5486LPOpS.fm Draft Document for Review October 18, 2004
578 IBM Eserver i5 and iSeries System Handbook
portability of applications over platforms such as OS/400, AIX, MVS™, and other
non-IBM operating systems. Industry standard interfaces include the IFS,
Interprocess Communications, Pthreads, Remote Procedure Call (RPC), Signal,
SNMP, Sockets, Secure Sockets, LDAP, NLS, and network authentication, among
others.
Header files are also provided for callable APIs and exits unique to the iSeries,
allowing platform unique customization of the system. System-unique interfaces
include clustering, Dynamic Screen Manager, object management, OS/400
PASE, NLS, software and PTF management, and work management.
Media and Storage Extensions (5722-SS1 Option 18)
For software developers who want to customize their own storage management
applications, Media and Storage Extensions provides an API to enable
application monitoring and control of media usage, including volumes to be
selected and volume expiration dates. The API also enables fast search for IBM
3480, 3490, 3490E, and 3575 tape devices.
An API is provided to handle the interruption that occurs when an application
tries to open a database file that has been migrated to offline media. The API
enables an on demand recall of a database file from offline media to direct
access storage device (DASD) and resumption of the application. Application
changes are not required.
These APIs provide support to use or build applications to manage tape usage
and the recall of data from offline media to DASD. This feature is a prerequisite
feature to BRMS. It is also required when developing HSM dynamic retrieval
functions.
Object Connect for iSeries (5722-SS1 Option 22)
Object Connect for iSeries provides support to simply and efficiently move
individual objects, entire libraries, or entire IFS directories from one iSeries
Media and Storage Extensions (5722-SS1 Option 18)
Included in base No
Status Charged feature
Related products Backup Recovery and Media Services (BRMS)
(5722-BR1)
Tivoli Storage Manager (5697-TSM)
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