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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. That date (November 1, 2003 for end of sales) is quickly approaching and customers need to plan their final purchases accordingly. HP is pleased to announce the delivery of MPE/iX 7.5 PowerPatch 1 in April, 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. HP recommends that customers chose the very latest in hardware and software in order to maximize the value of their current HP e3000 environment during this transition period. Thus, HP has improved the existing functionality and integrity of MPE/iX Release 7.5 with a proactive patch-set found in MPE/iX 7.5 PowerPatch 1.

The features for the MPE/iX Release 7.5, PowerPatch 1 include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Ultra160 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Card Support on MPE/iX

    • A6828A--Single port

    • A6829A-- Dual port (N-Class only)

Additional Announcements from HP

Software

Coming in the 2nd half of 2003, the MPE/iX Networking team will release a set of patches that will upgrade the functionality of the host-based DTC management platform. This upgrade will provide on MPE/iX host-based DTC Management functionality that is needed to allow customers to migrate from PC-Based management to host-based with a minimal disruption to their operations. The functionality will provide expanded X.25 and PAD switching, security and port functionality as well as support for configuring the DTC into a routeable AFCP network. Look for more details in the May/June timeframe as CSY approaches the release date of this functionality.

Storage

New high performance and higher capacity embedded disk drives for the HP e3000 A/N-Class are available and provide the latest storage technologies and investment protection. This allows customers to continue to run their businesses, while they transition from the HP e3000. On March 1st 2003, HP introduced new high performance 73GB 15K rpm and new higher capacity point 146GB 10K rpm embedded disk drives for the HP e3000 A-Class systems. Additionally, new high performance 36GB and 73GB 15K rpm embedded disk drives for the HP e3000 N-Class have been introduced and are currently available.

The VA7110, which is the next generation Virtual Array enclosure that replaces the VA7100 is now available to HP e3000 customers. This product leverages the performance improvements developed from the VA7410 into a lower-cost, entry-level replacement for the VA7100.

In some cases, relative performance of the VA7110 is up to twice that of the VA7100 and scalability of this product reaches up to 45 disks from the current limit of 15. HP is pleased to announce this fully compatible replacement for the VA7100, which provides investment protection by supporting new 146 GB disk mechanisms.

Additionally, the DS2110 is a next generation SCSI JBOD enclosure that supports Ultra320 SCSI mechanisms, and is available as of April 15, 2003. This product is a fully compatible replacement for the DS2100. For additional investment protection, this product also supports existing Ultra160 SCSI mechanisms.

End of Support Dates

Support for the 6.0 release ended October 31, 2002 and MPE/iX Release 6.5 will be supported until December 31, 2004. Starting today, customers who need additional time to plan and execute migrations should plan to update to the latest releases of either MPE/iX 7.0 or MPE/iX 7.5. These releases contain many performance and capacity enhancements for high-end systems and bundled tools for using the HP e3000 with the Internet. Additionally, these releases will be supported until December 31, 2006.

Customers who are planning their HP e3000 environment into the future should note that the currently supported 900 series servers running MPE/iX do not have supported peripherals available for purchase from HP. For this reason, HP recommends that customers who are planning on continuing to run and expand their HP e3000 environment, upgrade to an HP e3000 A- or N-Class system with Fiber Channel and SCSI-LVD peripherals. By upgrading to the latest hardware and software on the HP e3000, customers will be better suited for continued performance, support and success in the long term. For a comprehensive listing of supported hardware please go to:
http://www.hp.com/products1/mpeixservers/news_events/discont/servers/end_support.html
HP is also formalizing plans to ensure the delivery of all e3000 software products through MPE end-of-support. Besides exploring ways to improve efficiency in the distribution of MPE to our customers, our focus is to anticipate and prevent any critical disruptions in customer operations due to HPe3000 software product discontinuance.



Chapter 2 Announcements

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