Overview

This topic contains an overview of UNIX-Connect: the facilities it provides and the way it works. It is important that you read and understand the information contained in this topic before attempting to configure UNIX-Connect.

Product Overview

The UNIX-Connect software runs on UNIX systems supported by NEC Software Solutions and enables communication between the UNIX environment and the Reality and SovereignX environments.

There are a number of different versions of UNIX-Connect:

• It forms an integral part of Reality on UNIX and RealityX.

• It is available separately as ROSI-UNIX for UNIX systems supported by NEC Software Solutions.

• It forms an integral part of SovereignX.

• SovereignX Networking.

Reality on UNIX and RealityX

As an integral part of Reality on UNIX or RealityX, UNIX-Connect allows communication between Reality and:

• The UNIX environment on the local system;

• Other Reality databases on the local system;

• Remote Reality databases;

• Remote Series 19 systems;

• Remote UNIX systems supported by NEC.

ROSI-UNIX

As ROSI-UNIX, UNIX-Connect enables communication between the UNIX environment and:

• Remote Reality databases;

• Remote Series 19 systems;

• Remote UNIX systems supported by NEC.

SovereignX

As an integral part of SovereignX, UNIX-Connect provides:

• Background processing;

• Printing services.

SovereignX Networking

As SovereignX Networking, UNIX-Connect allows communication between:

• SovereignX environments.

• Multiple SX processors;

• SX and UNIX systems.

Network Types

UNIX-Connect supports the following types of network connection:

• TCP/IP.

• OSI - both full- and null-network layer.

• X.25 - including XUI (X.25 User Interface) connections to Reality.

• Local Loopback - for connections between two processes on the same system. For example, local loopback allows a UNIX client program to communicate with a Reality DataBasic server on the same system.