Exploring IBM's New Age Mainframes: See Why IBM's Re-Designed S/390 Computer Family is More Popular Than Ever!,9781885068309

Exploring IBM's New Age Mainframes: See Why IBM's Re-Designed S/390 Computer Family is More Popular Than Ever!

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Edition: 6th
ISBN13: 9781885068309
ISBN10: 1885068301
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-04-01
Publisher(s): Maximum Press
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Table of Contents

Introduction xv
Your ``Members Only'' Web Site xxi
Computing Choices---What's a Business To Do?
1(18)
Assessing Your Computing Needs
2(3)
Choosing the Software
5(3)
Choosing the Platform
8(11)
Downsizing/Rightsizing
11(3)
Assessing Your Options
14(5)
System/390---Relic, Antique, or Revitalized?
19(67)
A Retrospective on System/360 and System/370
20(6)
System/390---Continuing the Evolution
26(21)
Processor Technology---Packaging Power
29(5)
High-Performance and Entry Server CMOS
34(6)
Processor Elements
40(2)
Peripherals
42(3)
System/390 Enhancements
45(2)
Parallel Processing
47(4)
Parallel Sysplex
49(1)
Coupling
50(1)
Storage Hierarchy---Making Data Available
51(6)
Processor Storage
52(2)
External Storage
54(3)
Software---Supporting Business Objectives
57(4)
System Concepts---Bringing the System to Life
61(7)
Batch versus Interactive Processing
62(1)
Multiuser Support
63(1)
Multi-programming
64(1)
Modes of System Operation
65(1)
ESA/390 Mode
66(1)
ESA/390 LPAR Mode
66(2)
Physically Partitioned Mode
68(1)
Communications---Connecting the Business
68(10)
Interfaces and Protocols
72(6)
Extending Technology
78(7)
UNIX Services
78(1)
Object Technology
79(1)
Data Management Alternatives
80(1)
S/390 Microprocessor Complex
80(1)
RS/6000 and System/390 Server-on-Board
81(1)
PC Server System/390
82(1)
S/390 Application StarterPak
83(1)
Enterprise Multimedia Servers
84(1)
Summary
85(1)
System/390 Processors---Revived!
86(51)
Parallel Sysplex---Meeting Business Objectives
88(19)
Coupling Support
90(1)
Coupling Facility (9674 or 9672)
91(6)
Coupling Links
97(1)
Sysplex Timer (9037)
98(1)
Data Sharing Capability
99(2)
Availability and Fault Tolerance
101(6)
Coupling-Capable Processors
107(10)
9121 Processors (511-Based Models)
108(1)
9021 Processors (711-Based Models)
109(1)
Microprocessors
110(1)
S/390 Multiprise 2000
111(1)
S/390 Parallel Enterprise Servers (9672)
112(3)
S/390 Parallel Transaction Server (9672)
115(2)
A Closer Look
117(14)
Processor Architecture
118(1)
Storage Addressing
118(5)
Low-End Processor Elements
123(5)
Processor Features
128(1)
Data Compression
129(1)
Battery Backup
129(1)
Integrated Cryptographic Coprocessor
130(1)
Internal Coupling Facility
131(1)
Performance Overview
131(5)
Large System Performance Reference (LSPR)
133(2)
Using the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC)
135(1)
Summary
136(1)
System/390 Peripherals---Fueling a Revolution
137(57)
Input/Output (I/O) Channel Architecture
139(15)
Parallel Channels
141(2)
ESCON Channels
143(4)
ESCON Directors
147(2)
ESCON Converters
149(2)
FICON Channels
151(1)
9729 Optical Wavelength Division Multiplexor (Muxmaster)
152(1)
I/O Channel/Bus Expansion Options
153(1)
Disk Storage
154(16)
DASD Performance
155(1)
RAID Technology
155(2)
RAMAC Array Architecture
157(2)
Performance Features
159(3)
Availability Features
162(1)
Direct Access Storage Device (DASD) Characteristics
163(1)
RAMAC 2 Array
163(2)
RAMAC 3 Storage Frame and Drawer
165(1)
RAMAC Virtual Array 2 (RVA 2) Turbo
165(1)
3990 Storage Control
166(3)
S/390 Multiprise 2000 Server Internal Disk
169(1)
3390 DASDs
170(1)
Optical Storage
170(3)
Tape Storage
173(8)
3590 High-Performance Tape Subsystem
173(5)
3494 Automated Tape Library (ATL) Dataserver
178(2)
3490 Magnetic Tape Subsystems
180(1)
Display Stations
181(1)
Printers
182(5)
Character Printers
183(1)
Line Printers
184(2)
Page Printers
186(1)
Serial Storage Architecture
187(6)
Business Benefits of SSA
188(2)
Features of SSA
190(1)
Network Characteristics
190(2)
Frame Routing
192(1)
Spatial Reuse
192(1)
Summary
193(1)
System/390 Software-Charting Courses to a New World
194(116)
Software Compatibility
195(1)
Application Program Compatibility
195(3)
Software Frameworks
198(2)
The Network Computing Framework
198(2)
Application Programs on the System/390
200(40)
Prewritten Programs
202(1)
Cross-Industry Application Programs
203(1)
Lotus Domino
203(1)
Websphere Application Server (formerly Lotus Domino Go Webserver) for OS/390
204(2)
Query Management Facility
206(3)
Application System
209(1)
ImagePlus
209(3)
Industry-Specific Application Programs
212(1)
SAP R/3
213(1)
BAAN IV
214(1)
Custom Application Programs
214(2)
Custom Application Program Development for System/390
