HP 3000 Manuals HP 3000 Manuals
Chapter 1 Introducing SNA IMF
This chapter describes the SNA IMF/V and SNA IMF/XL products. It
contains the following sections:
* Overview of SNA IMF describes SNA IMF and its role in the SNA
network.
* Programmatic Access and Pass Thru describes the two modes in which
you can use SNA IMF: programmatic mode and interactive (Pass Thru)
mode.
* Hewlett-Packard's IMF Products describes the three Interactive
Mainframe Facility products available from Hewlett-Packard: SNA
IMF/V, SNA IMF/XL, and IMF/3000.
* Features of SNA IMF lists the capabilities and features available
with SNA IMF.
* Features of Asian SNA IMF lists the special features available for
Asian users of SNA IMF, like Double-Byte Character Set support and
localizable message and help text.
* IBM Host Applications briefly describes the applications on the
IBM host that you can access through SNA IMF.
* The Functional Layers of SNA lists the architected layers of an
SNA network.
* Structure of SNA IMF describes the components of the SNA IMF and
SNA link products.
* Operating Environment lists the hardware and software required to
run SNA IMF, the programming languages supported by SNA IMF, and
the equipment you need to establish the data communications link
with the IBM host.