Host on-Demand

Securely access the DIS S/390 mainframe from any location using the software product Host On-Demand (HOD). All you need is a Web browser and an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to establish a secure, encrypted connection to the mainframe. This access occurs either via the Internet through the State of Washington’s firewalls or from within the State Government Network (SGN). HOD runs as a Java applet in a Web browser to provide access to the mainframe over TCP/IP. This access is routed through TPX.

Supported client operating systems

Host On-Demand may be installed on the following operating systems:

* Windows 2000 (Professional)
* Windows XP Professional and Home Edition (32-bit version)
* Windows Server 2003 (Enterprise, Standard and Web)
* Windows Vista Business, Enterprise and Ultimate Editions
* Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PC IPV6
* AIX 5L 5.2 and 5.3
* OS/2 Warp 4
* Sun Solaris 8 and 9
* HP-UX 11.00 and 11i
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and 4.0, 9.0 Personal and Professional
* SuSE Linux 8.2 and 9.0 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0 and 9.0
* TurboLinux 8.0 Workstation and Server, TurboLinux 10 Desktop
* Windows Terminal Services for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003
* Citrix Metaframe 1.8 for Windows Terminal Server 4.0 and 1.8 for Windows 2000 Server
* Citrix Metaframe XP Presentation Server (Versions S, A and E) for Windows Feature Release V2 and V3
* Mac OS X 10.2.1, 10.3 and 10.4 (compatible when accessing HOD from the State Government Network or SecureAccess Washington)

Supported browsers

Host On-Demand works using the following browsers and Java 2 plug-ins:

* Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 with Microsoft Virtual Machine level 3802 or higher
* Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, 6.0 and 7.0 with a Java 2 plug-in installed
* Safari 1.0 and 2.0 (Mac OS X) with JRE 1.4.x, 1.5.0 and 1.6.0 (compatible when accessing HOD from the State Government Network or SecureAccess Washington)
* Netscape Navigator 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 and 8.0 (HOD does not support Netscape on Mac OS X)
* Netscape Navigator (OS/2) 4.61 with integrated Java Virtual Machine
* IBM Web Browser for OS/2 V2.01
* Firefox 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 (HOD does not support Firefox on Mac OS X with SecureAccess Washington)
* Sun Java 2 plug-in 1.5.0 (builds 1.5.0_09 through 1.5.0_13) and 1.6.0
* Sun Java 2 plug-in 1.4.0, 1.4.1 and 1.4.2 (compatible when accessing HOD from the State Government Network or SecureAccess Washington)

Pricing

There is no additional cost for using HOD software itself, or accessing HOD through SecureAccess Washington. There is a cost associated with a digital certificate if you use Transact Washington.

Access from within the SGN

To use HOD from within the SGN and for more information, Contact Customer Service: 360-753-2454.

Access from outside the SGN

Access to the SGN is secured either through the use of SecureAccess Washington or Transact Washington. Your agency must be authenticated for HOD access via one of these security services. As a HOD customer, you will need to determine which security service option is right for your agency. Your agency should designate an administrator who will grant HOD access to other users within your department either through SecureAccess Washington or Transact Washington security services.

Before proceeding any further, please check with your agency to determine if an administrator has already been established. If so, they can grant access to HOD. If your agency does not have an administrator, you may register as one.

To register as an administrator using SecureAccess Washington, complete the Application for SAW/HOD Access and forward it to DIS Service Desk.

To register as an HOD administrator using Transact Washington, you must be a Transact Washington Application Owner and complete an Application Registration form specifying hodv1.dis.wa.gov for the DNS name and 80 as the port when registering your application.