Defining OSPI virtual terminals
With OSPI,
BMC AMI OpsA
has log on capabilities and access to any VTAM application’s data stream. In this way,
BMC AMI OpsA
can interact with the application by analyzing the output data and issuing the VTAM application’s own commands.
By automatically interfacing with critical VTAM applications and simulating a user at a VTAM terminal, OSPI can communicate with various data center software products and decrease the number of VTAM-based terminals.
This terminal emulation requires that some number of OSPI virtual terminals be defined to VTAM. In addition, some applications, such as CICS and IMS, might require local definitions for OSPI terminals. See OSPI-terminal-definitions-for-IMS-and-CICS for more information.
This section includes the following topics: