As/400 Integration With Windows Nt Server (Version 4.0) (#2692) - IBM AS/400e User Handbook Manual

Operating System/400, 5769-SS1
XY1 Family Client
Client Access for OS/2
5763-XF1
Client Access Optimized for
OS/2
5763-XG1

AS/400 Integration with Windows NT Server (Version 4.0) (#2692)

AS/400 Integration with Windows NT Server enables Microsoft Windows NT Server Version
4.0 to be installed on the AS/400 Integrated Netfinity Server. In a single combination server,
customers can run their mission critical business applications on the AS/400 system, while
also running Windows NT Server for file, print, personal productivity, and other applications.
Some advantages of running Windows NT Server on the AS/400 Integrated Netfinity Server
are:
• Flexibility for AS/400 applications and Windows NT services in a combination server
• Improved hardware control and availability with reduced maintenance costs
• Simplified user administration and server operations
An AS/400 Integrated PC Server (IPCS) with a Pentium Pro processor or an Integrated
Netfinity Server and a minimum of 64 MB of memory is required to install Windows NT
Server. A PC screen, keyboard, and mouse must be attached to the AS/400 IPCS or
Integrated Netfinity Server to provide a console for the Windows NT Server.
The AS/400 operator can start and stop the Windows NT Server, improving server
management in remote branch office and dealership installations. The AS/400 operator can
also manage Windows NT disk resources, allocating disk space from the AS/400's disk pool.
The AS/400 operator can also better manage server operations since hardware error
messages and event logs from the Windows NT Server are sent to the AS/400 message
queue. Maintenance costs are reduced compared to a PC-based server, since Integrated
Netfinity Server maintenance charges are included in the AS/400 system maintenance
offering.
AS/400 integration with the Windows NT Server allows customers to share hardware
resources between the AS/400 system and Windows NT Server. The AS/400 CD-ROM drive
and tape drives can be allocated to Windows NT for installing an application or for data
backup. The AS/400 CD-ROM drive can be concurrently switched among multiple Integrated
Netfinity Servers and the AS/400 system. Multiple applications can access a CD.
Tape backup utilities written for Windows NT can back up data to the AS/400 tape drive. Both
Windows NT Backup and Seagate Backup Exec Version 6.11 have been tested. Other
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Migration Path
Personal Communications Personal Communications provides an OS/2
solution for emulation and connectivity. However, it
is not being enhanced and does not provide identical
Host on Demand capabilities to the Client Access solution.
Host on Demand is an alternative that can be used
in a JVM. It, too, does not have the same capabilities
as Client Access solution.
Considerations