Communicator Summary

Chapter 1, Overview--Communicator Summary

Chapter 2, Announcements

• Introducing MPE/iX Express 1 Based on Release 7.0 -- provides overview of 7.1 enhancements.

• Removal of Support for Servers and HP-IB in MPE/iX -- details the discontinuance of support for certain older servers and the HP-IB device adapter.

• Discontinuance of High Availability Fiber Link Disk Drives -- describes discontinuance of High Availability Fiber Link disk drives.

• Obsoleted Products Removed from Release 6.5 -- lists the obsolete products that have been removed from the SUBSYS tape for the 6.5 release.

• Files associated with Obsoleted Products -- Lists the files associated with these obsoleted products: Resource Sharing, CCSY Access Server, CCSY Access/SQL and Cooperative Services/XL.

• Obtaining Software Security Patches for your HP Computer System -- Describes the process for obtaining security patches for HP systems.

Chapter 3, New Networking

Chapter 4, PCI-SCSI Device Adapter Cards

Chapter 5 Technical Articles

Chapter 6, Technical Articles

Chapter 7 , Product Release History

Chapter 8, Catalog of User Documentation

• A listing of all new or updated manuals at the time of the MPE/iX 7.0 Express 1 Release.

Topics in 6.5 Communicator on the Growth Solution and other Topics.

• Large Files overview -- describes the changes to the MPE/iX operating systems as a result of the introduction of Large File functionality.

• AIFs for Large Files -- describes the four modified intrinsics for handling Large Files.

• AIFs for Multiple Job Queues -- describes the enhanced functionality for obtaining queue information about multiple job queues.

• Increase in Number of TCP Connections -- describes an enhancement to allow 20000 connections.

• Dispatcher Multiple Runqueues -- describes the changes to the Dispatcher module including improved system performance.

• Increased System Limits - an overview -- provides a list of the increased system limits.

• Support for 511 Disks on MPE (A-Class and N-Class are limited to 255 until 7.0 Express 1) -- describes how to configure more than 255 disks.

• Increased Number of DSTs -- describes the increased number of data segments.

• User-defined Job Queues and ALTJOB HIPRI Enhancements -- describes the enhancement to 255 user-defined job queues possible on Release 6.5.

• NEWCI Command (CI Elimination) -- describes the functionality and implementation of the NEWCI command.

• Compatibility Considerations for COBOL and C -- describes the issues for COBOL and C as they relate to Large Files.

• C/iX Supports 64-bit Integers -- describes enhancement to C/iX compiler to provide full support for a 64-bit integer data type.

• FTP Support for Large Files

• Enterprise Management Solution -- describes a way to manage distributed IT environments using Legato Backup Solution.

• Support Tools Manager (STM) -- describes a method for handling complex data centers replacing the Sysdiag diagnostics system.

• Enhanced Message Source Template for HP 3000 Agents in ITO -- describes a new set of source templates installed on the Management Server.

• HP Secure Web Console -- describes a new HP product which provides secure console access from web browsers.

• TurboSTORE Support for DLT -- describes the capability for fast search on DLT drives.

• DLT4000/DLT7000 Differential Tape Support on MPE/iX -- describes the capabilities of the DLT4000 and DLT 7000 differential tape drives.

• DLT8000 Differential Tape Drives -- describes the capabilities of the DLT8000 differential tape drive.

• TERMDSM: User Interface Change under System Diagnostics -- describes the features of the new diagnostic interface named Support Tools Manager (STM).

• HP SureStore E Disk Array 12H on the HP 3000 -- describes the new HP disk array supported on the HP 3000.

• DVD Support on the HP 3000 -- provides information about replacing older CD-ROM drives with the DVD drive, while still permitting the use of CD-ROM disks.

• DLT 7000 and Legato Storage Node Usage -- provides listing of supported Legato Storage Node and DLT Libraries.

• HP SureStore E Disk Array XP256 -- describes the high-capacity, high-speed mass storage, with continuous data availability, ease of service, scalability, and connectivity.

Internet, Interoperability and Databases (6.5 Communicator)

• Large Transactions for IMAGE Users -- describes the solutions for large transactions available for IMAGE users

• XM User Checkpoint Priority Control -- describes the Transaction Manager process to write out dirty pages to reduce response time.

• Transact/iX Expanded B-Tree and File Open Enhancement -- describes the enhancements to Transact/iX to support B-Trees and File Open.

• Apache for MPE/iX -- describes new server software which enables your HP 3000 to function as a full-featured web server.

• Introducing LDAP C-SDK/iX -- describes a set of client APIs in C language for MPE/iX applications to access X.500 network directories.

• MPE/iX Software Developer's Kit (SDK) for Java, Version 1.2 -- describes the enhancements to the new release of JAVA for MPE/iX.

• HP Driver for JDBC -- provides information about the Java API that enables development of Java applications and applets with a wide range of relational databases.