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Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Express 1 Based on Release 7.0: HP e3000 MPE/iX Computer Systems

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HP Part Number: 30216-90328

Edition: Volume 12, Issue 2

Published: E0701

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Table of Contents
1 Overview—MPE/iX Express 1 Based on Release 7.0 (C.70.01)
Communicator Summary
Chapter 1, Overview--Communicator Summary
Chapter 2, Announcements
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
Topics in 6.5 Communicator on the Growth Solution and other Topics.
Internet, Interoperability and Databases (6.5 Communicator)
MPE/iX Patches on HP IT Resource Center
Features and Benefits
Access Method to the HP IT Resource Center
Electronic Digests
Patch Installation Tools
2 Announcements
MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1
MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1 features include the following:
End of Support Dates for MPE/iX Release 6.0:
6250 bpi Tapes As A Software Distribution Media
HP Will Retire Support of HP 3000 9x7 Servers
Protect your investment
New options and opportunities
Apache for MPE/iX Release Plan Changes
Apache for MPE/iX Documentation Errata
HP 5000 Printers and HP e3000 A-/N-Class Support Update
Removal of Support for Servers and HP-IB in MPE/iX
Discontinuance of High Availability Fiber Link Disk Drives
Obsolete Products Removed from as of 6.5
During an FOS Update
Following an Install
Files Associated with Obsoleted Products:
Resource Sharing, CCSY Access Server, CCSY Access SQL, Cooperative Services/XL
Important Predictive Support Changes in MPE/iX 6.5 and Later
Product Overview
Predictive Support Changes as of MPE/iX Release 6.5
Obtaining Software Security Patches for your HP Computer System
HP IT Resource Center Security-Related Services
Subscribing to HP IT Resource Center Security Bulletin Services
Instructions
If You Discover a Security Problem
3 New Networking
MPE/iX A-Class and N-Class Console
Introduction
Console Function Summary
The GSP LAN/Console access
GSP LAN Port
GSP Features
Functionality
Configuration
PCI WAN Sync MUX (Adapter Card and Driver)
Multi-function core I/O card
Guardian Service Processor
Serial ports
The GSP LAN/Console Port
SCSI Connections
Multi-function Core I/O card LAN port is now supported
The PCI 100Base-T Link Product
Introduction
Product Overview
Using PCI 100Base-T
Configuring PCI 100Base-T links
Add-on PCI 100Base-T link autonegotiation fix
Maximum number of PCI 100Base-T links supported
Crossover cable usage with DTC and PCI 100Base-T link
Apache 1.3.14 for MPE/iX
Release Information
System Requirements and Patches
Support
Product Description
Feature Set
Product Configuration
Version Identification
Running Apache
4 PCI-SCSI Device Adapter Cards
PCI-SCSI Device Adapter Cards on HP e3000 N-Class and A-Class Systems.
New Device Adapter Cards for N-Class and A-Class Systems
SCSI Card Performance Limits and Device Connection Limits
SCSI Terminology Primer
SCSI Device Configuration Examples for N-Class and A-Class HP e3000 Systems
Determining the type of cards that are in your system
Determining the Devices connected to the system
New Boot Messages for N-Class (and A-Class):
Configuring SCSI Devices using SYSGEN on N-Class Systems
SCSI Interface and Device Support for N-Class and A-Class HP e3000
N-Class and A-Class Supported Devices Rules of Thumb:
SCSI Devices that will NOT be supported on N-Class and A-Class HP e3000.
