SNAX/APC Application Programming Manual

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Availability Information in Tandem Manuals
General Manuals
The Introduction to SNA Capabilities of Tandem NonStop Systems provides information
about the various products and solutions that Tandem offers for interfacing with IBM
Systems Network Architecture (SNA) networks.
Availability Information in Tandem Manuals
Tandem provides several manuals which address issues of availability. Availability
refers to end-user availability—that is, the amount of time an application running on a
Tandem system can be used effectively by a user of that application. The following list
describes Tandem manuals that contain information about automation, performance
management, problem management, change management, security management and
other availability topics:
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Introduction to NonStop Operations Management provides automation, performance
management, change management, problem management, and security management
information.
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Availability Guide for Change Management provides information about typical
changes and their causes, how to change a NonStop system while it is operational,
and how to reduce the time required for planned outages. This manual also includes
an overview of Tandem’s online change tools.
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Availability Guide for Problem Management provides problem prevention,
detection, and recovery information. This manual also contains information about
automating problem detection and recovery tasks and provides an overview of
Tandem’s problem management tools.
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Availability Practices Guide provides guidelines, procedures, and tips that can be
used to improve the availability of NonStop systems or applications.
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Security Management Guide provides suggestions, guidelines, and tool descriptions
for administering the security process.
IBM Manuals
In addition to the Tandem manuals listed in the two previous subsections, you may need
to refer to IBM documentation for information about SNA networking and
configuration. The following IBM manuals provide general information for SNA and
specific information for the LU 6.2 protocol that you may find useful:
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Systems Network Architecture Concepts and Products presents an overview of an
SNA network, and is suggested reading for a first exposure to SNA.
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Systems Network Architecture LU 6.2 Reference: Peer Protocols is the formal
definition of the LU 6.2 protocol, and is intended for system programmers and
others who need detailed information about LU 6.2. It contains specifications for all
the LU 6.2 finite state machines (FSMs) referenced by SNAX/APC, a description of
all the messages and message flows, and details about the function of each
component of a type 6.2 LU.