Microsoft SNA Server

You can establish communication with mainframes via Microsoft SNA Server using LU application (LUA), display, or printer logical units (LUs). Using configurable LUs in Microsoft SNA Server, you can run primary LU0, LU1, LU2, and LU3 sessions that emulate 3270 data stream.

Before you can access the host, you or your system administrator must configure Microsoft SNA Server connections on the link service, configure LUs, and assign them to users, groups, workstations, and printers. You must also install Microsoft SNA Server Client software on your workstation.

You can connect with an IBM mainframe via Microsoft SNA Server. This connection offers full support of Display and Printer Types, on single or multiple hosts and IND$FILE transfers.

Microsoft SNA Server System Requirements

To run Microsoft SNA Server, you need the following:

• Microsoft SNA Client software running on each client workstation. One client can run on Windows NT 4.0 or higher, while the other client must be configured to run under Windows NT.
• TCP/IP, or MS Networking transport protocol installed on the SNA Server and on each client workstation.

You can find out more about configuring a Microsoft SNA Server at the following web site:

www.microsoft.com/SNA/

Configuring a Microsoft SNA Server Connection

After you have installed the necessary software, you can configure a connection using the Microsoft SNA Server.

To configure a Microsoft SNA Server connection:

1. Open the Open Session dialog box from the Start menu or Hummingbird Neighborhood. Click the Create New Profile button. The New Profile dialog box opens.
2. In the Profile Name box, type a name for the new profile.
3. In the Profile Type list, select 3270.
4. In the Connect By list, select Microsoft SNA Server.
5. In the LU or Pool Name box, type the logical unit (LU) name to use for the host connection. You can type the individual LU name or the name of an LU pool. The LU contains the necessary configuration information needed to connect to a host. The LU name can contain up to eight characters, must start with a letter, and cannot contain any spaces.
6. Select Connect, and then click OK to close the New Profile dialog box.

When the host logon screen displays, you can log on and start working.

Related Topics

Open Session Dialog Box

Connection Folder—Microsoft SNA Server Category