Interoperability with IBM Host Systems
Interoperability with IBM Host Systems |
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The purpose of integrating heterogeneous networks is to provide users with cross-platform access to data and applications. Table 10.2 summarizes the advanced services SNA Server uses to provide users with access to host data and the associated host files and printing resources.
Table 10.2 Host Data Access and Integrated File and Printing Services
| Database and File Transfer Services | Description |
|---|---|
| OLE DB Provider for AS/400 and VSAM | Provides read/write record-level access to mainframe VSAM files and OS/400 files. Supports the development of multiple-tier applications that give users transparent access to non-relational host data. |
| ODBC/DRDA Driver for DB2 | Applications designed to use the ODBC interface and SQL can dynamically interact with host database systems (such as DB2) using the DRDA protocol. Can also be used with OLE DB–based applications. |
| Shared Folders Gateway | Allows users to gain access to AS/400 shared folders–based files as if they were local drives on a computer running Windows 2000 Server. Allows you to use Windows 2000 security permissions and access rights on host shared folders. |
| Advanced Program-to-Program Communications (APPC) File Transfer Protocol (AFTP) Service | Provides access to AFTP file transfer (the SNA APPC equivalent to TCP/IP File Transfer Protocol [FTP]). |
| FTP-AFTP Gateway Service | Allows standard FTP clients to access host AFTP files. |
| VSAM File Transfer Service | Allows authorized users to copy mainframe VSAM files to Windows 2000 Server. |
| Host Data Replicator Support | Acts as a gateway for the replication of host data to Microsoft® SQL Server™. |
| Host Print Services | Allows mainframe and AS/400 print jobs to be printed on LAN-attached printers. |