IBM Communications Server for Data Center Deployment

Extending connectivity for AIX, Linux and Linux on IBM Z

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What Communications Server for Data Center Deployment can do

IBM® Communications Server for Data Center Deployment consolidates and extends Communications Server for AIX®, Linux®, and Linux on IBM Z. It connects users to enterprise host applications and data over diverse networks – whether an SNA, TCP/IP, intranet, extranet or internet. You get all-in-one communications services between workstations and host systems.

Communications Server for Data Center Deployment lets you choose applications based on your business needs, not on your network protocols. It is a good foundation for both small, single-processor systems and high-end, multiprocessor environments.
Easier administration

Supports AIX, Linux, and Linux on IBM Z with simplified administration over intranet or internet.
Powerful programming

A sophisticated programming interface that supports a wide range of application programming interfaces (APIs).
Multi-network protocols

Enables applications to run over multiple network protocols by acting as a multiprotocol gateway.
Added security

Offers secure, robust Telnet and Remote API networking environments.
More support

Includes support for mobile and dynamic connectivity requirements for SNA applications.
Increased flexibility

Enhances business flexibility by extending existing host applications to the internet. 

Offerings

Common features
  • Client/server support for Microsoft™ Windows™, AIX and Linux
  • Allows IBM Systems Network Architecture (SNA) to be configured and managed in a more central location
  • Reduces administration costs
  • Concentrates SNA resources
  • Provides a cloud-like implementation
  • Combines multiple functionalities into one product offering
Communications Server for Data Center Deployment on AIX
  • Connects applications across SNA and TCP/IP networks
  • Converts a workstation running AIX into an SNA node by equipping it with SNA resources and protocols
  • Enables the AIX workstation to communicate with other computers in the SNA network, including host computers
  • Provides TCP/IP functions to allow it to be used within your TCP/IP network or at the boundary between TCP/IP and SNA networks
Communications Server for Data Center Deployment on Linux
  • Connects applications across SNA and TCP/IP networks
  • Converts a Linux computer to an SNA node by equipping it with SNA resources and protocols
  • Enables a Linux computer to communicate with other computers in an SNA network, including host computers
  • Provides TCP/IP functions to allow it to be used within your TCP/IP network or at the boundary between TCP/IP and SNA networks
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Communications Server for Data Center Deployment on IBM Z

Same features as Communications Server for Data Center Deployment on Linux with the addition that this version supports hyper-sockets connections.
Common features
  • Client/server support for Microsoft™ Windows™, AIX and Linux
  • Allows IBM Systems Network Architecture (SNA) to be configured and managed in a more central location
  • Reduces administration costs
  • Concentrates SNA resources
  • Provides a cloud-like implementation
  • Combines multiple functionalities into one product offering
Communications Server for Data Center Deployment on AIX
  • Connects applications across SNA and TCP/IP networks
  • Converts a workstation running AIX into an SNA node by equipping it with SNA resources and protocols
  • Enables the AIX workstation to communicate with other computers in the SNA network, including host computers
  • Provides TCP/IP functions to allow it to be used within your TCP/IP network or at the boundary between TCP/IP and SNA networks
Communications Server for Data Center Deployment on Linux
  • Connects applications across SNA and TCP/IP networks
  • Converts a Linux computer to an SNA node by equipping it with SNA resources and protocols
  • Enables a Linux computer to communicate with other computers in an SNA network, including host computers
  • Provides TCP/IP functions to allow it to be used within your TCP/IP network or at the boundary between TCP/IP and SNA networks
 Read the Redbook
Communications Server for Data Center Deployment on IBM Z

Same features as Communications Server for Data Center Deployment on Linux with the addition that this version supports hyper-sockets connections.

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