Planning and Configuring HP-UX DCE 1.9

Chapter 2
About HP-UX DCE Version 1.9
HP-UX DCE Core Services Software
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New Features in HP-UX DCE 1.9
Following are the new features in HP-UX DCE 1.9:
• Support for IPF platform
• Kernel-threaded DCE servers
• Capacity Expansion
Features Removed From HP-UX DCE 1.9
The following features have been removed from HP-UX DCE 1.9:
• Tracing facility
• Support for development with Concert Multi Thread Architecture (CMA) threads
Version Identification
Version information for individual HP-UX DCE Version 1.9 components may be obtained via the
/opt/dce/bin/dce_version utility. This utility prints the version of the installed DCE and can also retrieve
what strings (see what (1)) from HP-UX DCE 1.9 programs and libraries. See the dce_version manpage for
information on how to use dce_version.
Product Bundle Numbers
Product bundle numbers for HP-UX DCE 1.9 are listed in Table 2-1.
Cell Configuration and Diagnostics
HP-UX DCE supplies two configuration tools with this release:
• dce_config is the cell configuration tool provided by OSF, with substantial modifications by
Hewlett-Packard.
• DCM, the DCE Configuration Manager, provides a SAM interface to cell management.
• HP's DCE cell validation and diagnostic tool dceping.
Common Desktop Environment (CDE) and Online Help
The default environment is the Common Desktop Environment (CDE). All HP-UX DCE 1.9 online help and
context-sensitive help works in CDE. If you print HP-UX DCE 1.9 online help and context-sensitive help from
CDE, the text is not formatted as it is on the screen. Only text is printed (graphics are not printed).
Table 2-1 Product Bundle Numbers for HP-UX DCE 1.9
Bundle Name Description
B3187B HP DCE 1.9 CDS Server, Programming,
Admin Tools, Media and Manuals
B3188B HP DCE 1.9 Security Server, Media and
Manuals