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COMMUNICATOR 3000 MPE/iX General Release 5.0 (Core Software Release C.50.00) MPE/iX Communicators


COMMUNICATOR 3000 MPE/iX General Release 5.0 (Core Software Release C.50.00)

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   COMMUNICATOR 3000 MPE/iX General Release 5.0 (Core Software Release C.50.00) : COPYRIGHT NOTICE

   Ch 1.  MPE/iX General Release 5.0 (C.50.00) Overview
      MPE/iX 5.0 Release Strategy
      Communicator Summary
          What's New for the MPE/iX General Release 5.0
             New Communicator Articles
             Updated Communicator Articles
             Deleted Communicator Articles
          A Look at What is Protecting your MPE/iX Investment
          Compatibility Issues With MPE/iX Release 5.0
      MPE/iX 4.0 and 4.5 Support Termination

   Ch 2.  System Information/Before You Install
       MPE/iX Release 5.0 Disk Space Requirements
          When Installing MPE/iX...
          When Updating MPE/iX...
          Note on Disk Drive Requirements for LDEV 1
          Note on Disk Space Requirements for POSIX
      Determining LDEV 1 Disk Space Required for UPDATE
          Preparing for a System Release UPDATE
          Validating a CSLT Created During System Backup
          Other CHECKSLT Functions
          Retrieving CHECKSLT
          Estimating Disk Space Required by UPDATE
          More Information
          Determining the Status of the CSLT
      HP7933s and HP7935s as LDEV 1
      AUTOINSTALL and DDS Firmware Problem
      Recovery From "OUT OF DISK SPACE" During UPDATE
          What You See
          What You Should Do
             Files Skipped Because Out of Disk Space
             Files Skipped Because of Other Reasons
             Missing Messages
             Mix and Match
          If This Does Not Work
          Things to Remember
             When to Continue
             Reserving Contiguous Disk Space for UPDATE
      8-MByte Memory Limitation Removed
      HP System Account and Directory Naming Structure
          System Accounts
          System Directories
      MPE/iX Release 5.0: POSIX Information and More
          ** New Features of MPE/iX: Using the Hierarchical File System
          MPE/iX Shell and Utilities User's Guide
          MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual Volumes 1 and 2
          **MPE/iX Developer's Kit Reference Manual Volumes 1 and 2

