Introduction to Networking for NonStop S-Series Servers

HP Networking and Data Communications

Introduction to Networking for HP NonStop S-Series Servers—520670-005

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HP Advantages

HP communications products provide you with the following advantages:

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Freedom to choose the best hardware and software for each application. HP offers

connectivity with many kinds of devices, systems, networks, transmission media,

and telecommunications facilities, as illustrated in Figure 1-1 on page 1-5.

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A fully transparent, fault-tolerant network optimized for online transaction

processing (OLTP). The Expand network is well suited to mission-critical

applications, such as electronic funds transfer (EFT), and to applications that must

easily accommodate growth and configuration changes, such as

telecommunications applications.

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Product implementations based on recognized networking and data

communications standards. You can integrate NonStop S-series servers and OLTP

applications with your current equipment and know they will work with standards-

based equipment and software you add in the future.

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Integration of transmission facilities such as local area networks (LANs) and wide

area networks (WANs). Applications can use the same interface with different

underlying connection technologies, and applications of different types can share

transmission facilities.

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Tools and interfaces that help you to manage geographically distributed HP

communications and processing resources and that help you to automate routine

tasks and procedures.