Deploying Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 in a TCP/IP Wide Area Network

This paper describes how the IP-DLC (Internet Protocol-Data Link Control) link service of Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 makes it possible to integrate vital mainframe data and business rules with new e-commerce solutions developed with Microsoft Windows-based programs. The IP-DLC link service of Host Integration Server 2004 enables you to connect directly to IBM mainframe computers through a pure TCP/IP wide area network or local area network. This paper offers three detailed scenarios for deployment. Two of these scenarios describe migration from Host Integration Server 2000 to Host Integration Server 2004; the third scenario describes a new implementation based on Host Integration Server 2004.