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General Information Manual MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation


General Information Manual

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 General Information Manual
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   Ch 1.  Introduction
       Management Overview
          HP 3000 strategy
      HP 3000 Systems
          HP 3000 high-end systems
          HP 3000 entry and midrange systems
      HP Precision Architecture
      HP 3000 Operating Environment
          Major features
      Data Management and CASE
          Interoperability
          CASE tools
          PC clients
          3GL tools
      Networking products
      Office Information
      Customer Support Services

   Ch 2.  HP 3000 Hardware Overview
       Introduction
      HP 3000 High-End Systems
          Series 955, 960, 980/100, and 980/200
          High-performance
             Alternative to traditional mainframes
          Major features
          System organization
             HP 3000 Series 980 Processor
             HP 3000 Series 955 and 960 processor
          Subsystems
      HP Entry and Midrange Systems
          HP 3000 Series 917LX, 927LX, 937LX, 937, 947LX, 947, 957LX, 957, 967LX, and 967
          Major features
          System organization
          I/O subsystem
             HP EasyTime/XL
      Series 920, 922RX, 922LX, 922, 932, 948, and 958 Systems
          Major features
          System organization
          Subsystems

   Ch 3.  HP 3000 Operating Environment
       Introduction
          Single operating environment
          Superior performance
          Robust functionality
          Open systems and standards
          Systems management
          Ease-of-use
      Designed for Performance
          Virtual memory management
          Multiprocessing
      High Availability
          Transaction management
             Transaction manager
             Transaction logging
          Automatic power failure recovery
             HP AutoRestart/XL
             HP Mirrored Disk/XL
             HP SPU Switchover/XL
          User volumes
          Online diagnostics
      Open Systems and Standards
          Operating system standards
             POSIX on the HP 3000
          User interface standards
             X Window System and OSF/Motif
             HP Motif XL
      Systems Management
          HP OpenView
          Performance management
             HP LaserRX
             HP GlancePlus
             HP RXForecast
             HP Software Performance Tuner/XL
             HP Performance Consulting service
          Administration
             System account structure
          System security
          System availability
          Operations control
          Storage management
             System backup and restore
             HP TurboSTORE/XL
             Disk and tape management
             Database administration
      User-Friendliness
          User interface
             User-defined commands and command files
             Online Help facility
          Interactive processing
          Batch processing
          System utilities
          Native language support
      Protecting Your Application Investment
          Native mode and compatibility mode
          Flexibility and migration
          Cross-development (MPE V and MPE/XL)

   Ch 4.  Data Management and CASE
       Introduction
      Data Management
          HP ALLBASE/SQL
             Best performance
             Open interoperability and portability
             Superior reliability, data integrity, and supportability
          HP TurboIMAGE
          HP ALLBASE/Turbo CONNECT
          HP ALLBASE/NET
          HP ALLBASE/DB2 CONNECT
          HP KSAM
          ISV databases
      HP 3000 Open CASE
          Application development process
          Integrated CASE
          Planning and analysis
          Design
          Implementation
             Fourth-generation languages (4GL)
             Third-generation languages (3GL)
             HP COBOL II
             HP C/XL
             HP FORTRAN 77
             HP Pascal
             HP RPG
             HP Business BASIC
          Forms management
             HP FORMSPEC
             HP VPLUS
             HP VPLUS/Windows
             HP Motif XL
             HP JAM
          Software editing and control
             HP EDIT/XL
             HP Software Revision Controller
          Reporting
             HP Business Report Writer
             HP ALLBASE/QUERY
             HP Information Access
             HP NewWave Access
          Testing
             HP Symbolic Debugger/XL
             HP Software Performance Tuner/XL
          Production and maintenance
             HP ALLBASE/SQL administration
             HP DBChange Plus
             HP Toolset/XL

