README for HP Neoview Release 2.5 (R2.5)

by the REPLICATE command. These options include the rate of replication and progress
monitoring by using the query ID.
• New information regarding the DISK POOL clause in the CREATE TABLE statement for
Neoview systems having 2, 3, and 4 logical disk volumes per CPU.
For more information, see the Neoview SQL Reference Manual.
Neoview Security
Neoview security enhancements that include:
• Optional integration with an external directory server using an LDAP protocol (openLDAP
or Microsoft Active Directory)
• Multiple roles per database user, and the ability to select a role when logging on to a Neoview
client
• A new Neoview role (ROLE.SECMGR) for security administration
• User and role management functions in NCI and HPDM for remotely and locally
authenticated database users and platform users
• Certificate management functions in NCI and HPDM, including support for self-signed or
CA-signed certificates
• Security policy configuration functions in NCI and HPDM
• Individual accounts for platform users, including HP Support
• Password encryption support on the following workstation platforms:
— Windows 32-bit
— Windows 64-bit
— IBM AIX® 32-bit
— IBM AIX® 64-bit
— Solaris for SPARC®
— Solaris for SPARC® 64-bit
— x86 Linux (32–bit)
— x86-64 Linux (64-bit)
— IA64 Linux
— HP-UX PA-RISC
— HP-UX PA-RISC 64-bit
— HP-UX IA-64
— HP-UX IA-64 64-bit
• Optional notification of password expiration
• Support for locally authenticated users to change their passwords, using NCI
• Logging of user management actions and successful and unsuccessful logins
• Database views for auditing user management actions, roles assigned to users, and privileges
pertaining to database schemas and objects, including database columns
• A NEOVIEW.XYGATE user ID for users who have query access to XYGATE® but who are
prohibited from changing the XYGATE® configuration
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