HP 30292B Many Vplus applications, Vplus has been optimized for, Runtime, Window line or softkeys

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SNA Distributed Host Command Facility

The HP SNA Distributed Host Command Facility/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 TTY-mode and VPLUS applications.

SNA DHCF/iX provides the data conversion services that translate output between applications on the HP 3000 and 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 (J2167B)*, 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 (J2167B) 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

Features

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SNA DHCF/iX provides IBM 3270

 

display stations with HP terminal

 

capabilities including support for TTY-

 

mode (simple ASCII) applications and

 

many VPLUS applications.

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VPLUS has been optimized for

 

applications used with SNA DHCF/iX;

 

VPLUS forms can be compiled into

 

IBM 3270 terminal formats prior to

 

runtime.

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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 softkeys.

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In VPLUS applications, SNA DHCF/iX

 

supports HP terminal softkeys (as PF

 

keys) and a ÒwindowÓ line on IBM

 

3270 display stations using the

 

bottom three lines of the screen.

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One MPE/iX session is provided for

 

every SNA DHCF/iX user; each SNA

 

DHCF/iX session appears as a

 

Network Services Virtual Terminal

 

(NS VT) session.

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SNA DHCF/iX supports the HP ÒBreakÓ

 

and ÒControl-YÓ keys.

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SNA DHCF/iX can support up to 64

 

simultaneous sessions per SNA Link

 

node. Using multiple SNA Link nodes,

 

SNA DHCF/iXÕs session count is

 

limited only by the number of LDEVs

 

available on the HP 3000

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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.

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SNA DHCF/iX users can access

 

HP MM II applications on the

SNA Link(s)

SNA

Other HP

DHCF/iX

SNA Services

HP 3000/iX

IBM 3174

SNA DHCF/iX

Logical Session

IBM 3270 Display Stations

 

HP 3000.

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SNA DHCF/iX provides a full screen,

 

ISPF-like editor for use by

 

HP DeskManager users.

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SNA DHCF/iX contains a

 

comprehensive and flexible logging

 

facility that records SNA DHCF/iX

 

session and error messages.

HP 3000

Bus ness Servers

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Contents Features Functional Description Selected User Commands Command FunctionProduct Requirements SNA NRJE/iX Product Requirements Functional SpecificationsInstallation and Configuration Policy SNA NRJE/V Product RequirementsSystem Environment DocumentationHP Responsibility Protocols Using SNA PU2 or 2.1, LU1, 2Modified Data Tag feature 64 KB/sFORTRAN, COBOL, Cobol II, BASIC, Pascal, or SPL SNA IMF/iX Intrinsics Summary Intrinsic FunctionFor applications where response time is HP 700/96 KeyboardSNA IMF/iX does not support the numeric lock feature Product Requirements Additional Implementation Assistance Support ProductsLU 6.2 Application Programming Interface HP LU 6.2 API provides Parallel Sessions With MPE/iX ReleaseLU 6.2 API Intrinsics Summary Option Sets IBM-Defined VerbsIntrinsics Function IBM AS/400 Hardware Requirements IBM Mainframe Hardware RequirementsIBM Mainframe Software Requirements IBM AS/400 Software RequirementsFor both HP LU 6.2 API/V and HP LU 6.2 API/iX For HP LU 6.2 API/iXSession and error messages Display stations usingSNA DHCF/iX users can access Many Vplus applicationsUsage Considerations HP Terminals IBM TerminalsFunctional Specifications HCF Ordering Information Product/Option Number DescriptionSupport Products Japan