   Ch 5.  Networks
       Overview
          HP Networking Strategy
      Terminal-to-system communication
          DTC
          HP 3000 900 Series system access
             Local access
             Remote access
          Multivendor system access
          The DTC family
          DTC Management
      PC Integration
          Terminal emulation
          NewWave Office and LAN Manager
          Novell connectivity
          Apple connectivity
      System-to-System Communication
          HP Network Services
             Virtual terminal
             Network file transfer
             Remote file and peripheral access
             Remote database access
             Network interprocess communication
             Remote process management
             Security
          ARPA services
          OSI services
             HP X.400/3000
      Local Area Networking
      Extended LAN networking
          HP Remote Bridge
          HP Routers
      Wide Area Networking
          NS Point-to-Point Link
          HP DTC X.25 XL Network Link
      Open Wide Area Networking
          HP 2335A X.25 Multiplexer
          HP Model 45 X.25 Switch and IBM PAD
      HP 3000-to-IBM Communications
          BSC communication
             BSC Remote Job Entry
          SNA communication
             SNA IMF
             SNA NRJE
             SNA LU6.2 API
             SNA DHCF/XL
          X.25 or SNA backbone
             NS SNA/XL
             HP SNA X.25 Link/XL
          NetView integration
          Electronic mail integration
      Integrated Systems and Network Management
          HP OpenView development environments
             HP OpenView Windows/DOS
             HP OpenView Network Management Server
          Network and systems management
             HP OpenView System Manager
             HP OpenView Network Node Manager
             HP OpenView DTC Manager
             NetCI
             NMMGR
          Local Area Network management
             HP OpenView Bridge Manager for DOS
             HP OpenView Hub Manager for DOS
             LAN Probe
             LANDIAG
          Wide Area Network management
             HP OpenView Switch/PAD Manager
             HP OpenView Data Line Monitor
          Performance management
      Application integration
          HP Software Integration Sockets

   Ch 6.  Office Information
       HP NewWave Office
          HP NewWave
             Key capabilities
          Information Access services
          Information distribution services
             HP DeskManager
             PC Mailing with HP NewWave Mail and HP AdvanceMail
             HP DeskMon
             HP DeskManager intrinsics
             HP OfficeFax
             HP Schedule
             HP File/Library
             Connectivity
          HP AdvanceLink
             MS-Windows
             HP NewWave environments
             Apple Macintosh
             MS-DOS
          Shared resource services
          Networked PC management
          Application development tools
             LAN Manager/XL Named Pipes APIs for client-server application developers
             Cooperative Services
             NewWave Developer's Kit

   Ch 7.  Peripheral Devices
      Peripheral Connections
          HP-FL channels
          HP-IB channels
          SCSI channels
          Workstation connections
      System Printers
          HP 256xC family
      Serial Printers
          HP LaserJet Series III and LaserJet IIID
          HP LaserJet IIISi
      Backup Solutions
          Digital Data Storage (DDS) drives
          Rewritable Optical Disk Library
          1/2-inch magnetic tape
      Disk Drives
          HP C24xx Series
          HP C22xx Series
      HP Personal Computers
          HP Vectra 286/12 PC
          HP Vectra QS/16S and QS/20 PC
          HP Vectra RS/20C and RS/25C PC
          HP Vectra 386/25
          HP Vectra 486 PC
      Workstations
          HP 700/43 ASCII terminal
          HP 700/92 blockmode display terminal
          HP 700/94 high-performance blockmode terminal

   Ch 8.  Commitment to Your Success
       Hardware and software support
          Customer support services
          Hardware maintenance services
             Priority Plus Level Support
             Priority Support
             Next Day Support
             Scheduled Support
          HP Multivendor Network Support Program
          Software support services
             HP TeamLine
             HP ResponseLine
             HP Startup ResponseLine
             HP BasicLine
             HP Custom Support Plan
             HP Software Update Materials
          Consulting services
          HP Disaster Recovery
             HP Disaster Recovery Planning
             HP Backup
      Customer Education
          Curriculum paths for new HP 3000 users
             System operators and system managers
             System administrators in a production application environment
             Programmers, application developers, and systems analysts
             General users
             MPE V migration to 900 Series
          HP 3000 curriculum paths
             Data management: programmers, database administrators, and system analysts
             Languages: programmers, software developers, and application developers
             Selected self-paced topics
      Customer documentation
          HP LaserROM information service and software

   Ap A. HP Precision Architecture
       Foundation for the Next-GenerationHP 3000s
          Designed to last
          Key features
          Reasons for RISC
      The Advantages of Simplicity
          Compatibility
          Lower cost
          Higher performance potential
          Allows for a broad family of systems
          Ideal for advancing technologies
          Higher processor reliability
      RISC Attributes: Maximizing Processor Performance
          Hardwired control and single-cycle execution
          Reduced number of instructions
          Fixed instruction length and format
          Register-intensive operation
          Load/Store memory
          Decreased effort atrun time
      HP Precision Architecture: Extending RISC
          Expanded addressability
          Multiprocessors
          Floating-point coprocessors
          Decimal arithmetic support
          High-performance input/output
          Instruction pipelining
          Delayed-branch capability
          Optimizing compilers
          Millicode
          Extensive data and code protection mechanism
      A Closer Look at HP PA-RISC
          Instruction set
          Floating-point instructions
          Data types
          CPU register set
          Virtual memory
          Virtual address translation
          Virtual memory access protection
      Instruction Set Listing



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