Host Integration Server Blog : Training

Configuring IP-DLC Link Service for IBM Enterprise Extender

hispms — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:05:00 GMT

This white paper aids Mainframe Programmers, AS/400 Administrators, and Microsoft Host Integration Server (HIS) administrators in configuring IP-DLC (Internet Protocol – Data Link Control) link service which ships with HIS.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=86d6011a-3396-4c36-b4b1-af7f4d80a099&displaylang=en&tm

New Whitepaper!

hispms — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:26:00 GMT

Thanks Charles Ezzell (Escalation Engineer on the Host Integration Server Team) for writing the whitepaper entitled Creating a Self-Running BizTalk Stress Application using the BizTalk Adapter for DB2 which can be found here.

MSDN Webcast: BizTalk Server Adapters for DB2 and Host Files (Level 200)

hispms — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:35:00 GMT

Organizations are using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 to integrate and orchestrate composite solutions that span multiple systems and applications. Key assets in most enterprise solutions are the line-of-business (LOB) data stores on heritage IBM host systems. These data stores include IBM mainframe zSeries Sequential Access Method (SAM), Virtual Sequential Access Method (VSAM), and Partitioned Data Set (PDS) data sets, in addition to IBM midrange iSeries or i5 (AS/400) physical files and members. Records within these files are often program-described, redefined, or recurring, making it difficult to read and write without complex data mapping and conversion. In this webcast, learn how to apply the tools and capabilities of the BizTalk Adapters for Host Systems (including BizTalk Adapter for DB2 and BizTalk Adapter for Host Files) to efficiently access existing LOB information. Based on underlying Microsoft .NET data providers for DB2 and host files, these adapters offer flexible configuration tools, send and receive port capability, and a solution that requires no programming for integrating BizTalk Server with existing heritage data stores.
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032329834&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

MSDN Webcast: BizTalk Adapter for Host Applications (Level 200)

hispms — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:34:00 GMT

Enterprise computing is based on high-volume transaction and batch processing systems, such as IBM mainframe and midrange host computers. To modernize these heritage systems, organizations are using business process orchestration in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006. Join this webcast to learn how the new BizTalk Adapter for Host Applications allows enterprises to connect BizTalk Server solutions to existing IBM mainframe zSeries (CICS and IMS) or midrange iSeries (AS/400) server programs. Based on technology from the Microsoft Transaction Integrator (TI), this adapter offers an intuitive Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 designer, including host COBOL and RPG source code import wizards for generating XML Schema (XSD) for BizTalk Server projects. We explain how the administration tools are integrated with the BizTalk Server port configuration and deployment tools. Attend this session to see how you can use the BizTalk Adapter for Host Applications to efficiently extend host programs with new solutions based on BizTalk Server 2006.
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032330320&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

MSDN Webcast: Host Integration Server 2006 Data Providers DB2 (Level 200)

hispms — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:33:00 GMT

Many enterprise organizations rely on IBM DB2 relational database servers to store their vital line-of-business (LOB) information. Enterprise developers must continually deliver new applications that require real-time access to these DB2 information stores, without compromising security or run time efficiency. In this webcast, we examine methods for direct data access to DB2, including industry-standard XML-based data integration services. Join us to learn how you can intelligently design and securely deliver scalable DB2 integration solutions using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Microsoft Host Integration Server 2006, including the new Microsoft .NET Framework Data Provider for DB2.
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032330316&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

Introduction to Host Integration Server

hispms — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:26:00 GMT

Host Integration Server on Channel9: http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=317373

MSDN Virtual Lab: Integrating Legacy Data with BizTalk Applications using BizTalk Adapters for Host Systems

hispms — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:23:00 GMT

After completing this lab, you will be able to create a new BizTalk project, create an XML schema by using the BizTalk Editor, promote a schema property, create a flat file schema by using the BizTalk Editor, validate a schema and generate a sample instance message, create a strong name and assign it to an assembly, and build a schema project.
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032371228&EventCategory=3&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

MSDN Virtual Lab: Integrating Legacy Applications with BizTalk Applications using BizTalk Adapter for Host Systems

hispms — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:21:00 GMT

After completing this lab, you will be better able to create a Transaction Integrator (TI) WIP assembly and a XSD representation using the TI designer, use TI manager to setup the remote environment and deploy and configure the assembly created by the TI designer, create a BizTalk application that uses ports, filters and the host application adapter, and administer the host application adapter.
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032369523&EventCategory=3&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

MSDN Virtual Lab: Integrating Legacy Applications with .NET Framework applications using Host Integration Server 2006

hispms — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:54:00 GMT

After completing this lab, you will be able to use Transaction Integrator (TI) to create a web service, configure IIS to host the TI web service, and create a C# application to call the web service.
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032369524&EventCategory=3&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

MSDN Virtual Lab: Integrating Legacy Data with .NET Framework applications using Host Integration Server 2006

hispms — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:51:00 GMT

After completing this lab, you will be able to configure a connection to a DB2 database, build a simple XML web service to expose DB2 tables data using ASP.NET, retrieve a recordset of information from a DB2 table and return that recordset as a .NET DataSet via an XML web service, configure a connection to a host file dataset, build a simple XML web service to expose host files data using ASP.NET, and retrieve a recordset of information from a Host File and return that recordset as a .NET dataSet via an XML web service.
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032369522&EventCategory=3&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US