HP DCE/9000 Version 1.7 for HP-UX 11.0 Release Note

8 HP DCE 1.7 for HP-UX 11.0 Release Note

What’s In This Version

HP DCE/9000 Version 1.7 Overview

HP DCE/9000 Version 1.7 (HP DCE 1.7) makes the functionality of OSF

DCE 1.2.1 available on HP/9000 Series 700/800 systems running HP-UX

11.0. HP DCE 1.7 also includes HP value-added tools. HP DCE 1.7

provides the functionality of HP DCE 1.4.1, 1.5, and 1.6 along with new

features and bug ﬁxes.

As of HP-UX 10.0, HP DCE client software is bundled with the HP-UX

operating system; other DCE software is distributed as layered software.

This release note describes HP DCE 1.7 for the HP-UX 11.0 operating

system. For information about HP DCE application development tools,

see HP DCE/9000 Version 1.7 Application Development Tools for HP-UX

11.0 Release Note (B3190-90022).

HP DCE/9000 Features

The primary features of HP DCE/9000 include:

• All of the functionality of OSF DCE 1.2.1, except for DFS and the

DFS extended ﬁle services. Bundled as a default in HP DCE Version

1.5, DFS is not supported in Version 1.7; however, Version 1.5 DFS

can be upgraded to HP DCE/9000 Enhanced DFS Version 1.5.1 for

HP-UX 10.20, which is based on OSF Version 1.2.1 of DFS. OSF DCE

features supported by HP DCE 1.7 include Remote Procedure Call

(RPC), Security, Cell Directory Service (CDS), Distributed Time

Service (DTS), and CMA-threads. Global Directory Service (GDS) is

no longer supported.

• HP value-added functionality consisting of I2DL, enhanced CDS

browser, C++ class libraries, and sample applications.

• HP value-added tools that make conﬁguration and administration

easier, including HP DCE Account Manager and HP DCE

Conﬁguration Manager.

For detailed information about these features, see Planning and

Conﬁguring HP DCE 1.7 (B3190-90073).