Summary of HYDRA 3000 Features
Directly attaches to
either a Block or Byte Multiplexor channel. No front
end processor (FEP) required.
Up to 16 channel adapters
may be installed allowing simultaneous connection to
16 independent Host CPUs. Combined with multi-session
support, each HYDRA-3000 connection can have access to
all 16 hosts by simply hot-keying between sessions.
This feature is unique and found only with HYDRA-3000.
Corporations who run dual environments for testing and
production can benefit greatly from this feature.
Each port provides up to 4
sessions in SNA/ VTAM mode, Non-SNA mode or a mixture
of both.
(Repeat, this product
*does
not* require VTAM!)
Approximate Channel
throughput of 200k bytes per second vs. other
synchronous-to-FEP protocol converters with only 8k
bytes per second throughput.
Async port configurations
from 16 to 256 vs. other units only sporting a maximum
of 32-64.
Host (3211) printer
support allows inexpensive laser or dot matrix
printers to supplement "print bound" situations while
appearing as standard line printers to the host's
operating system print queue.
Unique HYDRANET / MF
system allows portions of mainframe DASD space to
appear to the remote user as an additional PC disk
drive with full file and record locking support.
Allows PC-Host file movement of 18 megabytes per hour
vs. coax-based alternatives at 12 megabytes per hour.
Built in
security functions provide:• Password validation
• Password validation & callback
• Password validation & callback from an alternate port
• Password validation & callback to a user-supplied phone number (callback on the fly)
• User-modifiable passwords
Enhanced modem support
allows full RTS/CTS hardware handshaking. Configurable
modem setup sequences allow HYDRA 3000 to
pre-initialize modems prior to use. This prevents
modems from becoming "brain dead" from power outages
or nonvolatile RAM corruption.
Data Routing Facility
allows a user connected to a port on HYDRA 3000 to
take control of a device such as another modem or even
another hard-wired computer connect to an adjacent
port. It's much like a "software patch cord." Once
connected, data flows between both ports until the
link is broken. Application examples include allowing
access to an adjacent UNIX, DEC/VAX, or PC Bulletin
Board Systems for such things as e-mail, telnet, ftp,
or other file transfer services.
Modular Design provides
hardware redundancy and allows the customer to replace
boards rather than the entire unit should they
experience a problem with equipment. The enhanced
front panel display and LED readout gives constant
operational status for both the unit and each port.
Microcode is upgraded
using a PC and floppy disk. This eliminates the
hassles of swapping EPROM chips or complex modem
configurations. Microcode can be changed in
approximately 15 minutes or less.
HYDRA 3000's Token Ring
adapter looks similar to the IBM 9351 (Downstream PU)
TIC. With the use of DSPU gateway software such as
Novel's SAA, IBM 3270 Personal Communications, or
Windows/NT Server, users can obtain 3270 sessions from
any workstation on the local area network. Each Token
Ring adapter can provide up to 254 simultaneous LU
sessions. Printing of 3286 or 3211 data is also
possible providing faster throughput and eliminating
separate RS-232 cabling schemes to each
workstation.