USMC MAINFRAME TERMINAL EMULATION CLIENT (3270)
Date Signed: 11/17/2003 | MARADMINS Number: 523/03
MARADMINS : 523/03
R 171951Z NOV 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 523/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/MCNOSC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/USMC MAINFRAME TERMINAL EMULATION CLIENT (3270)//
POC/LACHAPELLE/GS13/MCNOSC/-/TEL:DSN 278-5776
/EMAIL:LACHAPELLEFL@MCNOSC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS IS A JOINTLY COORDINATED MARINE CORPS
NETWORK OPERATIONS AND SECURITY COMMAND (MCNOSC) AND ELECTRONIC DATA
SYSTEMS (EDS) MESSAGE.
2. PURPOSE.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PUBLISH A MCNOSC
OPERATIONAL DIRECTIVE (OPDIR) CONCERNING THE REPLACEMENT OF HOST
ON-DEMAND (HOD) AS THE MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE TERMINAL EMULATION
SOFTWARE FOR 3270. 
3. BACKGROUND
A. UNDER THE NAVY MARINE CORPS INTRANET (NMCI), MARINE CORPS USERS
WILL ACCESS THE MAINFRAME USING THE NMCI SUPPLIED TERMINAL EMULATION
SOFTWARE "REFLECTION" VICE HOST-ON-DEMAND (HOD).  TO ELIMINATE THE
NEED TO SUPPORT TWO DIFFERENT 3270 EMULATION PRODUCTS WITHIN THE
MARINE CORPS, ALL MARINE CORPS MAINFRAME USERS (NMCI AND NON-NMCI
SEATS) WILL BE CONVERTED TO USE THE REFLECTION SOFTWARE FOR 3270
CONNECTIVITY. 
B. ADVANCE COPIES OF REFLECTION HAVE BEEN LEASED FOR FUTURE MARINE
CORPS NMCI SEATS.  BY CONVERTING ALL MAINFRAME USERS TO REFLECTION
NOW, SUPPORT FOR HOD AND THE ASSOCIATED COSTS WILL BE ELIMINATED.
COPIES OF REFLECTION HAVE BEEN PURCHASED FOR MARINE CORPS SEATS
REQUIRING MAINFRAME ACCESS THAT WILL NOT TRANSITION TO NMCI.
C. THE MCNOSC HAS SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE TESTING OF
REFLECTION TO ENSURE THAT IT MEETS MARINE CORPS NEEDS. 
D. TO EASE THE TRANSITION TO REFLECTION, STANDARDIZED CONFIGURATION
FILES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED THAT CONTAIN THE SETTINGS NECESSARY FOR
MAINFRAME USERS TO ACCESS THEIR APPLICATIONS.  A REFLECTION USER'S
GUIDE HAS ALSO BEEN WRITTEN.  BOTH ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MCNOSC
REFLECTION WEB PAGE, HTTPS: SLASH SLASH USMCSNA1.NOC.USMC.MIL (CLICK
ON THE "REFLECTION" BUTTON).  ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE WEB PAGE ARE
THE MINIMUM WORKSTATION REQUIREMENTS TO RUN REFLECTION. 
E. WITH REFLECTION, TERMINAL AND PRINTER LOGICAL UNIT ADDRESSES
(LU'S, PLU'S) WILL BE OBTAINED FROM THE MAINFRAME DIFFERENTLY THAN
THEY WERE WITH HOD.  COORDINATION HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED TO
ESTABLISH ENOUGH LU'S AND PLU'S TO SUPPORT MARINE CORPS MAINFRAME
USERS.
F. ID'S HAVE ALSO BEEN CREATED TO SUPPORT MISCELLANEOUS PRINTER
REQUIREMENTS AND THE SPECIAL PRINTER OR TERMINAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SPLIT DISBURSEMENT PROGRAM (SRD-1) AND MECHANIZATION OF WAREHOUSING
AND SHIPMENT PROCESSING (MOWASP) APPLICATION. 
4. ACTION 
A. G6'S:  ENSURE THAT THE REFLECTION SOFTWARE IS LOADED TO EACH MCEN
USER WORKSTATION REQUIRING 3270 ACCESS  NLT TWO WEEKS FROM THE
RELEASE DATE OF THIS MESSAGE.  COORDINATE INSTALLATION WITH THE EDS
SITE MANAGER IF ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR) HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED AT A SITE.
(1) REFLECTION SOFTWARE AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION IS AVAILABLE
FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE MCNOSC REFLECTION WEB PAGE.
(2) IF BANDWIDTH CONSTRAINTS PRECLUDE DOWNLOADING FROM THIS SITE,
REQUEST A CD BY SENDING AN E-MAIL WITH "REQUEST FOR REFLECTION CD"
IN THE SUBJECT LINE TO THE MCNOSC COMMAND CENTER.
B. THOSE REQUIRING SPECIAL PRINTER/TERMINAL REQUIREMENTS:
(1) SRD-1 PRINTER ASSIGNMENTS CONTACT MS MARGIE ZORN OF DFAS AT DSN
465-5023.
(2) MOWASP TERMINAL AND PRINTER ASSIGNMENTS:  ALBANY MOWASP USERS
CONTACT MS PAT DEKLE OF ALBANY AT DSN 567-5164; BARSTOW MOWASP USERS
CONTACT MS LESLIE HUNT OF BARSTOW AT DSN 282-6469.  
(3) FOR OTHER SPECIAL MAINFRAME TERMINAL OR PRINTER ASSIGNMENTS,
CONTACT YOUR REGIONAL MAINFRAME SUPPORT OFFICE.  
5. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.  BY THE REPORTING DEADLINE, G-6'S REPORT
THE NUMBER OF WORKSTATIONS CONVERTED TO REFLECTION BY SENDING AN
E-MAIL TO THE COMMAND CENTER WITH THE SUBJECT LINE "REFLECTION
UPGRADE COMPLETION REPORT."
6. CONTACT INFORMATION
A. MCNOSC COMMAND CENTER:  DSN 278-5300, COMM 703-784-5300; SMB USMC
MCNSOC COMMAND CENTER@MCNOSC.USMC.MIL;
B. MAINFRAME SECTION HEAD:  GS-13 LACHAPELLE; DSN 278-5776, COMM
703-784-5776; LACHAPELLEFL@MCNOSC.USMC.MIL.//