What Is Snaplus2 - HP -UX SNAplus2 Administration Manual

What Is SNAplus2?

SNAplus2 is a software product that enables HP-UX computers to
participate in an SNA network that includes mainframes, PCs, and other
HP-UX computers. With SNAplus2, you can access data and programs
that reside on other computer systems, thereby increasing your
computing power.
SNAplus2 includes the following facilities:
SNA communication facilities
SNAplus2 nodes can operate within an SNA subarea
network, within an APPN network, or within both at
the same time. For more information about SNA
support supplied by SNAplus2, see "SNA Support".
Passthrough services
SNAplus2 includes services that support
communication between a host and computers on a
LAN, making it possible to reduce the number of
communication links to the host, simplify configuration
of SNA nodes, and provide host access for computers
that have no direct link to a host. For more information
about passthrough services, see "Passthrough
Services".
User applications
SNAplus2 supports the following user applications:
• 3270 emulation
• 5250 emulation
• Remote job entry (RJE)
For more information about user applications, see
"User Applications".
Application programming interfaces
SNAplus2 includes application programming
interfaces (APIs) that you can use to write user
application programs or SNAplus2 administration
programs. For more information about SNAplus2 APIs,
see "Application Programming Interfaces".
LAN facilities
Chapter 2
Introduction to SNAplus2
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