   Ch 3.  System Management
       Introducing New Workgroups on the HP 3000
          Traditional CPU Scheduling
          Introducing Workgroups
             Displaying Workgroup Information
             Tuning a Workgroup
          Process Scheduling Changes
             Priority Decay
             Preemption
             Timeslice
          Overview of the Workload Manager
          Creating User-Defined Workgroups
             Workgroup Membership Criteria
             Workgroup Scheduling Characteristics
             New and Modified CI Commands
      CI Commands for the Workload Manager
          Product Overview
          Creating a User-Defined Workgroup
          Replacing an Existing Workgroup Configuration
          Changing the Attributes of a Workgroup
          Displaying Workgroup Information
             SUMMARY Format
          WGFILE Format
          PROCS Format
          DETAIL Format
          Purging a Workgroup
          Altering a Process' Workgroup Assignment
          Displaying Process Information
      Introducing the Workload Manager New and Modified Macros
          New Macro
          Modified Macros
      Introducing the SETCOUNTER Command
          Introduction
          Syntax
          Command Operation
          System Operation
             Backward Compatibility
          Use
          Examples
      Introducing FLEXRBLD, a Customer Utility to Manage HP-FL Disk Arrays
          Overview
          Support
          Operation
             Available Commands
             Commands Used Most
                REBUILD
                PROGRESS
                APROGRESS
                DEVICE
                EXIT
          SUMMARY
      JOBINFO Intrinsic Enhancements
          Overview
          Longer Command Lines
             Item 11 (Current Job Step)
             Item 34 (Current Job Step Length)
             Item 49 (New Current Job Step)
                Implementation Characteristics
                Input Usage
                Output Usage
                Revised Itemerror
          Greater Security
      Introducing the HP PowerTrust UPS Monitor/iX
          Introduction to UPS Powerfail Protection
          Features and Benefits of the UPS Hardware
          Introducing UPS Monitor/iX Software
             Features of UPS Monitor/iX
          I/O Interface Hardware Requirements
          For Further Information
      Introducing the Threshold Manager
          Overview
          Configuration
      HP 3000 Security Monitor/iX
          Overview
             Logon Access
             Password Management
             Command Access
             File Access
             Batch Submission
             Security Audit
          Comparison to MPE/V Security Monitor
      Introducing HP MPE/iX Software on CD
          Features And Benefits
      Introducing HPINSTAL/iX for the HP 3000
          Features and Benefits
          CD-ROM Media Option
      Introducing CD Extensions for MPE/iX
          Benefits
          Features
          Technical Overview
             Minimal Hardware and Software Prerequisites
             Product Architecture
             The Client Side: Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions
             The Server Side: Cache and Media Management
                The Media Manager
          Configuration and Performance
      Introducing Memory Page Deallocation (MPD)
      New Option to Enforce Logon UDCs (Disabling HELLO ";PARM=-1")
      Spool File Recovery At Boot Time
          Understanding the Process
          Improvements to the Process
             General System Performance
             Specific User Considerations
             Other Considerations
                Work file HPDISU00.PUB.SYS
      SPIFF Spool File Interface Facility
          Introduction
          Major Differences Between SPIFF and Spook
          New Features and Enhancements
      TurboSTORE/iX Changes
          Free Trial Period of Advanced Features
          New Utility for Magneto-Optical Backup
          Special Wildcarded Name Translation for HFS File Backups
          Storing Symbolic Links and Device Links
          Differences You May Notice
             STORE and TSTORE Program Files are the Same
             Multi-process Differences
             Operator Request Differences
             File Listing Differences
          Using $NULL as a STORE Device
          Notification of File Availability
          STORE Console Messages
          STORE File Warning Messages
          Expanded RENAME functionality
          Using Remote Devices for Backups
      Introducing SETCLOCK and SHOWCLOCK, Two New CI Commands
          Overview
          Background
          How SETCLOCK Changes System Time
          How SHOWCLOCK Reports System Time
      Introducing the New DIRLIMIT Utility
          Functionality
          The Interface
          Considerations
      System Limits Improved
          More Processes
          More Devices
          More Logons
      System Logging Changes
          Terminology
          New System Log Events
          System Log Record Formats
             1#### vs. 2#### Record Formats
             Filenames
          SYSGEN
          LOGTOOL
      Native Mode Message File Enhancements
          Native Mode Implementation
          Increased Number of Concurrent Writers
          Increased I/O Performance
          Increased File Size
          FFILEINFO Change
      CI Error Message Changes
          Overview
          Examples
          Workaround
             Step 1: Upshift text of messages in set 2
             Step 2: Install the modified message catalog
      SHOWIN and SHOWOUT Changes
      SHOWDEV Enhancements
      KSAM XL File Size Reduction Enhancements
          Overview
          KSAMPARAM Changes
          Changes to the FILE, BUILD, LISTEQ, and LISTFILE Commands
          FFILEINFO and FLABELINFO Changes
          Copying KSAM XL Files
          Moving New KSAM XL Files to Previous Releases
      DSCOPY of NM KSAM XL Files to Pre-5.0 MPE/iX Systems
      PURGE Command Accepts Wildcards
          New PURGE Feature
          PURGE Syntax
          Examples
      VOLUTIL Enhancement
          Product Overview
          User Interface
          Syntax
          Parameters
          Examples
      Introducing CONTIGVOL in VOLUTIL
          Product Overview
          Related Information
          User Interface
          Syntax
          Parameters
          Examples
             Example 1
             Example 2
             Example 3
             Example 4
      DUMP and AutoRestart Enhancements
          Change in DUMP Option
          32 Kb Tape Blocks
          Other Changes
          System Volume Set Dump Size Reduction
          Main Memory
      System V Interprocess Communication
      AIF Enhancements
          AIF:Operating System
          New Magneto-Optical Disk Library System AIFs
             AIFMOALLOCATE
             AIFMODEALLOCATE
             AIFMOMOUNT
             AIFMODISMOUNT
             AIFMOGET/PUT
          New Workload Manager AIFs
             AIFCHANGELOGON
             AIFPROCGET/PUT
             AIFSCGET/PUT
             AIFSYSWIDEGET
                Process Area
                Workgroup Area
             AIFWGADD
             AIFWGGET/PUT
             AIFWGPURGE
             AIFWGREPLACE
          Existing AIF Enhancements
             AIFACCTGET/PUT
             AIFDEVICEGET/PUT
             AIFFILEGGET/PUT
             AIFFILELGET/PUT
             AIFKSMCREATE
             AIFPROCGET/PUT
             AIFSCGET/PUT
             AIFSYSWIDEGET
          AIF:Measurement Interface
             MIPROCGET/PUT
          AIF:Procedure Exits
      DIRMIG Enhancements
          Password Encryption
          Other Password Management Features
      Hi-Li Version A.00.11 Enhancements

