Multiple choice technology mainframe

A mainframe customer wants to add a web site for customer orders. They plan to tightly couple the web site to their existing back office z/OS applications. Which of the following describes an effective implementation?

  1. Bring in another System z machine

  2. Implement a firewall on the mainframe and use WebSphere to enable the web site on a Linux server.

  3. Implement a firewall on a new, small Unix server and use WebSphere to enable the web site on the mainframe

  4. Implement a firewall on a new Windows XP server and use WebSphere to enable the web site on a new Windows XP server.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

For security and architectural design, implementing a firewall on a dedicated Unix/Linux edge server while hosting the core WebSphere application server directly on the z/OS mainframe allows secure external web access while keeping the application tier tightly coupled to mainframe backend data.

Keep practicing — related questions