SERI presentation

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SERI file transfer Service

The SERI Team
Date 23-02-2005
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What is SERI ?

• A secure, reliable and high-speed bulk file data
  transfer service
• A Software package on Open/VMS, UNIX and Windows
• To support IC design, software development, CAD
  systems and manufacturing.

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SERI characteristics (1)

• Guaranteed file delivery
• Checkpoint restart
• No logon required
• Secure process to process communication with
  proprietary protocol
• Supports group addressing
• Available on several platforms
• Transparent for mainframe and email
• File format conversion between platforms

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SERI characteristics (2)

• Remote processing triggered on file arrival
• Delivery status notification
• Automatic routing
• Server as stand alone or in combination with
  client
• Logging of activities
• Easy software installation and configuration

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SERI as currently implemented for Philips
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Principle of SERI (1)
SERI

Remote

SERI

Remote



User interfaces
Client

Client

 


pooling
S

rocesses
P

Legend
Sending SERI server

Receiving
SERI server



Utilities

Utilities


Spool Area


Spool Area



TCPout 10

TCPin 10

Client I/O


Client I/O
Local I/O
Local I/O
TCP/IP



network

TCPout 1

TCPin 1
dispatcher

dispatcher

Remote

Remote

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The SERI setup

• SERI is setup in three parts
• User interfaces
• Utilities (line interface)
• SERI Remote Client
• Spool Area
• Processes
• Dispatcher
• Local I/O
• Client I/O
• Remote
• Tcpin Tcpout

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The user interface (

• Fast way to pass data on to the SERI processes
• Based on send and forget
• Utilities for local interactive users and in
  scripts and procedures
• Remote Client GUI for non-local users on
  remote workstations and PCs

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The spool area

• Fast copy of data from user area to SERI spool
  area
• File transfers independent from further user
  activity
• Further control taken over by one dispatcher
  process
• Parallel file transfers to multiple destinations
• Allows logging of all activities
• Offers ways to automatic resume transfers
• Allows central monitoring of activities

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The Processes

• Independent parallel file transfer to/from
  multiple destinations
• Flexible tuning of incoming outgoing processes
• Separate local i/o processing
• Data processing triggered in controlled way by
  remote sources
• Automatic resume or restart of transfer sessions
• Seri error logging in case of failures

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How SERI works

• User interface e.g. send
• SERI utility or Remote Client -gt copies file to
  Spool Area
• Dispatcher -gt activates TCPOUT parent
• TCPOUT parent -gt activates TCPOUT child
• TCPOUT child -gt contacts Inetd of recipient
• Inetd -gt activates TCPIN parent
• TCPIN parent -gt activates TCPIN child
• TCPOUT child and TCPIN child start handshake
  data transfer
• TCPIN child copies file into Spool Area
• TCPIN child TCPOUT child-gt close link
• TCPIN sends a notification to the TCPIN parent
  process
• User interface e.g. receive
• SERI utility or Remote Client -gtcopies file to
  user area

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Examples utilities

• Send a file snd options ltfile spec.gt ltdest.gt
  
• Receive a file rcv options
• Look at Inbox/Outbox qry options
• Erase a file ers options
• Examples snd file.tar.Z tom_at_company1
• snd allfiles -d jerry_at_company1 tom_at_home
• snd description.doc john_at_philips.com

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The SERI Remote client (1)
SERI server
file server
Get data
Send data
SERI RC
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The SERI Remote client (2)

• GUI for SERI
• Available on multiple platforms
• SERI RC software JAVA based
• login from your desktop (PC or workstation)
• a platform dependent look and feel environment
• usage either on a LAN or WAN

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The SERI Remote client (3)

• The login window

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The SERI Remote client (4)

• The query window
• options gt
• inbox gt

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The SERI Remote client (5)

• The send window
• destination field gt
• option fields gt
• file definition field gt

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SERI business until 2003

• SERI service in 2002 for Philips (90),
• AtosOrigin (5) and other companies (5)
• In Philips 80 Semiconductors
• 10 Consumer Electronics
• 7 Research
• 3 Others
• 110 sites in 15 organizations
• 300 server installations
• An increasing number of client installations
• Includes also all Philips business partners

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SERI at Philips business partners

• Photronics (England, Scotland, Germany)
• TSMC (Taiwan)
• SSMC (Singapore)
• STMicroelectronics (France)
• CNET (France)
• Motorola (USA)
• Thales (Germany)
• Catena (Netherlands)
• Silicon Software Systems (Ireland)
• ANAM Semiconductors Korea
• AKZO-Nobel (Netherlands)

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SERI Server Releases

• As of 2003 SERI server software is available for
• Open/VMS systems (VAX Alpha)
• TCP stacks for Multinet and UCX
• UNIX systems - HP-UX
• - SUN/Solaris
• - IBM/AIX
• - Silicon Graphics/IRIX
• - Tru64
• - IBM OS//390
• - Linux
• Windows 2000

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SERI Remote Client Releases

• SERI Remote Client software is available for
• In principle available on any system running Java
  Runtime Environment
• Tested on Windows 2000, HP-UX and SUN/Solaris
• Details
• Based on JAVA
• Includes JAVA Runtime Environment
• Available free of charge

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The SERI Team (1)

• SERI Support
• SERI Development

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SERI Support

• Perform remote installations
• Monitor SERI systems
• Handle requests for changes and new installations
• Handle inquiries,problems, etc.
• Update WEB pages
• Distribute Statistical Reports
• Promote latest releases
• Maintain the relationship with the user community
  (user/system administrator meetings, on-site
  visits)

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SERI Development (1)

• Prepare future releases
• Enhance general services (gateways, etc.)
• Develop internal tools
• Consult key-users for enhancements
• Study/introduce new features
• Discuss new techniques with network experts,
  software engineers, research people, etc.
• Software development maintenance

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SERI Development (2)

• Write Software Requirement Specifications
• Software design
• Build/maintain SERI software
• Software version control
• Develop pilots for new implementations
• Documentation

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Keep in mind for SERI

• WEB http//seri.atosorigin.nl
• email seri-services_at_atosorigin.com
• And 31- 40 - 2786000

Your local AtosOrigin organization