   Ch 4.  System Support Tools
       HP Predictive Support Enhancements
          Product Overview
          Upgrading to B.50.10
          New Features
          Before You Update HP Predictive Support

   Ch 5.  POSIX/Open Solutions
       General POSIX Release Shipping with MPE/iX 5.0
          Interfaces and Services
          Ported Applications
          POSIX and MPE/iX
          MPE/iX Developer's Kit
      POSIX News In Brief
          If You Are New to POSIX and the HFS
          For POSIX or POSIX-Related Application Developers
          For the System Manager
          For the Open Systems Programmer
          New File Types
          4.5 Restrictions Removed
          Incompatibilities Between 4.5 and 5.0
          Networking Limitations
      POSIX Computer-Based Training
          Learning to Manage Your MPE 5.0 System
      The Hierarchical File System
          Overview
          Hierarchical Directory Structure
          Current Working Directory
          Multiple Syntax Support
             MPE-Only Syntax
             HFS Syntax
             MPE-Escaped Syntax
          Creating/Purging Hierarchical Directories
          New File Types
             Pipes
             FIFOs
             Symbolic Links
             Device Links
             Byte-Stream Files
          Miscellaneous
      MPE/iX File Access and Security Enhancements
          POSIX.1 Model
          Integrating the Two Worlds
          ACD Evaluation
             Dynamic Nature of $OWNER and $GROUP
             Lockwords
             Appropriate Privilege
             Required ACDs
          STORE
          RESTORE
          EXECUTE (X) Access
          CWD and File Security
          Additional Information
      MPE/iX New and Enhanced Intrinsics
          Overview
          New Intrinsics
             HPDEVCREATE
             HPPIPE
          Enhanced Intrinsics
             FFILEINFO
             FLABELINFO
             FOPEN
             FRENAME
             HPFOPEN
      New and Enhanced CI Commands
          Product Overview
          Hierarchical File System (HFS)
             Creating a Directory
             Changing the Current Working Directory (CWD)
             Purging a Directory
          Symbolic Links
             Creating a Symbolic Link
             Purging a Symbolic Link
          The Workload Manager Commands
          Using the System Clock
          Setting the System Counters
          Altering a Directory or a File's Attributes
          Viewing Disk Space Usage
          New CI Variables
          New FINFO Item Numbers
          Enhancements to Commands
             STORE
             PURGE
             LISTFILE
             LISTF
             SHOWPROC
          Miscellaneous Enhancements
          Some Useful UDCs
          Additional Information
      Introducing the MPE/iX Shell and Utilities
          Overview
          Tools Provided
          Comparing MPE/iX CI Commands to the MPE/iX Shell
          Archiving
          Built-Ins
          HPPXUDC.PUB.SYS
          Additional Information
      MPE/iX Developer's Kit: New Functionality
          New POSIX.1/C Programmatic Interfaces for MPE/iX 5.0
      Managing a 5.0 POSIX HP 3000 System
          POSIX /iX System Management
             System Backup
             Disk Space Management
             Security
             File Transport
             System UDCs
             System Logging
             Third-Party Software
          Conclusion
          Glossary
      The UID/GID Databases Enhanced
          Overview
          Obsoleted Directory User Nodes
          Storing and Restoring User Information
          Updating and System Boot Error Recovery
          Backdating
          PXUTIL
             VERSION
             BACKDATE
             PURGE
             HELP
             QUIT
             EXIT
          Summary
      Creating Pre-POSIX Compatible Tapes
          HFS Name Mapping
          Important Information
          Preserving File Security
      Files and Directories Under MPE/iX Accounts
      Symbolic Links on MPE/iX
          Overview
          Operations on Symbolic Links
             Creating Symbolic Links
             Removal of Symbolic Links
             Renaming Symbolic Links
             Archiving Symbolic Links
             The MPE/iX LISTFILE Command
          Symbolic Links and File Equations
          Symbolic Link Examples
          "Polite" Unlink
      Enhancements to Support Special and Device Files
          Overview
             Device Link Files
             FIFO Files
             Streams Files
          File System Intrinsic Support
             HPDEVCREATE - New Intrinsic
             C Library Functions
                mknod()
                mklannod()
                mkfifo()
          MKNOD Program
      Byte-Stream Emulation
          What is Emulation?
          Caveats
          Transparent Binding
          Idiosyncrasies
             Fixed Byte-Stream Emulation
             Variable to Byte-Stream Emulation
             Byte-Stream to Variable Emulation
          Conclusion
      Loading Programs and XLs from HFS
      Curses Library Now Available on MPE/iX
          Product Overview
          Terminal Type and Terminfo Support
          Supported Terminal Configurations
          Curses/iX Programmer's Environment
             The Curses/iX library is a relocatable library
             A tracing library is available
          Curses/iX Standards Compliance
             Partially implemented and totally unimplemented functions
      HP Motif/iX (TM) Enhancements
          Overview
          HP Motif/iX Releases
          Product Features
          Hardware Requirements
          Software Requirements
          Supported Display Servers
          Certification
      HP Symbolic Debugger (xdb) Enhancements
          Support of Hierarchical File System (HFS)
          New Command Line Switch: -h
          Specifying Command Line Options From POSIX Shells
          Improved Support for COBOL LINKAGE SECTION Data Items
          Improved Support for Pascal Strings
          Support for Printing FORTRAN Array Elements

