MPE/iX and the e3000 have been dutifully serving HP customers
for nearly 30 years. On November 14th, 2001 HP announced the end
of sales for the HP e3000 and MPE/iX. However, that date (November
1, 2003 for end of sales) is still one year away. HP is pleased
to announce the delivery of MPE/iX 7.0 PowerPatch 2 in January,
2003. HP realizes that customers are planning their migration away
from the e3000 and MPE/iX. We understand that it is very important
for our customers to have additional time to develop and implement
their migration strategy. Thus, HP has improved the existing functionality
and integrity of MPE/iX Release 7.0 with a proactive patch-set found
in MPE/iX 7.0 PowerPatch 2.
MPE/iX Release 7.0 PowerPatch 2 Features
The features for the MPE/iX Release 7.0, PowerPatch include,
but are not limited to, the following:
Improved Internet and Interoperability Security and
Performance
Java SDK Version 1.3
WebWise Replaces Apache in FOS
Patch WBWGDT7A brings this functionality to MPE/iX 7.0.
Tools and System Efficiency
HPBrowse/iX 36384A.00.06 HFS filename and Byte-Stream
Increase maximum job and session limits to 3300 Includes
MPEMX24: Increase max users per logging process from 1140 to
2851
End of Support Dates for MPE/iX Release 6.0 and 6.5:
Support for the 6.0 release ended October 31, 2002 and MPE/iX
Release 6.5 will be supported until December 31, 2004. After that
time, customers who would like to continue running MPE/iX should
plan to update to either MPE/iX 7.0 or MPE/iX 7.5.
Customers who need additional time to plan and execute migrations,
might find the 7.X products as a good upgrade path. Those releases
contain many performance and capacity enhancements for high-end
systems and bundled tools for using the HP e3000 with the Internet.
Additionally, the 7.X releases will be supported until December 31, 2006.
Chapter 2 Announcements
Obtaining Software Security Patches for your HP Computer System