5 Technical Articles
BIGPIN Feature: Support Up To 12000 Concurrent Processes.
INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW OF INTERNAL OS CHANGES
EVENT LOGGING
MAXPIN SCALING CHANGES
HPMAXPIN VARIABLE
FIVE DIGIT PIN NUMBERS
HPCPUNAME Model Strings Supported With MPE/iX Release 7.0 and Possible Bootup Failures
Model strings cannot be set by customers or by resellers.
Predictive Support Changes in MPE iX 7.0 Express 1
Product Overview
Predictive accesses STM diagnostics in MPE iX 7.0 Express 1
Required patches for Predictive on MPE iX 7.0 Express 1
Predictive for MPE iX 7.0 Express I includes the following changes:
Announcing DAT40 Tape drive Support on MPE/iX
Software Requirements
Hardware Requirements
Product Overview
Configuration
Announcing High Availability FailOver for the SureStore E Disk Array XP256
General Information
Who Should Use HAFO
Required Hardware and Software
Documentation
Announcing MPE/iX High Availability Cluster/iX
General Information
Who Should Use Cluster/iX
Required Hardware and Software
Documentation
DCE to RPC 1.2.1
Deliverables
New Features in RPC/IDL 1.2.1
Runtime Library:
DCE-IDL Compiler for RPC1.2.1
References
Pascal/iX has $VOLATILE_WITH Option Enhancement
Introducing the HotSpot Virtual Machine for Java
What's new?
HotSpot VM Features
What's included
How to use the HotSpot JVM
6 Technical Articles
AS Clause Enhancement in Allbase/SQL.
Objectives of the Enhancement
MPE/iX Release 6.5 Supports >3.75 GBs of Memory
Limits in TurboIMAGE/iX
New Limits
Usage
Business BASIC and the TurboIMAGE/iX Limits Increase
PCS/iX (SCOPE) Enhanced with Expanded Limits
QUERY/iX Enhancements Respond to User Requests
Progress Reporting Feature
New VERBOSE and TERSE Commands
SHOW Command Enhanced with an ALL Option and with a null Option
TurboIMAGE Expanded Limits
FIND by Record Number
Floating Decimal Option with Native Mode QUERY
Availability of New QUERY/iX
Service Request Fixes
Samba/iX 2.0.7
New Features and Improvements
Improvements Incorporated in the New Samba/iX
New HP e3000 N-Class and A-Class Servers
Enhancements to DCE on MPE/iX
Threads Library
List of Deliverables
Differences Between DCE 1.0.2 and DCE 1.2.1
Installation and Configuration
ci enhancements
enhancements summary:
pinfo
restrictions
pinfo item values and descriptions
jinfo
POSIX pthread (Draft 10) APIs
Introduction
Current Limitations
Benefits to Customers
Conclusion
7 Product Release History
Product Changes by Releases
Supported Releases
8 Catalog of User Documentation
MPE/iX 7.0 and MPE/iX 7.0 Express 1 New or Updated Manuals
Index
List of Tables
4-1 SCSI Bus Widths and Speeds
4-2 SCSI Bus Length vs. Number of Devices by Bus Type
4-3 Card Type with Vendor Id. and Device Id.
4-4 Interface Cards:
4-5 SCSI Storage Enclosures:
4-6 N-Class and A-Class System Internal Disk Modules:
4-7 HP HASS Disks Modules:
4-8 HP SMART Stand Alone and Rack Mount Disks:
4-9 SureStore E Disk System HVD10 Disk Modules:
4-10 Supported Disk Array Products:
4-11 Read Only Disks:
4-12 Tape Devices:
4-13 Tape Libraries:
4-14 Printers:
7-1 MPE/iX Product Releases
7-2 Supported System Release Matrix
8-1 MPE/iX 7.0 New or Updated Manuals
8-2 MPE/iX 7.0 Express 1 New or Updated Manuals
List of Examples
5-1 SYSGEN>log/show slog
5-2 LOGTOOL
5-3 HPMAXPIN VARIABLE
5-4 :SHOWQ OUTPUT
5-5 COLUMN NUMBERS FOR :SHOWQ
5-6 :SHOWPROC OUTPUT
6-1 Entries
6-2 :calc PINFO('#P123','IPaddr')




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Chapter 1 Overview
MPE/iX Express 1 Based on Release 7.0 (C.70.01)