   Ch 6.  Application Development
       Introducing Shared Globals on MPE/iX Loader
          Intended Audience
          Introduction
          Features and Benefits
             Features
             Benefits
      HP Link Editor/iX Enhancements
          Shared Globals
          POSIX Links
          Global Data Limit
          New Options
          Compatibility
          Impact
          New User Error Message
          New Warning Message
          New Language Subsystem Error Message
      Introducing ALLBASE/REPLICATE
      Announcing the VPlus VMERGE Utility
          VPlus Version B.06.05
          VMERGE Utility
      Release II of HP Open DeskManager and HP Open DeskManagerPLUS
          Compatibility
          Upgrades
          Updates/Bug Fixes
      HP IMAGE/SQL: with TurboIMAGE/XL and Query Enhancements
          What is HP IMAGE/SQL?
          Components of HP IMAGE/SQL
          How Do You Get HP IMAGE/SQL?
             Special Considerations
             Additional Information
          TurboIMAGE/XL Enhancements
             Dynamic Detail Data Set Expansion
             Placement of Entries in DBPUT
             Transient Broken Chains
             Additional Information
          Query
             Third-party Indexing Enhancement
             New Entry Point NOCI
      QUERY 3.0 Enhancements
      ALLBASE/SQL Enhancements
          Product Overview
          Standards
             SET TRANSACTION and SET SESSION
             FIPS Flagger
          Performance
             Access Plan Modification
             NO OPTINFO Clause Added to INSTALL Command
             DROP SETOPTINFO Clause Added to VALIDATE Command
             Application Development Concurrency
             Optimizer Enhancement
             TRUNCATE TABLE Command
             I/O Performance Improvements
             LOAD Performance Improvements
          High Availability
             Partial Store and Restore.
             Listing files on the backup devices.
             Partial Rollforward Recovery.
             DBEFiles and groups on MPE/iX.
             Detached Database Objects
             User initiated CHANGELOG.
             Console Messages logged to a file.
             Physical file creation and deletion recoverable.
             New and Updated SQLUtil Commands
          Usability
             Cursor Access to Multiple Row Result Sets in Procedures
             Support for 1023 Columns
             Case Insensitivity
             ISQL HELP Text Improvements
             EXTRACT Command
             New SQLGEN Commands
             Extended Limits
                Support for 4 gigabyte LOG files
                Pseudo Table Support for an unlimited number of users
                Increased memory for Data Buffer Pages and Run Time Control Block Pages
                Prevention of Counter Overflow
             POSIX Support and MicroFocus COBOL
             Application Thread Support
          Tools
             SQLMON Tool
             SQLAudit
          Connectivity and Client Server
             ALLBASE/NET Enhancements
             ALLBASE/NET ReDesign
             Changed Restrictions for Executing NETUTIL Commands
             Migration Issues for SERVER/CLIENT using HP-UX version 10.0 or greater.
             ALLBASE/PC API/ODBC
          Special Considerations
          Additional Information
      DBChange Plus Enhancements
          Support for Dynamic Data Set Expansion
          Faster Capacity Changes for Detail Data Sets
          Conversion of Change File Format
          SHOW command
          NEWS command
          Better Error Messages
      HP Pascal/iX Enhancements
          roundlong
          trunclong
      HP COBOL II/iX Enhancement
          File Status 48 For Write to ACCESS SEQUENTIAL File
      HP C/iX Enhancements for MPE/iX 5.0
          New Options
             +H option
             -Ae option
             +k option
             +f option
             -J option
             Sized enum
             libc functions
          New LIBC/iX Library
      Transact/iX A.05.01
          Transact Enhancements
      RPG/iX Enhancements A.00.12
          Introduction
          Overview of $INCLUDE
          Description of $INCLUDENOW
             SYNTAX
             EXAMPLE
          SORTA with Numeric Arrays
          RESET Operator
          Overflow Checking
      NetDelivery A.02.06
      HP ALLBASE/Query Ad-hoc Report and Query Tool
          Introduction
      HP Business Report Writer/iX Enhancements
          Introduction
          Laser Printing Made Simple with BRW
             Version Compatibility
             Online Review
             Inhibiting Escape Sequences
          Third Party Indexing Made Simple with BRW
          Other Enhancements
             More context in Compile errors
             Improved report listing utility
             Improved VERIFY function
             Improvements to the Online Review screen
             Data type information on the Use Items screen
             Update prompts when switching reports
             Delete prompt for deleting reports
      Enhancements for EDITOR A.09.00
          Introduction
          Case Insensitive Operations
             Examples
          Command Entry Through the INFO String and SET PERMY
             Example
          Redo Command
             Example
             Limitations
          Enhanced FIND Command - Find Through a Range
             Example
          Optional Terminal Output Formatting Change
             Limitations
          Compact Format for Text of NM Spool Files on MPE/iX
             Example
          File System Now Responsible for File Name Editing
          Other Changes in EDITOR A.09.00
      HP Business BASIC/iX
          HP Business BASIC/iX Version A.00.13
          Compatibility with Previous Versions
      MPE/iX System Debug Enhancements
          Support for Shared Global Data
          POSIX Support
          Symbolic Formatting Tag Lists
          Control Characters in FV Strings
          Dump Time Stamps
          Error Management

