Over the course of many years, the developers in both the Endicott and Rochester labs have been working very hard adding We start low with the details of IP interface and route implementation on i5/OS. Through the study of these building blocks, we show how to create IP networks that are easier to configure, tolerant of faults, and can perform both inbound and i5/OS has always had many built-in Network Security features. These features have been enhanced to include an Intrusion Detection System (IDS). This allows you to be notified of attempts to hack into, disrupt, or deny service to the system. Moving up to the application layer, we demonstrate the dynamic power of IP by having the DHCP server assigning IP addresses and automatically updating the i5/OS Dynamic DNS. Now clients and servers can be added dynamically to the IP network and assigned a name automatically.

IBM System i platform offers many points of integration that support Linux applications leveraging IBM i5/OS applications and data, such as IBM eServer iSeries Access for Linux, IBM i5/OS NetServer with Samba support, and IBM Java Virtual Machine and JTOpen support. Please note that the additional material referenced in the text is not available from IBM.

This IBM Redbooks publication discusses DB2 UDB for Linux on iSeries. We provide the installation and configuration steps for DB2 UDB for Linux on iSeries. We also present connectivity scenarios between OS/400 resources and Linux resources. With V8.1, DB2 UDB for Linux is available for running in a Linux partition on an IBM eServer iSeries system. Linux is one of the fastest growing operating systems in the industry today. Linux is quickly becoming a key enabler for e-business applications that are demanding more robust local database capabilities. Applications running in the Linux partition can certainly leverage DB2 UDB for iSeries through a variety of interfaces (DB2 Connect, JDBC, ODBC), and this is an excellent choice to leverage the low administration overhead, autonomic computing, and security benefits provided by DB2’s tight integration with OS/400. DB2 for Linux is an excellent choice to support Linux (or other client/server) applications when there is a need to have local data storage within the Linux application environment or to leverage specific features of DB2 UDB V8 such as Federated Database or Microsoft .NET Framework support.

This IBM Redbooks publication introduces the new Geac commerce platform .connect applications -- the call.connect and vendor.connect applications. These applications extend and enhance the capabilities of Geac System21 into the intranet and Internet. This book targets consultants or customers who work with these .connect applications. It explains how to install, maintain, integrate, and manage these applications on the IBM eServer iSeries server. It also helps you to understand the architecture and middleware used by the applications. Prior to reading this book, you must be familiar with the basic, traditional use of the iSeries or AS/400 and System21. For example, you should know how to enter simple commands and understand such concepts as the library list. Similarly for System21, you should be familiar with the menus and such tasks as defining a System21 user. As necessary throughout the book, detail is provided about the newer, less traditional features of the iSeries such as the integrated files system (IFS), Qshell, Java, and WebSphere.

"Contextual collaboration" is a new term whirling in the industry today. This phenomenal new type of business asset can be realized by two major mechanisms: the components managing mechanism and the services delivery mechanism. The component managing mechanism deals with calendar, workflow, messaging, e-mail, and so on, while the services delivery mechanism deals with receiving and responding to a request. In terms of IBM product offerings, we have Domino for the component managing mechanism and WebSphere for the services delivery mechanism. We need standards to connect the applications from different business entities: your customers, your suppliers, your business partners, and you. These business entities may run their business applications on different platforms, different application languages, different networks, and so on. To connect these un-identical entities together, we need standards. For that, we have Web Service standards such as SOAP, WSDL, XML, and UDDI. This IBM Redbooks publication provides real application scenarios which illustrate how to transform existing Domino applications into either a Web Service provider or a Web Service requester. This is achieved and served through the integration of Domino and WebSphere Application Server.