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Ch 10. PRODUCT RELEASE INFORMATION [ COMMUNICATOR 3000 MPE MPE/iX RELEASE 4.0 ] MPE/iX Communicators


COMMUNICATOR 3000 MPE MPE/iX RELEASE 4.0

Chapter 10  PRODUCT RELEASE INFORMATION 

Product Release Information 

The following provides information on the currently supported Commercial
Systems MPE/iX Releases.  Included are the MPE/iX VUF and a list of
products introduced.  It also provides information on significant changes
made to a release.

                               MPE/iX Product Releases

     Release         Date Code        Product(s) Introduced/Added

     A.41.00         R3040            XL Release 2.2 (Core Software Release)
                                      MPE XL AIF: MI (HP36392)
                                      HP SNA Distribution Services/XL (HP32006A)
                                      HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol (HP36957A)
                                      Software Performance Tuner/XL Analyzer (B1777)
                                      Software Performance Tuner/XL Collector (B1776)
                                      HP GlancePlus/XL (B1787)
                                      TurboSTORE/XL II (HP36387)
                                      TurboSTORE/XL II Online Backup (HP36388)
                                      ALLBASE/Turbo CONNECT (HP36385)
                                      HP Predictive Support (HP50779A)
                                      HP 3000 Series 948 & 958 systems+
                                      HP 3000 Series 980-100 system
                                      Post MR build of SUBSYS (A.41.02) to
                                      include Special Release of:
                                        VPLUS/Windows (HP36393)*

                                MPE/iX Product Releases (Continued)

     Release          Date Code       Product(s) Introduced/Added

     B.30.00          R3102           XL Release 3.0 (Core Software Release)                                                                                                       00120000

                                      DBChange Plus (HP36386A)
                                      ALLBASE/DB2 CONNECT (HP30700A)
                                      "C" Version of 256x Printers Support
                                      Duplex Printing for LaserJet 2000 & LaserJet IID Printers
                                      C1700A Disk Drives Support
                                      HP 3000 Series 980-200 system
                                      HP 3000 Series 980-300 system++
                                      Command I/O Redirection (HP31900)
                                      SPU Switchover/XL (HP36378A)
                                      Optical Support for TurboSTORE/XL (HP36398A)
                                      LAN Manager/XL Named Pipes (HP32015A)
                                      VPLUS/Windows (HP36393A)
                                      MPE XL AIF: PE (HP36429A)
                                      HP Software Integration Sockets/XL (HP92616A)
                                      HP Motif XL (HP36394A)
                                      Post MR build of SUBSYS (B.30.01) to
                                      include Special Release of:
                                        Netware for the HP 3000 (HP32020)*
                                        OTS/XL (HP36971)*
                                        FTAM/XL (HP36972)*
                                        HPDeskManagerPLUS (HP36567)*

     B.31.00          R3143           XL Release 3.1 (Core Software Release)

                                      HP 3000 Series 9x7 and 9x7LX systems
                                      HP Easytime/EX (B1940A)

     B 40.00          R3217           MPE/iX Release 4.0 (Core Software Release)

                                      Token Ring 3000/iX Network Link (HPJ2167A)
                                      NCS Runtime (HP36961A)
                                      HP 5000 Model F100 (HPC2753A)
                                      HP GlancePlus Pak (HPB2953A)
                                      Support of HP-FL disk array devices:
                                        HPC2252B, HPC2252HA, HPC2254B, HPC2254HA
                                      Support of HPC1520B DDS drive on
                                        HP 3000 Series 9x7 and 9x7LX systems
                                      HP 3000 Series 980-400
                                      HP 3000 Series 990DX, 992DX/200, 992DX/300, and
                                        992DX/400 systems
     * Product has been retrofited into this version.
     + Patches are required for this product on XL Release 2.2 (A.41.00).
     ++ Patches are required for this product on XL Release 3.0 (B.30.00).

SUPPORTED RELEASES 

The following matrix provides information on the supported Commercial
Systems MPE/iX Releases.  It lists the currently supported releases and
the SPUs that are supported.  The matrix also provides all known factory
support termination dates.  When a release becomes unsupported, the
factory does not provide any support services for that release.  Online
calls are not accepted, and patches are not created; customers are
advised to roll to a supported release.
The support life of a release is dependent on its distribution type.
Releases that are distributed to the entire MPE/iX installed base (full
Push) are supported for 24 months, or 12 months following the full Push
release, whichever is longer.
Releases that are not distributed to the entire MPE/iX installed base are
supported for 12 months, or 3 months following the full Push release,
whichever is longer.

     SUPPORT MIT MATRIX

     Supported                Supported                        Support
     Releases                 Systems                          Termination Date

     @Release 2.2 (A.41.01)   920,922,925,930,932,935,948,     October 1, 1993
                              949,950,955,958,960,980-100

     Release 3.0 (B.30.00)    920,922,925,930,932,935,948      January 1, 1993
                              949,950,955,958,960,
                              980-100,980-200,980-300

     Release 3.1 (B.31.00)    9x7,9x7LX                        January 1, 1993**

     @Release 4.0 (B.40.00)   920,922,925,930,932,935,948      September 1, 1994 (12*)
                              949,950,955,958,960,980-100,
                              980-200,980-300,9x7,9x7LX,
                              980-400,990DX,992DX/200,
                              992DX/300,992DX/400

       @ Releases having a full Push distribution are denoted by an @
       sign.

       * The support termination date may change to enable customers to
       roll to the following full Push release.  The number in the ( )
       identifies how many months that release is supported after the
       first customer shipment of the following full Push release.  A
       newly calculated date or the date listed, whichever is longer is
       used as the support termination date.

       ** XL Release 3.1 is a limited distribution release, and it will
       have a limited support life.  Hewlett-Packard support for 3.1 will
       terminate three months after the next general release becomes
       available or on January 1, 1993, whichever is longer.



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