HP-UX SNAplus2 General Information (October 1998)

50 Chapter 3
SNAplus2 Networking Solutions
Using Multiple Servers
Using Multiple Servers
As the bank's headquarters grow, the headquarters need to be linked to
computers in the regional branches of the bank.
The host and its applications represents one of the bank's largest and
oldest investments, but an increasing processing load means that the
host and its communication links are becoming a bottleneck for
operations. The bank decides to follow a strategy of decentralizing
application processing, off-loading some of the processing requirements
from the host onto a local HP-UX workstation.
As shown in Figure 3-2, “Branch Linked by a Single SNAplus2 Server,” a
single SNAplus2 server can support communication between the LAN at
the branch office and the host at headquarters.
Figure 3-2 Branch Linked by a Single SNAplus2 Server