The leading transaction processor for high-volume transactions in a real-time environment
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Overview
Secure, resilient and cost-effective
The IBM z/Transaction Processing Facility (z/TPF) system is a high availability operating system designed to provide quick response times to high volumes of messages from large networks of terminals and workstations.
A typical z/TPF system handles several hundred messages per second. A typical network varies from several hundred terminals and workstations to tens of thousands.
The response time of the z/TPF system within a network is typically less than three seconds from the time that the user sends a message to the time the user receives a response to that message. High availability is enhanced by the ability to quickly restart the system; restarting after a system failure takes between 30 seconds and two minutes.
Features
Built for secure, resilient transaction processing
Delivers fast, consistent response times even during unpredictable transaction peaks, supported by a centralized, secure, and highly available database architecture designed for uninterrupted 24×7 operations.
z/TPF connects to other parts of your hybrid multi-cloud architecture by using industry-standard methods for both core services and data, including REST, HTTP, IBM MQ, MongoDB and Kafka.
Allows for coupling as many as 32 multiprocessor z/Architecture® configurations with only a minimal increase in system overhead and expandable database capacity by adding DASD.
z/TPF supports pervasive encryption, allowing you to protect data flowing across the network, stored on disk and cached in memory, by using hardware-accelerated strong cipher suites.
Specifications
z/TPF product family
IBM z/TPF product family consists of an operating system, foundational software, a PC-based automation application, and a toolkit for the development of IBM z/TPF applications.
IBM z/TPF Enterprise Edition is an operating system designed to provide availability for high-volume, near real-time transaction processing for mission-critical applications.
z/TPFDF is a database manager that increases programmer productivity by providing centralized database routines and high-speed access to persistent data with a simple application interface.
TPF Operations Server is an automation application that you can use to monitor multiple IBM z/TPF systems from a single workstation, automate operational tasks, and diagnose problems quickly and accurately.
TPF Toolkit is an Eclipse-based environment for developing IBM z/TPF applications that provides a GUI with integrated, easy-to-use, customizable tools and wizards.
Technical details
z/TPF system and z/TPFDF
The z/TPF system and z/TPFDF product are corequisite products and therefore you must install both products. Review the operating environment requirements and planning information to help you get started with z/TPF system and z/TPFDF.
TPF Operations Server requirements
Establish that your TPF Operations Server performs correctly by creating the required operating environment. Explore the machine and programming requirements.
TPF Toolkit planning checklists
Make TPF Toolkit available by establishing an installation and update mechanism and customizing TPF Toolkit to meet the needs of your organization.
Use cases
Built for critical transaction workloads
Support transaction-intensive applications where volumes can rise quickly and consistent response times are essential to keeping services running smoothly.
Extend existing z/TPF applications with APIs, data platforms and cloud services to support modernization while maintaining established transaction processing capabilities.
Run business-critical services that require continuous transaction processing and dependable access around the clock, even during periods of heavy demand.
Secure transaction data as it moves across networks and remains stored or cached, helping protect critical information throughout the transaction lifecycle.
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