Visara CNA-8000 Planning Guide - Manual (Page 35)

CNA-8000 Migration and Planning Guide
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Chapter 4. Migrating from Cisco CIP/CPA
Migrating from a Cisco CP/CPA environment to the CNA-8000 product can be a simple
affair, but there are certainly some pitfalls that you must look out for. The Cisco
CIP/CPA product has a feature set that is larger than the CNA-8000. There are a number
of features that are not currently supported on the CNA-8000. Among these are:
• The ability to pass IP traffic directly up the channel to a TCP/IP stack running
within z/OS. – This feature is supported by the Visara 1174 product
• Direct participation in an APPN network as a Network Node – This feature is
supported by the Visara 1174 product
• Support for Enterprise Extender
• Support of PU4 traffic – This feature is supported by the Visara FEP-4600
Regarding the features that are supported by the CNA-8000 (TN3270 Gateway and PU2
gateway), you may still need to look for complimentary features that may be running on
the CIP/CPA that are not supported. These might include:
• Hot swap cards
• Support of an internal VLAN
Once you have determined that the feature set of the CNA-8000 is comparable to the
CIP/CPA it is replacing, you can proceed to plan for migration.
Before
Cisco 7500
w/CIP
TN3270
Clients
PU2
Platforms
Host CPU