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IBM Licensed Program Specifications

NetView Access Services Version 2 (MVS/ESA) Release 1.1 Program Number 5695-036

NetView* Access Services Version 2 is an IBM* The system administrator can give any user Multiple Virtual Storage/Enterprise Systems Archi- the authority to broadcast messages to all or tecture* (MVS/ESA*) licensed program. NetView selected users. Access Services protects the SNA network and Fast printing, initiated by pressing a single pre- applications against unauthorized use and enables defined key. users to gain concurrent access to a number of different Virtual Telecommunication Access The ability to define fallback applications for Method (VTAM*) applications on one or more host situations where applications are not available. systems from a single terminal. A Bulletin Board facility to keep users informed about important events and news. NetView Access Services Version 2 (MVS/ESA) provides all the functions available with NetView Full foreground color and highlighting support Access Services Version 1 MVS, and introduces for NetView Access Services Version 2 panels. the following major new features: | Improved External Group handling, allows REXX Application Programming Interface | NetView Access Services Version 2 to use the (NVASAPI) to customize the way in which | application access information stored in RACF* applications interact with NetView Access Ser- | to build the application menu. This reduces vices. REXX procedures can be developed | the NetView Access Services Version 2 admin- that are carried out automatically whenever | istrator workload. users log on to or log off from an application, | Choice of new format for the application menu, or NetView Access Services itself. Many | allowing 42 applications to be displayed on a tedious or repetitive user interactions with | single screen. There is no longer a maximum applications can be fully automated, including | limit of 99 applications. the interchange of data between applications. | The ability to define terminals that are to be Greatly improved data compression tech- | logged on to NetView Access Services without niques, allowing significantly reduced network | the logon panel being displayed. This feature, charges. | together with NetView Access Services Public Virtual Terminal concept for applications, which | Groups, allows the NetView Access Services provides the following advantages: | Application menu to be displayed directly when | terminals are powered on. – Improved line performance for functions such as Jump, Escape, and Broadcast. Documentation supplied on CD-ROM. This is important for installations using rela- NetView Access Services Version 2 provides tively slow remote lines. support for languages other than English in the – Sessions running in the background con- form of: tinue to accept outbound data from an SBCS (single-byte character set) languages. application. This is an advantage for moni- toring applications or operator consoles. DBCS (double-byte character set) languages. The Virtual Terminal function only supports – Improved handling of the Application ID SBCS languages. The Virtual Terminal func- display function ensuring that no data is tion is a prerequisite for the NVASAPI. There- overwritten or colors are changed.

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fore, the NVASAPI does not support DBCS – NetView Access Services Version 2 languages. requires approximately 1.3MB (where MB equals 1 048 576 bytes) of virtual storage Dynamic multilingual support. for executable code plus approximately | German, French, and Japanese Kanji trans- 244KB (where KB equals 1024 bytes) for | lation. the panels, and approximately 54KB for the Uppercase English support for Japanese message table, for each language installed. Katakana. NetView Access Services Version 2 runs in private virtual storage only. Specified Operating Environment – NetView Access Services Version 2 does not require storage in the common service Machine Requirements area and system queue areas of the MVS/ESA operating system. Processors – The virtual storage for the working set, that NetView Access Services Version 2 runs on all is, the control blocks and buffers, requires processors supported by the products listed in approximately 3.8KB per active session. “Programming Requirements.” – A minimum of 28.3KB are required for each Display Terminals running REXX exec, plus a minimum of NetView Access Services Version 2 supports 16KB for each nested REXX exec. 3270-type terminals with different screen sizes – In MVS/ESA operating systems, all storage with the exception of 3290 (160 columns and required for the working set and buffers is 62 rows). The terminals must be supported by located above the 16M-byte boundary. the VTAM applications connected through NetView Access Services Version 2 auxiliary NetView Access Services Version 2. storage requirements: Both SNA and non-SNA display devices are – 1.5KB disk storage for the profiles created supported. The NetView Access Services for each registered user. Version 2 panels use 24 rows and 80 columns. – Approximately 2KB disk storage for each In addition, NetView Access Services Version recorded automatic logon sequence. 2 supports the IBM 5550 family (as 3270) and the IBM PS/55* family (as 3270) for double- – Approximately 0.3KB disk storage for each byte character set languages (for example, data stream that goes with a BIND request. Kanji). – An average of 2KB disk storage for the Direct Access Storage Devices (DASD) parameter input file, whereby the minimum is approximately 0.6KB and the maximum NetView Access Services Version 2 supports depends on the number of terminal defi- all DASDs compatible with the operating nitions and how these definitions are speci- system products listed under “Programming fied (generic definitions are possible). Requirements.” – Approximately 300KB disk storage for the Printers panels and 30KB for the messages of each NetView Access Services Version 2 supports language supported. LU1- and LU3-type printers for printing a panel of an application. Programming Requirements