216(1)
Front-Ending Existing Applications
216(2)
Procedural Application Development Tools
218(2)
Advanced Application Generator Tools
220(1)
Object-Oriented Application Development
221(1)
Support Services for S/390 Application Development
222(1)
Application Enablers---Extending the API
222(1)
Transaction-Processing Application Enablers
223(5)
Database Application Enablers
228(1)
Relational Database Enablers: DB2 and SQL
228(2)
Hierarchical Database Enablers
230(2)
Developing Usable Business Information
232(5)
Data Mining
237(1)
Special-Purpose Application Enablers
238(2)
Operating System Alternatives
240(67)
MVS/ESA
241(1)
Operating System/Multiprogramming with Variable Tasks (OS/MVT)
241(1)
Operating System/Virtual Storage 2 (OS/VS2)
242(2)
Multiple Virtual Storage/370 (MVS/370)
244(3)
Multiple Virtual Storage/Extended Architecture (MVS/XA)
247(2)
Multiple Virtual Storage/Enterprise Systems Architecture (MVS/ESA)
249(2)
Multiple Virtual Storage/Enterprise Systems Architecture System Product Version 4 (MVS/ESA SP Version 4)
251(4)
MVS/ESA Version 5
255(8)
UNIX Services
263(4)
Wind/U 4.0 for OS/390
267(1)
SOMobjects for MVS
268(1)
OS/390
269(5)
VM/ESA
274(2)
Origins of VM/ESA
276(3)
VM/ESA Version 1
279(6)
VM/ESA Version 2
285(3)
VM/ESA in an Open Systems Environment (OpenEdition for VM/ESA)
288(3)
VM/ESA Version 2, Release 3.0
291(1)
VSE/ESA
292(1)
Disk Operating System (DOS).
292(1)
Disk Operating System/Virtual Storage (DOS/VS)
293(2)
Virtual Storage Extended/System Package (VSE/SP)
295(3)
Virtual Storage Extended/Enterprise System Architecture (VSE/ESA) Version 1
298(5)
Virtual Storage Extended/Enterprise System Architecture (VSE/ESA) Version 2
303(2)
Other VSE/ESA Components
305(2)
Other System/390 Operating Systems
307(2)
Advanced Interactive Executive/Enterprise Systems Architecture (AIX/ESA)
307(1)
Transaction Processing Facility (TPF)
307(1)
McGill University System for Interactive Computing (MUSIC)
308(1)
Distributed Processing Programming Executive/370 (DPPX/370)
308(1)
Summary
309(1)
System/390 Communications---Accessing the Data
310(41)
Local Area Networks
311(7)
Distributed Computer Communications
318(32)
System/390 Distributed Networks
319(3)
System/390 with Distributed Networks
322(1)
Open Blueprint Network Services
323(3)
Communication Services
326(3)
Network Services
329(1)
Common Transport Semantics
329(4)
Transport Services
333(1)
Subnetworking
333(2)
Signaling and Control Plane
335(1)
Systems Management
336(1)
Communications Options
336(1)
Open Systems Adapter 2
337(1)
I/O Channel Controllers and Adapters
338(1)
3745 Communications Controller
339(3)
3746 Model 900 Extension Unit
342(2)
3746 N-ways Multinetwork Controller Model 950
344(1)
3746 Multiaccess Enclosure
345(2)
2216 Multiaccess Connector
347(1)
3174 Establishment Controller
347(1)
3172 Interconnect Controller
348(1)
eNetwork Communications Servers
349(1)
eNetwork Host on Demand
349(1)
Modems
349(1)
Summary
350(1)
Applying S/390 to Your Business
351(59)
Choosing System/390 Configurations
352(12)
Small Business Environment---Bob's Gearbox, Inc.
352(2)
Medium Business Environment---Wilson & Curtis
354(5)
Large Business Environment---Atole Enterprises
359(5)
Making System/390 Complexity Manageable
364(14)
TME 10 NetView for OS/390
365(3)
System Automation for OS/390
368(1)
Automated Operations Network/MVS (AON/MVS)
368(1)
Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem/MVS (DFSMS/MVS)
369(1)
ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager (ADSM)
369(1)
InfoPrint Manager
370(1)
Performance Management
370(1)
Problem Management
371(1)
Business and Security Management
372(2)
Operations Planning and Control/ESA (OPC/ESA)
374(2)
System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) for OS/390
376(1)
Resource Measurement Facility (RMF) for MVS/ESA
376(1)
Global Enterprise Management (GEM)
377(1)
The ``Open Business'' Policy---Protecting Your Assets
378(6)
Data Preservation Options
379(1)
Backup and Restore
380(1)
Archiving
381(1)
Disaster Recovery
382(1)
Ensuring Real-Time Data Recovery
383(1)
Access Control Options
384(5)
Securing Data in a Distributed Environment
386(1)
Building Your Total Security Solution
387(2)
Evaluating Vendor Offerings
389(20)
Cost Justification
390(4)
Hardware---Lease or Buy?
394(1)
Software Licensing
395(2)
Parallel Sysplex License Charge (PLSC)
397(4)
Indexed Monthly License Charge (IMLC)
401(1)
Integrated Offerings
401(1)
Parallel Server Offerings
401(1)
Entry Server Offering (ESO)
402(1)
S/390 Application StarterPak
403(1)
Year 2000 Services
404(1)
IBM Global Services
404(1)
Education
405(2)
Servicing Your System
407(2)
Summary
409(1)
Appendix---S/390 of the Past 410

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