SNA IMF/XL Node Manager's Guide (30293-90010)

Preface

This manual describes Hewlett-Packard Company’s Systems Network

Architecture Interactive Mainframe Facility (SNA IMF) for the

MPE/XL operating system. Systems Network Architecture (SNA) is a

comprehensive speciﬁcation for distributed data processing networks,

developed by IBM.

SNA IMF allows interactive communications between an HP 3000

computer and an IBM host, by emulating the major features of an

IBM 3270 control unit, using the protocols of a Node Type 2.0 and

Logical Unit Types 1, 2, and 3 (LU.T1, LU.T2, and LU.T3). This manual

describes the steps to install and conﬁgure SNA IMF on the HP 3000

system.

NOTE

MPE/iX, Multiprogramming Executive with Integrated POSIX, is the

latest in a series of forward-compatible operating systems for the

HP 3000 line of computers.

In HP documentation and in talking with HP 3000 users, you will

encounter references to MPE/XL, the direct predecessor of MPE/iX.

MPE/iX is a superset of MPE/XL. All programs written for MPE/XL will

run without change under MPE/iX. You can continue to use MPE/XL

system documentation, although it may not refer to features added to

the operating system to support POSIX (for example, hierarchical

directories).

Finally, you may encounter references to MPE V, which is the operating

system for HP 3000s, not based on the PA-RISC architecture. MPE V

software can be run on the PA-RISC (Series 900) HP 3000s in what is

known as compatibility mode.

Audience

This manual addresses the HP node manager responsible for planning,

conﬁguring, and monitoring the operation of an HP 3000 SNA data

communications subsystem. A node manager also handles data

communications activities associated with the link between SNA IMF

and the host. The node manager should have knowledge of the MPE

operating system, be familiar with how the host system operates, and

have HP 3000 node manager (NM) and network administrator (NA)

capabilities.