HP3000
Bus ness
Servers
13
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 for 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.
Features
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HP LU 6.2 API provides:
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High-level Intrinsics
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Support for Major Languages
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Support for IBM Applications
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Multiple Sessions
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Peer-to-peer Connectivity
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Parallel Sessions
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Support for Remote Attach
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Compatibility with Other SNA
Services
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Trace Facility
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Logging Facility
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User Controlled Sessions
Management from Program or CI
(CNOS
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Enhanced Communication Rates
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Efficient and easy-to-program prob-
lem detection and recovery proce-
dures.
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As with all HP SNA services, cus-
tomized error and help facilities are
provided.
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X.25 Connectivity
IBM S/370 Mainframe
CICS
VTAM
IBM S/370 Mainframe
CICS
VTAM
IBM Communications
Controller
IBM AS/400
OS/400
LU 6.2
Transaction Program
HP 3000 MPE/iX System
SNA
IMF/iX
SNA
DHCF/iX
SNA
NRJE/iX
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)
SNADS/iX
LU 6.2 API/iX
LU 6.2 Transaction
Program
HP 3000 MPE/V System
SNA NRJE/V
SNA Link/V
SNA IMF/V
LU 6.2 API/V
Parallel
Sessions
Node Type 2.1
Peer-to-Peer
SNA LU 6.2 Advanced
Program-to-Program
Communication
Node
Type 2.0
ACF/NCP
ACF/NCP
LU 6.2
Transaction Program
LU 6.2
Transaction Program
IBM Communications
Controller
Node
Type 2.0
SNA LU 6.2 Advanced
Program-to-Program
Communication
LU 6.2 Transaction
Program