Introduction to Networking for NonStop S-Series Servers

HP NonStop Communications Products
Introduction to Networking for HP NonStop S-Series Servers—520670-005
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ServerNet wide area
network (SWAN)
concentrator
A communications device that connects to a NonStop S-series
server through dual Ethernet ports and provides WAN connections.
The SWAN concentrator supports both synchronous and
asynchronous data using EIA-232, EIA-449, V.35, and X.21
electrical and physical interfaces. Each SWAN concentrator can
also have at least one synchronous line running at a speed of up to
256 kilobits per second (Kbps).
ServerNet wide area
network (SWAN 2)
concentrator
The SWAN 2 concentrator is a next-generation SWAN
concentrator. The SWAN 2 concentrator is a communications
device that connects bit-synchronous, byte-synchronous, and
asynchronous devices to HP NonStop S-Series servers. The
SWAN 2 concentrator enables customers migrating from
NonStop K-series servers to NonStop S-Series servers to preserve
their investment in legacy devices.
ServerNet/FX adapter A ServerNet adapter
that provides the physical connection
between a NonStop S-series server and an existing FOX ring. See
also ServerNet/FX adapter subsystem
.
ServerNet/FX adapter
subsystem
A communications subsystem that allows you to add a
NonStop S-series server to an existing FOX ring. See also
ServerNet/FX adapter
.
SLSA See ServerNet LAN systems access (SLSA) subsystem
.
SNAView A product that translates Event Management Service (EMS)
event
messages into IBM Systems Network Architecture (SNA) message
formats for display on an IBM NetView console.
SNAX Advanced
Peer Networking
(SNAX/APN)
A software product that enables a NonStop S-series server to
function as a type 2.1 LEN node. The extended version of the
product, SNAX/APN-EN, enables a NonStop S-series server to act
as an end node. Both products enable IBM Systems Network
Architecture (SNA) hosts and devices to communicate with and
share applications with NonStop S-series servers. Application
programs using SNAX/APN can participate in an SNA environment
while taking advantage of HP product features such as high data
integrity, continuous availability, and modular expandability.
SNAX/APN allows devices connected to a NonStop S-series
server to communicate with applications on either a
NonStop server or an IBM host. SNAX/APN can run over X.25
packet-switched data networks (PSDNs), token-ring and Ethernet
local area networks (LANs), and other types of networks.
SNAX Advanced
Program
Communication
Support (SNAX/APC)
A software product that provides a high-level interface that allows
HP applications to communicate with LU 6.2 applications running
in an IBM Systems Network Architecture (SNA) network.
SNAX Common
Programming
Interface for
Communications
(SNAX/CPI-C)
A software product that works with SNAX Advanced Program
Communication Support (SNAX/APC) and uses the LU 6.2
protocol. SNAX/CPI-C provides an easy-to-use, platform-
independent programming interface for transaction programs (TPs)
that require program-to-program communication.