Migrating UNIX Applications to Windows 2000 Stephen R. Walli INTERIX Product Unit Manager Microsoft Corporation 7-322.

Migrating UNIX Applications Migrating UNIX Applications to Windows 2000to Windows 2000

Stephen R. WalliStephen R. WalliINTERIX Product Unit ManagerINTERIX Product Unit ManagerMicrosoft CorporationMicrosoft Corporation

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OverviewOverview Interix BenefitsInterix Benefits Interix FeaturesInterix Features Interix In DepthInterix In Depth Demonstrations throughoutDemonstrations throughout Q&AQ&A

Microsoft Acquires Softway Microsoft Acquires Softway Systems and InterixSystems and Interix

Microsoft acquired Softway Systems, the Microsoft acquired Softway Systems, the makers of Interix on Sept. 17, 1999 makers of Interix on Sept. 17, 1999

Interix allows customers to run UNIX Interix allows customers to run UNIX applications and scripts on Windows. applications and scripts on Windows.

Microsoft Interix 2.2 was released to Microsoft Interix 2.2 was released to manufacturing on Jan. 26, 2000.manufacturing on Jan. 26, 2000.

What is Interix?What is Interix?

A complete, high-performance A complete, high-performance environment to run UNIX applications environment to run UNIX applications and scripts on Window NT and and scripts on Window NT and Windows 2000.Windows 2000.

The easiest way for customers to take The easiest way for customers to take advantage of their previous advantage of their previous investments in UNIX-based legacy investments in UNIX-based legacy applications as they move to the applications as they move to the Windows platform. Windows platform.

Interix BenefitsInterix Benefits

Easily run UNIX-based applications Easily run UNIX-based applications and scripts on Windowsand scripts on Windows

A Single Enterprise Platform to run A Single Enterprise Platform to run all Windows, UNIX, and Internet all Windows, UNIX, and Internet applicationsapplications

Take advantage of existing UNIX Take advantage of existing UNIX expertiseexpertise

Easily Run UNIX Applications Easily Run UNIX Applications and Scripts on Windowsand Scripts on Windows A complete environmentA complete environment

Over 300 utilities and toolsOver 300 utilities and tools High-performance environmentHigh-performance environment Software Development KitSoftware Development Kit

Supports over 1900 UNIX APIsSupports over 1900 UNIX APIs

Single Enterprise PlatformSingle Enterprise Platform

Full integration with WindowsFull integration with Windows Desktop, security model, file systemDesktop, security model, file system

Lower TCOLower TCO Enhanced application developmentEnhanced application development

Leverage Existing UNIX Leverage Existing UNIX ExperienceExperience Extensive Scripting supportExtensive Scripting support Familiar administration toolsFamiliar administration tools UNIX look and feelUNIX look and feel

Interix FeaturesInterix Features

A complete environment to run UNIX A complete environment to run UNIX applications and scripts on Windowsapplications and scripts on Windows Fully integrated with WindowsFully integrated with Windows

Over 300 utilities and toolsOver 300 utilities and tools A complete software development kitA complete software development kit

Support for more than 1900 UNIX APIsSupport for more than 1900 UNIX APIs

Interix 2.2 FeaturesInterix 2.2 Features

Shells: Shells: KornShellKornShell and and C ShellC Shell Scripting languages: Scripting languages: awk, perl, sedawk, perl, sed, ,

and and Tcl/TkTcl/Tk Admin tools: Admin tools: rsh, rlogin, telnet rsh, rlogin, telnet and and

xtermxterm Batch tools: Batch tools: At, cron At, cron and and batchbatch

Interix 2.2 SDKInterix 2.2 SDK

Support for 1900+ interfaces Support for 1900+ interfaces ANSI C, POSIX.1 and POSIX.2 interfaces ANSI C, POSIX.1 and POSIX.2 interfaces

Development tools: Development tools: make, RCS, lex, make, RCS, lex, yacc, cc, c89, nm, ar, stripyacc, cc, c89, nm, ar, strip

Compilers: Compilers: gcc, g++, g77gcc, g++, g77 Color curses library Color curses library BSD-style sockets library support BSD-style sockets library support X11R5 libraries and header files X11R5 libraries and header files MS Visual C/C++ 4.0 & 6.0 supportMS Visual C/C++ 4.0 & 6.0 support

The Windows NT & 2000 The Windows NT & 2000 ArchitectureArchitecture

Windows NT Kernel

Win32 Subsystem

Hardware Abstraction Layer

INTERIX Subsystem

I/O Subsystem

Security Subsystem

MicrosoftPOSIX

Subsystem

Environment SubsystemsEnvironment Subsystems Functional SubsystemsFunctional Subsystems

Applications and Applications and SubsystemsSubsystems

Win32 Subsystem

Win32App

Windows NT Kernel

InterixSubsystem

FunctionalSubsystems

Win32App

InterixApp

InterixApp

InterixApp

Interix/Win32 IntegrationInterix/Win32 Integration

NT Kernel

NTFSCDFS FAT

InterixSubsystem

Win32Subsystem

InterixApp

Win32App

InterixApp

Win32App

CommonCommonFileFile

SystemsSystems

CommonCommonDesktopDesktop

Pipes, sockets Pipes, sockets Shared memoryShared memory

Win32execWin32execCOMCOM

Common DesktopCommon Desktop

Interix shell appears in a console Interix shell appears in a console window with standard controls window with standard controls

Cut-and-paste support between Interix, Cut-and-paste support between Interix, Windows, & X11 applicationsWindows, & X11 applications

Launch Interix applications from a Launch Interix applications from a desktop icon or menu desktop icon or menu

Standard Windows tools applyStandard Windows tools apply InstallShield, etc.InstallShield, etc.

Common File SystemCommon File System

Interix supports NTFS, FAT, CDFS.Interix supports NTFS, FAT, CDFS. NTFS provides case sensitive NTFS provides case sensitive

filenames, group ownership, file modes filenames, group ownership, file modes (ACLs) and hard links(ACLs) and hard links

NTFS I/O operation audit features are NTFS I/O operation audit features are now available to ported UNIX apps on now available to ported UNIX apps on InterixInterix

Common Execution Common Execution EnvironmentEnvironment

Interix applications can exec( ) Win32 Interix applications can exec( ) Win32 applicationsapplications

Can shell script Win32 apps Can shell script Win32 apps Used in the product in lp and ccUsed in the product in lp and cc

Write Win32 apps explicitly for the Write Win32 apps explicitly for the “UNIX” environment“UNIX” environment

Interprocess CommunicationInterprocess Communication

Applications can share data between Applications can share data between subsystems viasubsystems via Pipes Pipes Sockets (Local and Remote)Sockets (Local and Remote) Shared Memory (Win32 mapped files to Shared Memory (Win32 mapped files to

SVID shared memory)SVID shared memory)

tideUNIX C

Application

IINTERIXNTERIX COM Example App COM Example App

Windows NT Kernel

INTERIX Subsystem Win32 Subsystem

xtideUNIX X11 CApplication

VBTIDE.EXETIDE.XLS

Visual Basic GUIOr Excel Plug-in

TIDEWRAP.DLLINTERIX COM DLL Module

Existing X11Graphical

Application

Existing UNIXCharacter-based

Application

New WindowsGraphical

Application

Interix FuturesInterix Futures

The Interix subsystem to be The Interix subsystem to be improvedimproved

Interix and Services For Unix to Interix and Services For Unix to mergemerge One comprehensive UNIX One comprehensive UNIX

interoperability and application interoperability and application migration solution.migration solution.

For more informationFor more information www.microsoft.com/windows/sfuwww.microsoft.com/windows/sfu