HP SNA Data Transfer Facility for OpenVMS

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PRODUCT NAME: HP SNA Data Transfer SPD 27.85.13
Facility for OpenVMS, Version 3.6
This SPD describes HP SNA Data Transfer Facility for
OpenVMS, which is available for the OpenVMS I64,
OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS VAX platforms. All in-
formation applies to all platforms unless otherwise indi-
cated.
DESCRIPTION
The HP SNA Data Transfer Facility for OpenVMS
(DTF/VMS) is a layered software product that provides
data transfer capabilities between IBM mainframe sys-
tems in a Systems Network Architecture (SNA) environ-
ment and OpenVMS nodes in an OpenVMS network.
The Data Transfer Facility for OpenVMS software com-
municates with the Mainframe Data Transfer Facility
software (MDU) running on the IBM system.
DTF for OpenVMS supports I64, Alpha and VAX sys-
tems in a DECnet environment. Access between the
cooperating HP and IBM environments is via one of the
following products:
HP SNA Server for OpenVMS Alpha, a layered prod-
uct that supports local access as well as remote
DECnet clients.
HP SNA Server for OpenVMS VAX, a layered prod-
uct that supports local access as well as remote
DECnet clients.
HP SNA Peer Server
HP SNA Domain Gateway
HP SNA Access Server for Windows NT
HP DECnet SNA Gateway for Synchronous Trans-
port
HP DECnet SNA Gateway for Channel Transport
HIGHLIGHTS
The following paragraphs briey highlight the features of
DTF for OpenVMS. More detailed information is given
in the Features section of this SPD.
Client/Server-Style Operation
The DTF for OpenVMS product provides a client/server
style of operation. The OpenVMS DTF server can sup-
port le operations between IBM mainframe systems in
an SNA environment and OpenVMS in a DECnet en-
vironment. No additional software is required on other
nodes in the OpenVMS network (except for OpenVMS
recoverable copy operations). Refer to the Congura-
tion section of this SPD for more information.
Ease of Use
DTF for OpenVMS provides a familiar user interface for
both HP and IBM users. This feature supports easy
application development and reduces staff training.
Comprehensive, Bidirectional Access
The DTF for OpenVMS product enables bidirectional
le transfer between all DTF-supported nodes and IBM
mainframe systems.
Checkpoint and Recovery
DTF for OpenVMS provides OpenVMS and IBM users
with checkpoint and recovery support in the event of a
system or network failure. This feature allows DTF to
resume an interrupted recoverable copy operation when
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