Open Servers
Easily stage mainframe data
Open server versions are available for the Windows and Linux platforms.
While these servers can access data native to their platforms,
the primary intent of these servers is to provide organizations
with an alternative means to stage and access mainframe
data. Since CPU usage costs and resource availability on
the mainframe can be a concern in many organizations, this
is an ideal solution, particularly as it requires an absolute
minimum level of infrastructure.
This is because the open servers are fully compatible with all
data types and record organizations found on a mainframe,
and require no translation or transformation to process the data.
All the original data is fully supported, including ALL file and
data types found on your mainframe.
Sequential files (fixed or variable length) can be moved to the
open servers with any existing file transfer technology
(such as FTP), without conversion. VSAM, ISAM, DB2 and
IMS data can also be extracted directly using the Arbutus
Mainframe server.
Once mainframe data is staged on an open server, the data access
and integration capabilities of Arbutus can then be utilized,
without impacting the mainframe load.
Key features:
- Windows server is compatible with all Windows versions, including NT, Windows 2000, XP
and Windows Server 2003
- Small footprint, requiring less than 5MB, exclusive of temporary data files
- Provides access other data sources including Unisys, HP and DEC once they are staged on
any of the Arbutus servers
- Allows ability to define and access existing flat files already on the server without staging
- Communicates via TCP/IP, allowing remote access in distributed environments
- All connectivity can be totally transparent to users who access staged mainframe data
- Data transmission delays are minimized, as only the columns and rows required are downloaded
- Data transmission speeds are further improved through the use of compression
- Data transmission over public lines can be secured by encryption
- Native mainframe file
types are supported, including fixed and variable length formats
- All native mainframe field types are
supported, including EBCDIC, Packed, Zoned, Binary and Float
- Minimum infrastructure, as data is staged in its original unconverted format
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