host with SNA I...

Page 10: ...lity 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 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 ...

Page 11: ...0 Series 900 computer system HP 30291B SNA SDLC Link iX or J2167B SNA Token Ring Link iX HP 36939B SNA X 25 Link iX 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 pr...

Page 12: ...lementation 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...

Page 13: ...ntrinsics 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 CI CNOS Enhanced Communication Rates Efficient and easy to program prob lem detection and recovery proce dures As with all ...

Page 14: ...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 layer...

Page 15: ...LU 6 2 API intrinsics are summarized in the following table LU 6 2 API Intrinsics Summary Intrinsics Function MCALLOCATE Establishes a mapped conversation between two TPs MCCONFIRM 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 ...

Page 16: ...ements OS 400 Version 1 2 or later HP 3000 product requirements 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 J2167B 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 Th...

Page 17: ...correct version level Configuring 1 LU with Unsolicited Bind equal to Y Starting the APPC subsystem and verifying that the LU is in 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 pur...

Page 18: ...ns 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 DHCF 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 softk...

Page 19: ...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 a...

Page 20: ... of lines required by these features If the target application violates any of these restrictions 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 st...

Page 21: ...rts 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 wi...

Page 22: ...OL 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 includ...

Page 23: ...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 J2220 61025 HP SNA Products Remote System C...

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