   Ch 7.  Networking/Client-Server
       MPE/iX 5.0 ARPA Services and ThinLAN 3000/iX Network Link Software
          Product Overview
          Documentation
          System Configuration, Network Planning, and Network Installation
          Important Information
          Support
          Networking Software That Can Be Ordered On MPE/iX 5.0 General Release
      TELNET/iX Client Available on MPE/iX 5.0
          Product Information
          Limitations of TELNET/iX Client
      Resource Sharing A.02.00 for MPE/iX Industry Standard TCP/IP Enhancement
          Overview of Enhancement
          HP 3000 Server Information
             NetBIOS Name Service Resolution
             SHOWNBSTATUS Command
          Installation and Configuration Changes
             Network Configuration
             Ethernet/802.3 Flag
             Subnet Mask
             Neighbor Gateways
             Reserved Server Requirement
             LOOP Network Interface Name
          Client Networking Information
             Microsoft LAN Manager Client Software
             How To Obtain Microsoft LAN Manager Client Software
             Download files from Internet
             Download files from Compuserve
             Order "Network Client Pack" from Microsoft or retailer
             How To Obtain the 16-bit TCP/IP Protocol for Microsoft Windows for
             How To Obtain the 32-Bit TCP/IP Protocol Version for Microsoft Windows
          Other References
      HP OpenView Console/System Manager Changes
          The HP OV Console/SysMgr PC Software Moving to 7.2
             New Features
      Introducing AppleTalk Services for the HP 3000
      Introducing Applied Computerized Telephony (ACT) API 4.0
          ACT API SUMMARY
          ACT Supported Switch Platforms & Data Sheet Part Numbers
      Introducing FDDI 3000/iX Network Link
          Overview
          Product Features
      Introducing SNA/Token Ring Link/iX
          Overview
          IBM Host Hardware/Software Requirements
          IBM AS/400 Hardware/Software Requirements
      Introducing NetWare v3.11 for the HP 3000
      DTC/TIO Enhancements in MPE/iX 5.0
          Introduction
          Routable Avesta Flow Control Protocol (AFCP)
          Host-based MPE/iX Support of DTC 16RX Access to HP 3000
          TIO Performance Enhancements
          DTC 16MX and DTC 16iX
          Configuration of the DTC as an SNMP Agent
          Automatic system Cross-validation within NMMGR
          Support of FLASH EEPROM
          Hardware Handshaking for Modem Ports
          Configuration of Port for HP PowerTrust UPS for HP 3000 Systems
          Support of 4649 Terminal I/O devices
          Support of 1000 Device Classes
          Product Documentation
      Berkeley Sockets Enhancements in MPE/iX 5.0
          Introduction
          Functionality and Supported Calls
          Product Structure and Availability
          Quick Comparison: BSD Sockets and NetIPC Sockets
      NS/3000 and POSIX File Limitations

