SNAsim - SNA Host Simulator

SNA Host Simulation System

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SNAsim is a powerful SNA 3270/5250 testing and traffic generation tool. It provides a PC-based environment for simulating the 3270 and 5250 data streams produced by IBM Mainframes using SDLC, Token Ring, and Ethernet connections. Ready-to-run tests are provided for: protocol conformance, functionality, load/stress, and host application emulation. A scripting facility is available to create additional tests. SNAsim is available in the following configurations:

• INTRO - 1 PU and 1 LU • LITE - 1 PU and 4 LUs

• STD (STANDARD) - 1 PU and 64 LUs • PRO - 16 PUs and 1024 LUs

SNAsim provides an economical but powerful tool for use by:

• End-Users - Compare products/releases and test installation/setup

• OEMs - Perform limited testing and generate "life-like" SNA traffic

• Marketing - Provide portable live SNA Host demos

• Resellers/Integrators - Provide live demos and test equipment configuration and setup

• Training - Provide "live" classroom demos and protocol study

• Manufacturing - Test equipment and configuration prior to shipment with live data

• Service - Use for testing and repair without a "host"

By using data provided by the protocol verification tests, 3270 and 5250 products can be easily evaluated and new releases can be compared with previous versions.

The functionality tests verify operation of 3270 and 5250 features and can be used to validate new equipment or software installations to insure they operate properly before they are added to production networks. Troubleshooting of existing systems is simple using functionality tests, and the risk of crashing the production host system while performing problem determination can be avoided.

The load/stress tests provide integrated reports containing: bits/second, packets/second, transactions/second and response time, eliminating the troublesome and error prone need to use external monitoring systems or line monitors for performance results. SNAsim can be used to evaluate the performance of single or multiple LUs and single or multiple PUs. SNAsim can also be used to evaluate the performance of gateways, routers, FRADs, or other intermediate network components - as well as measure the end-to-end performance of a complex network.

• Avoid expensive downtime by stress-testing your network before and after you make changes.

• Identify performance capacities and bottlenecks by stressing components to their limits.

• Identify problem sources by determining whether the problem is due to the network or incorrect
configuration before running with the production network.

• Simple and easy to use, SNAsim can be installed and running its first test within five minutes.

*SNAsim - SNA Host Simulation System*	*INTRO*	*LITE*	*STD*	*PRO*
Pricing	FREE	$995	$3,995	$6,995
Capacity Maximum PU’s	1	1	1	16
Maximum LU’s/PU	1	4	64	255
Maximum Sessions	1	4	64	1,024
Features Run by Test Number		X	X	X
Select Test Library by Name		X	X	X
Test Looping		X	X	X
Set Display Lines		X	X	X
Set SNA Pacing			X	X
Set LAN LLC Options			X	X
Set Display Lines			X	X
System Statistics			X	X
Log/Trace Format			X	X
Log/Trace Wrap File Size			X	X
Batch Execution				X
Select Trace Display Format				X
Set SDLC Sel/Rx				X
Set LAN Force RIF				X
Set SAP Station Count				X
SNA Client Simulation System (SNAsec)
Secondary 3270 (1 PU, 254 Sessions)			X	X
Tools
LLCPing	X	X	X	X
BIND Changer		X	X	X
SNA Client Simulation System (SNAsec)			X	X
Script Facility				X
LLC Route Information Field (RIF) Override				X
Screen Builder (SCRNBLDR)				X
SNA Protocol Conformance
SDLC Contract/Discontact Exerciser		X	X	X
LAN Reconnect Exerciser		X	X	X
Data Link Control			X	X
Path Control			X	X
Transmission Control			X	X
Session Control			X	X
Data Flow Control			X	X
LU2 DSC Commands				X
LU2 Outbound Buffer Control				X
3270 Display Functionality
Mixed Display Attributes	X	X	X	X
Control/PF Keys	X	X	X	X
Basic Character/Attributes	X	X	X	X
Repeat to Address		X	X	X
Code Page Character Set		X	X	X
Extended Attributes I		X	X	X
Tile ACT Logo [mlu]		X	X	X
Host Application Emulation		X	X	X
Extended Attributes III		X	X	X
Host Application Demos			X	X
Large Screen E-Alignment Pattern			X	X
LU2 Query			X	X
Test Patterns to Displays/Printers with Remote Operation			X	X
Large RU E-Alignment Mixed Display Attributes			X	X
Extended Attribute Modification			X	X
Send Variable Size File with DR1			X	X
Send Variable Size File with EXR			X	X
Receive Variable Size File			X	X
IVR Brokerage and Stock Market Quote Host Applications			X	X
Catalog Order Host Application			X	X
Send Variable Size File w/DR1 w/o Segmentation				X
Send Variable Size File w/EXR w/o Segmentation				X
Receive Variable Size File w/o File Dump				X
All Attributes				X
Extended Attributes II				X
Input Echo				X
VTAM Login - ACT Banking Applications [mlu]				X
Dynamic Multi-PU/LU Host Application Demos [mpu]				X
*SNAsim - SNA Host Simulation System*	*INTRO*	*LITE*	*STD*	*PRO*
3270 Performance [all mlu]
Outbound with Sequential DR1		X	X	X
Short Data Stream Flooding			X	X
Long Data Stream with Program Tab			X	X
Outbound with Overlapped DR1			X	X
Read Modified Buffer Stress			X	X
LU2 State-Driven Endurance			X	X
Multi-PU/LU Small Block Outbound with EXR [mpu]				X
Multi-PU/LU Read Buffer Inbound [mpu]				X
Compression BIND Support				X
Uncompressed, Chained Employee Transaction with Overlapped DR1				X
Compressed, Chained Employee Transaction with Overlapped DR1				X
3270 Printer Functionality
LU1 Printer		X	X	X
LU3 Printer		X	X	X
Advanced LU1 Printer			X	X
Basic LU1 Output with Pacing			X	X
LU3 All Print Out Formats			X	X
LU1 Print Orders				X
LU1 Extended Attributes				X
LU1 EBCDIC Character Set				X
LU3 Attributes				X
LU3 Extended Attributes				X
LU3 EBCDIC Character Set				X
5250 Display Functionality
Mixed Display Attributes - Put Only	X	X	X	X
Control/PF Keys	X	X	X	X
Basic Character/Attributes	X	X	X	X
Displayable Characters		X	X	X
Extended Attributes I		X	X	X
Query Device			X	X
Input Field Format Verification (FFW)			X	X
All Attributes				X
Extended Attributes II				X
Input Field Control Verification (FCW)				X

5250 Banking Application

5250 Performance/Stress [all mlu]
Outbound with Sequential Put Response	X	X	X
Sequential Heavy Outbound/Inbound (SS/RTS)		X	X
Overlapped Light Outbound/Inbound (R)			X
Overlapped Read Screen Inbound			X

5250 Printer Functionality
5250 DSPT WSF Printer	X	X	X
Advanced 5250 DSPT WSF Printer		X	X
Print Orders		X	X
Extended Attributes			X
EBCDIC Character Set			X
Set Line Density			X

[mlu] - multiple logical units/sessions [mpu] - multiple physical units/controllers

Hardware/Software Requirements: PC with 640k memory, 5meg hard disk space, IBM ISA or Microgate DSA SDLC communications adapter, DOS, Win98*, Win/NT/2000* (*run from the DOS box), Ethernet or Token Ring adapter with 802.2 LLC or NDIS drivers.

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