From: MLONG@isucard.card.iastate.edu
Subject: Want to Beta Test OS/2 LAN Server 3.0 - Here's the info...
Organization: CARD
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 22:57:11 GMT

Here is the info on OS/2 LAN Server 3.0 beta test program.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                      
 Subject :  OS/2 LAN Server 3.0 and NTS/2 Beta Programs                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                      
 OS2BBS ANNOUNCEMENT:                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                      
 Subject: OS/2 LAN Server 3.0 and NTS/2 Beta Programs                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                      
 OVERVIEW                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                      
 IBM is initiating a Beta program for future versions of their                                                                                        
 LAN Systems products.  The software is being made available for                                                                                      
 evaluation and application development purposes and should NOT be                                                                                    
 used in production.                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                      
 The following products are currently available through the Beta                                                                                      
 program:                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                      
 *   OS/2 LAN Server 3.0                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                      
 *   IBM Network Transport Services/2                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                      
 OS/2 LAN SERVER 3.0                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                      
 OS/2 LAN Server Version 3.0 Advanced is the first network server to                                                                                  
 fully exploit the power of the OS/2* 2.0 operating system.  New                                                                                      
 features include:                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                      
 *   386 HPFS, boosts overall performance                                                                                                             
 *   Peer Services, allows a OS/2 requester to share resources with                                                                                   
     one peer                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                      
 *   Redirected Install, delivers unattended install                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                      
 *   Greater than 254 sessions per domain, enhances adapter utilization                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                      
 *   802.2 Virtual Device Driver (VDD), enables DOS 802.2 applications                                                                                
     to share an adapter with other DOS and OS/2 applications.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                      
 *   OS/2 TCP/IP coexistence, supports a greater range of protocols                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                      
 *   Improved disk fault tolerance, Mirror without re-boot and                                                                                        
     Mirroring of the boot drive                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                      
 *   Local security, establishes additional security at the local                                                                                     
     workstation                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                      
 *   Full Domain API, programming interface to the Domain Controller                                                                                  
     Data Base (DCDB)                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                      
 Complementing the OS/2 LAN Server are the DOS LAN Requester                                                                                          
 (DLR) and the OS/2 Requester. The DOS LAN Requester includes                                                                                         
 the IBM LAN Support Program Version 1.3, and has performance                                                                                         
 improvements over the previous DOS LAN Requester. The OS/2                                                                                           
 Requester has redirected install feature, 802.2 VDD, TCP/IP                                                                                          
 coexistence and performance improvements.                                                                                                            
 IBM NETWORK TRANSPORT SERVICES/2 (NTS/2)                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                      
 IBM Network Transport Services/2 provides:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                      
 * Programming interfaces (NetBios, IEEE 802.2 and Network Driver                                                                                     
   Interface Specification (NDIS)) necessary for OS/2 2.0 LAN                                                                                         
   enablement.  NTS/2 provides the transport protocols and network                                                                                    
   adapter software to run network applications.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                      
 * Integrated with NTS/2 is LAN Configuration Installation Distrib-                                                                                   
   ution (CID) support which enables the LAN Adapter and Protocol                                                                                     
   Support (LAPS) installation diskette images to be installed and                                                                                    
   configured at a client workstation from a code server along with                                                                                   
   other CID enabled products.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                      
   The installation process is performed by an individual who initi-                                                                                  
   ates the installation process at their workstation and performs                                                                                    
   other tasks such as removing/replacing diskettes when prompted and                                                                                 
   re-IPLing the system when prompted.  This individual would not be                                                                                  
   required to know the responses to detailed product installation                                                                                    
   questions.                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                      
   The answers to the product installation questions are kept in                                                                                      
   response files which contain specific responses to each installa-                                                                                  
   tion question.  The response files are unique to each product.                                                                                     
   Each product provides either a utility or a model which the system                                                                                 
   administrator can use to generate the response files.                                                                                              
   A procedure file which may be tailored is set up by a system                                                                                       
   administrator and stored on the code server.  This procedure file                                                                                  
   contains the commands which initiate product installations for                                                                                     
   other CID enabled products such as IBM LAN Server 3.0.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                      
 * Novell* NetWare* Requester support is enabled via NTS/2 allowing                                                                                   
   existing NetWare applications to access NetWare Servers through                                                                                    
   the NDIS interface.  The data from the NetWare requester applica-                                                                                  
   tion is directed to the network adapter software associated with                                                                                   
   the either a token-ring or Ethernet adapter.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                      
 * Using NTS/2, DOS applications written to the NetBios and IEEE                                                                                      
   802.2 interfaces on OS/2 2.0 are supported.  This virtual Local                                                                                    
   Area Network (LAN) support enables these DOS applications to share                                                                                 
   an adapter with other DOS and OS/2 applications running on the                                                                                     
   same machine.                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                      
 ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                      
 To order Beta versions of the products mentioned above, do one of the                                                                                
 following:                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                      
 * In the U.S., call 1-800-IBM-3040 - You will be charged for reprod-                                                                                 
   uction and distribution costs.  Approximate costs will be $150 for                                                                                 
   package.                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                      
 * In Canada and Europe, contact your IBM Marketing Representative.                                                                                   
 * Note: At this time, these Beta programs are not available in                                                                                       
   Asia/Pacific.                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                      
 TECHNICAL SUPPORT                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                      
 Question and answer support for the Beta versions of these products                                                                                  
 will be provided by IBM on a "best effort" basis.  Select "Question                                                                                  
 and Answer Bulletin Boards" from the OS2BBS main menu.  Then select                                                                                  
 "LAN Systems Beta Testing (LSYSBETA)".                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                      
 * OS/2 is a trademark of IBM Corporation.                                                                                                            
 * Novell is a trademark of Novell, Inc.                                                                                                              
 * NetWare is a trademark of Novell, Inc.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                      
Mike Long                                                                                                                                             
Iowa State University                                                                                                                                 
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