Quick Guide to Interoperability with IBM Host Systems
You can use computers running Windows 2000 Professional in an IBM host environment. Use this quick guide to make planning decisions, such as whether to use SNA Server to communicate with an IBM host, how to secure your system, and how to set up and troubleshoot your configurations.
Windows 2000 Professional can interoperate with IBM hosts by communicating through SNA Server or by communicating directly with a common networking protocol. IBM hosts are part of Systems Network Architecture (SNA).
See "Overview of Interoperability with IBM Host Systems" in this chapter.
If you have a third-party host emulation application, you can use the Microsoft Data Link Control (DLC) protocol that is included with Windows 2000 Professional as a way to connect to IBM hosts.
See "DLC Protocol" in this chapter.
If you decide to use SNA Server to connect to the IBM host, you must configure SNA Server Client on Windows 2000 Professional. You can also use either the 3270 Applet or the 5250 Applet as your host emulation product.
See "SNA Server Client and Components" in this chapter.
If you decide to remotely manage SNA Server from Windows 2000 Professional, there are various resources and services that can be controlled from SNA Server Manager, a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in.
See "Network Management Integration" in this chapter.
In both Windows 2000 Professional and SNA Server, you can implement authentication, resource allocation, and data encryption services for IBM host access.
See "Windows 2000 Professional and IBM Host Security" in this chapter.
Follow the troubleshooting guidelines to recover from SNA Server Client errors and other common problems.
See "Troubleshooting" in this chapter.