NetView Access Services Version 2 primary Operating Systems storage requirements: NetView Access Services Version 2 is – The amount of storage required by NetView | designed for MVS/ESA and OS/390*, and is Access Services Version 2 (MVS/ESA) available for operation under any of the fol- depends on specifications entered through lowing operating systems: the input parameters (INPARM) file. | – OS/390 Version 1 (Program No. 5645-001), | OS/390 Version 2 (Program No. 5647-A01),

| or any subsequent, upwardly compatible | — NetView Version 3 for MVS/ESA | program | (Program No. 5655-007) | – MVS/ESA SP* Version 5 (Program Nos. | — NetView for OS/390 (Program No. | 5655-068, 5655-069) | 5697-B82). | – MVS/ESA SP Version 4 (Program Nos. – For accounting and performance moni- | 5695-047, 5695-048) toring, one of the following: NetView Access Services Version 2 runs in — NetView Performance Monitor for MVS 31-bit addressing mode. (Program No. 5665-333), Release 6, or subsequent releases Telecommunications Access Method — NetView Performance Monitor Version 2 | NetView Access Services Version 2 requires for MVS (Program No. 5655-043), | one of the following data-communication Release 1, or subsequent releases. | systems: | – ACF/VTAM* Version 3 for MVS/ESA Compatibility | (Program No. 5685-085) Release 4.1, or | subsequent releases. NetView Access Services Version 2 is upward- compatible with NetView Access Services | – ACF/VTAM Version 4 for MVS/ESA Version 1 Releases 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2. All func- | (Program No. 5695-117). tions, with the exception of the SAMON INFO REXX Application Programming Interface command, are supported by NetView Access Ser- vices Version 2. This command was removed, The following are required for the REXX Appli- because the Bulletin Board and Selective Broad- cation Programming Interface: cast features provide a richer set of functions. – TSO Extensions (TSO/E) Version 2 (Program No. 5685-025) The NetView Access Services Version 2 user profiles are migrated automatically when NetView – Compiler for SAA* REXX/370 Release 2 Access Services Version 2 is started for the first (Program No. 5695-013) if compiled REXX time. Afterwards, the new profiles can still be execs are to be used. used with NetView Access Services Release 3 Security Management (Optional) Modification Level 2, but cannot be used with pre- NetView Access Services Version 2 can vious releases of NetView Access Services optionally be used with one of the following to Version 1. provide security management: The new panel data set is mandatory for Release – Resource Access Control Facility (RACF*) 1 of NetView Access Services Version 2. Utilities Version 2 Release 1 (Program No. are provided to convert customer-modified panels 5695-039), or subsequent releases to the new panel structure. – Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) Licensed Program Materials Availability (Program No. 5740-XXH) Release 1.9, or subsequent releases Restricted materials - No. This licensed program – Any equivalent security program. is available without source licensed program materials. It is available in object code. Network Management (Optional)

For Network Management, NetView Access Supplemental Terms Services Version 2 requires the following: – For support of NetView alerts and NetView Designated Machine Identification | CLISTs, one of the following: Designated Machine Identification Required: | — NetView Version 2 for MVS/ESA Yes. | (Program No. 5685-111) Release 4, or | subsequent releases

Testing period Warranty Basic License: Two months (or 60 days outside the U.S.). This program is warranted as specified in the IBM license. DSLO License: Not applicable. Licensed Program Specifications may be updated Installation/Location License from time to time and such updates may constitute a change in specifications. Not applicable. A separate license is required for each machine on which the licensed For Distributed Systems License Option (DSLO) program will be used. Licenses, warranty service, if any, will be provided Usage Restriction only through the Basic License location. Not applicable. Following the discontinuance of all program services, this program will be provided “As Is” as Type/Duration of Program Services specified in the IBM license. IBM will provide Central Service, including the IBM Support Center, only through the customer location designated for the basic license until | discontinued by IBM upon twelve months’ written notice.

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