Maricopa Community Colleges  CIS275CE   19994-20036 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 03/23/99
CIS275CE 19994-20036 L+L 3 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
Supporting Microsoft Systems Network Architecture Server 4.0
Fundamentals of a Microsoft (MS) Systems Network Architecture (SNA) server. Includes server role, installation, configuration and maintenance as well as SNA printing, security issues, communications, and three-tier computing. Emphasis on hierarchical and peer-oriented environments. Prerequisites: CIS193 or permission of instructor.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
CIS275CE   19994-20036 Supporting Microsoft Systems Network Architecture Server 4.0
1. Summarize the Systems Network Architecture (SNA). (I)
2. Describe the operating system of the SNA server. (II)
3. Explain the role of the SNA server. (II)
4. Prepare and perform a SNA server installation. (III)
5. Describe the configuration process of the SNA server for a hierarchical environment. (IV)
6. Describe the configuration process of the SNA server for a peer-oriented environment. (V)
7. Summarize the procedure for the installation and configuration of SNA Server Client software. (VI)
8. Explain SNA Printing. (VII)
9. Configure SNA Server Host Print Service. (VII)
10. Explain the structure of three-tier computing. (VIII)
11. Explain host data access architecture. (IX)
12. Summarize Online Transaction Processing (OLTP). (X)
13. Summarize the implementation process for SNA Server security. (XI)
14. Explain ways to manage the SNA Server from the mainframe. (XII)
15. Manage a SNA Server remotely using various server communications. (XII, XIII)
16. Identify various server communications. (XIII)
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CIS275CE   19994-20036 Supporting Microsoft Systems Network Architecture Server 4.0
    I. Systems Network Architecture (SNA) Environment
        A. Definition/Basics
        B. Hierarchical Model
        C. Peer-oriented Model
      II. SNA Server Role
          A. Operating Systems and Protocols
          B. Server Functions
          C. Role in Hierarchical Network
          D. Role in Peer-Oriented Network
          E. Connection Types
          F. Server Subdomains
          G. Deployment Models
        III. Installation
            A. Selecting Components
            B. Selecting Link Services
            C. Choosing a Licensing Mode
            D. Assigning a Server Role
            E. Selecting Client/Server Protocols
            F. Naming an SNA Server Subdomain
            G. Domain Account Information
          IV. SNA Server for a Hierarchical Environment
              A. Configuration Process
              B. Using 32 to Applet to Establish a Session
              C. Fault Tolerant and Load Balanced Environment
              D. Downstream Connections Configuration
              E. Distributed Link Service (DLS) Configuration
              F. TN3270 Service Components
            V. SNA Server for a Peer-Oriented Environment
                A. Peer-Oriented Network
                B. Configuration for Peer Access to a SNA Host
                C. Fault Tolerance and Load Balancing
                D. PU Passthrough Connections
                E. File Transfer Utilities Configuration
                F. Shared Folders
                G. AFTP Service Configuration
                H. File Transfer Protocol (FTP)-AFTP Gateway Source Configuration
                I. VSAM File Transfer Utility Configuration
                J. TN5250 Service
              VI. Client Software
                  A. Installation
                    1. Components
                    2. Software
                    3. Methods
                  B. Configuration
                VII. Printing Host Data
                    A. SNA Printing
                      1. Data Streams
                      2. Printer Definition Tables
                      3. Print Service
                    B. SNA Server Host Print Service
                    C. Associating Printer Sessions
                  VIII. Three-Tier Computing
                      A. Evolution
                      B. Structure
                        1. User Services
                        2. Business Services
                      C. Data Services
                      D. Computing Technologies
                      E. Component Technology
                      F. Host Integration
                      G. Internet Technology
                    IX. Accessing Host Data
                        A. Host Data Access Architecture
                        B. Data Access Architecture for Component Technology
                        C. Support
                      X. Integrating Host Transactions
                          A. Online Transaction Processing (OLTP)
                          B. Host OLTP Programs
                          C. Component Object Model (COM) Transaction Integrator for CICS and Internet Mail Service (IMS).
                        XI. SNA Server Security Implementation
                            A. Controlling End-User Security
                            B. Controlling Access to SNA Server Configuration Files
                            C. File System Choices and Security
                            D. Auditing Resources and Events
                            E. Client Log on Process
                            F. Configuring Data Encryption
                            G. Internet Firewall Support
                            H. Host Security Integration
                          XII. SNA Server Management and Monitoring
                              A. From Mainframe
                              B. Server Components
                              C. Client Components
                              D. Remote Access Service
                              E. Command-Line Interface
                            XIII. Verifying Server Communications
                                A. Basics
                                B. Server-to-Mainframe in Hierarchical
                                C. Server in a Peer-Oriented
                                D. Specific Mainframe Applications
                                E. Resolving Server-to-Mainframe Problems in a Peer-Oriented
                                F. SNA Server-to-SNA Server Communications
                                G. Client-to-SNA Server
                                H. Isolating SNA Server Problems
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