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HP LaserRX/MPE Enhanced by Gerry Wade Software Technology Division This release of LaserRX/MPE has several exciting new features. The "B" version, shipped with XL Release 3.0, added major new functionality over the original "A" version. Even more enhancements have been made with this release. UPDATES SHIPPED WITH MPE/iX Beginning with MPE/iX Release 4.0 and MPE V Release 23, the LaserRX/MPE Collection Software may be updated using standard MPE update procedures. Customers with support for LaserRX/MPE, part number 50700B, receive the LaserRX/MPE Collector software update along with their other HP 3000 product updates. The LaserRX update is installed by the AUTOINST program.
CAUTION A new group and user are added to the SYS account as part of the LaserRX/MPE product support. If they already exist, then their capabilities are altered as follows: NEWGROUP SCOPE;CAP=IA,BA,PH,DS,MR,PM NEWUSER SCOPE;HOME=SCOPE;CAP=GL,ND,SF,IA,BA The group is added only if the LaserRX/MPE product is being installed. Since the SCOPE.SYS group requires PM capability, you will probably want to add a password to this group. The user is added to every system regardless of whether the LaserRX/MPE product is being installed. Existing passwords and access restrictions are not altered.
HOST ACCESS TO DATA Access to LaserRX log file data is now available on the HP 3000. The EXTRACT program has a new EXPORT command that produces ASCII or BINARY files of LaserRX performance data. Flexible output formatting allows easy generation of custom reports and transfer of data to other analysis packages. SERVICE LEVEL SUPPORT The Performance Data Collector now allows you to specify a target response time for each LaserRX application. The percentage of terminal transactions that meet this target is then available as a measure of service level agreements. The service level agreement percentage is available using the Host Export facility. SCHEDULED LOG FILE ADJUSTMENTS As LaserRX log files become full they are adjusted by rolling out the oldest 25% of the data. If log files are large, this process may take place during undesirable times. Now the Data Collector examines each log file at a user defined time each day and, if it predicts that the log file will fill in the next 24 hours, adjusts it at that time. This allows scheduling log file adjustments at off hours, avoiding any possible impact on critical processing. LOG FILE ANALYSIS The UTILITY program has been enhanced to process performance alarms against LaserRX log file data. This can be used to identify times which bear closer analysis. It can also be used in a periodic batch job to scan the latest log file data and take actions automatically if system or application performance met user defined criteria.