   Ch 8.  Performance Management Tools
       HP GlancePlus for MPE/iX On the Move Again
          New Functionality at a Glance
             Softkeys Enhanced
             Disk Screen Enhancements
             New BackView Screen
             New Workload Manager Screen
             Other Enhancements
      HP GlancePlus for MPE/iX 60-Day Trial Software
      HP Performance Collection Software Enhanced
          Workload Manager Workgroups Can Be Defined as Applications
          Global Memory Fault Metrics Added
          POSIX Program File Names Supported
          Command Line Interface for Extract and Utility
          User Selectable Summarization Interval for Exported Data
          User Selectable Missing Data Value for Exported Data
          Start and Stop Dates Can Be Set Relative to Log File Contents
      HP GlancePlus Pak for MPE/iX
          Compatibility with HP GlancePlus
          Compatibility with HP PerfRX and LaserRX/MPE
          Have it Your Way

   Ch 9.  Peripherals
       Fast/Wide (Differential) SCSI Support
          Features And Benefits
      New Magneto Optical Disk Drive
      MPE/iX Tape Configuration Limits
      Transportability of HP 5000 Spool Files from MPE/iX Release 5.0 to 4.0
      SCSI and HP-IB CD-ROM Drives
          CD-ROM and HPINSTAL
          CD-ROM and PC Application Access
      Introducing HP7980S and HP7980SX SCSI Tape Drive Support
          Product Overview
      MPE/iX Host Control for Tape Drives
          Syntax
          Examples

