Network Management & Monitoring

TCP/IP FOR VSE

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

Platform: VSE

TCP/IP FOR VSE  provides a complete solution for connecting the mainframe to today's Internet world.

U.S. Patent: 11,108,671

Our TCP/IP stack provides a seamless interface with the Internet, allowing VSE mainframe applications to participate fully in the global business arena.

Built-in tools make VSE functions and facilities immediately available to network-attached users.

You can create a hierarchical file system that simulates a PC or Unix file system using VSE-based files, including VSE\POWER RDR\PUN\LST spooler files and VSAM ESDS\KSDS, Librarian, ICCF, EPIC catalog, VSAM catalog, VTOC, Dataspaces, and Tape files.

TCP/IP FOR VSE’s optional products bring the full power and reliability of mainframe computing to the e-Commerce world.

Standard stack features:

Runs on all ranges of the VSE operating system including:

• 21st Century Software's VSEⁿ V6.3
• IBM's z/VSE V6.2*, and below

Note: 2.3.x will also run on older z/VSE releases. These older z/VSE releases are out of service for technical support from IBM, but CSI will support TCP/IP FOR VSE unless the issue is related to the operating system.

Supports network connections via OSA-Express® adapters in an Ethernet network. Some legacy network types are still accepted.

Extensive monitoring and tuning capabilities that can be extended to any level of granularity, including specific destination addresses

Customizable security features protect both network access and configuration information

Built-in connection management provides request queuing and automatic detection and clean-up of “lost” connections

A complete set of servers, including TN3270, FTP, and LPD

Client software such as FTP, LPR, Email, and Telnet

Additional support software, such as PDF creation

Additional optional features distributed with TCP/IP FOR VSE:

CSI Firewall Shield—Network Security

GPS—General Print Server

SecureFTP—SSL/TLS-enabled FTP server and client

SSL/TLS—Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS)

• SSL/TLS and Cryptographic Services APIs for securing your in-house deployed applications
• OPENSSL can optionally be used as the Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP) for SSL/TLS
• Common Encryption Cipher Interface (CECI) API for encrypting data at rest on disk or tape

See-TCP/IP—Performance monitor for VSE and TCP/IP

Standard features of TCP/IP FOR VSE to consider implementing:

FTP—File Transfer Protocol

• Easy, direct access to VSAM, BIM-Edit, LIBR, POWER, ICCF, and other VSE-resident files
• VSAM KSDS files can be retrieved completely or by key range
• FTPBATCH for quick, easy, efficient batch FTP transfers
• Automatically send VSE/POWER files directly to end users
• Convert text files to PDF format for easy viewing
• Allow users and applications to retrieve and store files on Windows, Linux, z/OS®, z/VM, or any other platform running the TCP/IP protocol
• Securely transfer confidential files with the SecureFTP feature
• SSL/TLS for FTP servers and clients running on VSE

Telnet TN3270 server

• Allow users to log directly onto 3270 VTAM applications such as CICS
• End users use a TN3270 PC client to directly access the VSE system
• SSL/TLS support is included
• Automatic sending of VSE/POWER LST or PUN queue entries using LPR, Email, or FTP to remote systems

Multiple printing solutions

• General Print Server (GPS) services for sending CICS VTAM TN3270 printer data to remote LPD servers running on any other platform
• LPR client for sending VSE/POWER queue files or any other files defined in the VSE file system to any other platform running an LPD server
• LPD server on VSE for receiving printer data into the VSE/POWER queue or any other files defined in the VSE file system from any platform running an LPR client
• PDF conversion service to turn VSE/POWER LST queue files or any other files defined in the VSE file system into PDF format that can then be sent directly from VSE to any other platform using FTP or EMAIL

Email

• Batch client to email most VSE-resident files directly to remote users
• SSL/TLS security can be configured in the Email batch client
• PDF generation of text and embedded graphics is also available

Web

• Provide static HTML pages to any browser

Easy configuration with standard VSE library members

Ping, Traceroute, DISCOVER, and other powerful tools allow a site to analyze its TCP/IP network from VSE

Advanced diagnostics for detailed problem analysis

User-defined security processing to limit access or functions to a remote user or group of users

Control message output and, if you have CSI's FAQS/ASO® product, inspect TCP/IP FOR VSE activities and automate VSE processing. For example, submit a job when an FTP has completed

Create your own TCP/IP FOR VSE applications with the provided Application Programming Interfaces (APIs):

SOCKET MACRO interface for Assembler programs

BSD/C interface useable from C, COBOL, Assembler, or any other language that supports standard linkage

EZASOCKET calls by all languages are also supported for easier portability

High-Level Preprocessor Interface for COBOL, PL1, or Assembler

Cryptographic interfaces for using SSL/TLS with strong encryption algorithms like AES, Triple-DES, RSA, or SHA1, MD5, and support for third-party OPENSSL cryptographic services

Socket interface for REXX programs

Examples are available to speed up program development

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