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Link Level Message encoding:

SNA IMF/iX supports both NRZ and NRZI encoding.

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.

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,

0r 43xx) with 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

OS/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/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 price.

Customer Responsibility

Prior to having HP personnel onsite to perform minimum configuration of SNA IMF/iX, the customer is responsible for the following:

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” (J2220-61025) 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 3000

Bus ness Servers

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