   Ch 10.  Technical Articles
       Workload Manager Technical Overview
          Introduction
          Article Contents
          Features and Benefits
             Unlimited Partitioning
             System Manager in Control
             Controlling User Service Levels
          Workgroups
             Membership Criteria
                Logon
                Program
                Queue
             Scheduling Characteristics
                Base and Limit Priorities
                Quantum Bounds
                Boost Property
                Timeslice
                CPU Percentage Bounds
          Commands
             NEWWG
             ALTWG
             SHOWWG
             PURGEWG
             SHOWPROC
             ALTPROC
          Sample Uses
             Consolidations
                Partitioning
                User Expectations
             Reactive Changes
                Increase CPU Access
                Decrease CPU Access
             Proactive Changes
             More Consistent Response Times
                Single Workgroup
                Other Workgroup(s)
      MPE/iX Shared Globals Technical Overview
          Intended Audience
          Introduction
          How to Use Shared Globals from a Developer's Perspective
             Compilers
             Link Editor
             POSIX and Shared Global Developers Must Recompile
             $GLOBAL$ Directive Required in Pascal XL Libraries
             New Library: LIBCSHR
             Linking C Application with C Libraries
             Guidelines for the Linkage Method
             MPE/iX C LINK and GO Commands
             Summary of the Data Binding Rules
          A Look Under the Hood--OS Support for Shared Globals
             Overview of Loader Operation
                Binding Sequence
                LST Enhancement
                Functional Description
                Algorithm
             Data External Reference Table (DXRT)
                Usage
                Structure
                Access
             Process Data Dictionary (PDD)
                Adding Data Symbols
                Binding Data Symbols
             Binding Rules for Data Symbols
                HP-UX Implementation
                MPE/iX Implementation
                Binding Semantics
          RUN Command Example
             Program Source
             Library Source
             Source Compilation
             Object Linking
             Program Execution
             The Program Output
             LMAP Option
          NM Debug
          AIF: Procedure Exits
          Related Topics
      POSIX Libraries in XLs
          Intended Audience
          Introduction
          POSIX in XLs
             Method 1
             Method 2
             Method 3
          Constraints
          Related Topics
      Memory Page Deallocation (MPD)
          MPD and Current Systems
             Memory Failures
          Components of MPD
             Page Deallocation Table (PDT)
             Memory Selftest
             MEMLOGP
             MEMDIAG/LOGTOOL
             O/S Memory Manager
             Predictive
          GENERAL OPERATION
             System Startup
             Online Operation
          MPD and Current Systems
      A Detailed Look At System Limits
          Overview
          What Are The Constraints
          Best Case Rating
          Worst Case Rating
             Network Servers Limit
             Concurrent Process Limit
          Maximum Number Of Compatibility Mode Data Segments (DSTs)
          Maximum Number Of Processes Per User Logging ID
      Using the SETCLOCK Command
          Overview
          How System Time is Kept on the HP 3000
             How the Time Zone Offset is Obtained
          The Three Forms of the SETCLOCK Command
             Date-Time Form
                Example
             Correction Form
                Example
             Time-Zone Form
                Example: Change to Daylight Savings Time
                Example: Change from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time
          The Cancel Parameter
          How Long a Gradual Correction Takes
          Dealing with an Incorrectly Set Hardware Clock
             Example: Correcting an erroneous hardware clock by using the time-zone
             Second Example: Correcting an erroneous hardware clock by using the
          Conclusion
      HP COBOL II/iX Technical Overview
          File Status 48 For Write to ACCESS SEQUENTIAL File
          Compatibility With Older Programs
          Impact
          Informational Message
          984
      VPlus VMERGE Utility User's Guide
          Introduction
          Overview
          Forms File Handling by FORMSPEC and VMERGE
          Input File Compatibility
          Application Requirements for Combined Forms Files
          Technical Reference
          Example 1: Using VMERGE to Combine Forms Files
          Example 2: Using VMERGE to Divide a Forms File
          VMERGE Messages
          Deleting Forms Using FORMSPEC's Batch Mode Facilities
      How to Use the New Hi-Li Features
          HPDSETENV Changes
          HPDGETENV Changes
          HPDGETENV and HPDSETENV Errors and Exceptions:
          YYMMDD, COBOL Packed, and COBOL Zoned Data Conversion Support
          Application Buffer and Form Initialization Merge Enhancement
      HP7980S and HP7980SX SCSI Tape Drive Support
          Automatic Volume Recognition Access Time
          Offline
          Powerfail Recovery
          Hardware Configuration Option 81 Not Available

   Ch 11.  Product Release History
      Supported Releases

   Ch 12.  Catalog of User Documentation
       Introduction
   INDEX
       Index



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