Communicator 3000 MPE/iX Release 6.0 (Platform Software Release C.60.00) (30216-90269)

Chapter 1 13
Overview—MPE/iX Release 6.0 (C.60.00)
Communicator Summary
• "Overview of HP Stage/iX" describes HP Stage/iX, which is an
operating system facility for applying and managing MPE/iX
patches on your systems.
• "Transaction Manager Overview" gives an overview of System Log
Expansion, Checkpoint Improvement, and Copy-Forward.
• "Increase in Number of TCP Connections" explains how to configure
your system to allow up to 5600 connections.
• "Overview of CI Enhancements" describes the new functionality
added to the CI software to improve the ease of use and overall
functionality for C.55.03 and 6.0. Refer also to "CI Enhancements for
the Year 2000," in the chapter, "Year 2000 Enhancements," and for
more detailed information refer to "CI Enhancements in C.55.03"
and "CI Enhancements in 6.0" in Chapter 10, "Technical Articles."
• "MPE/iX POSIX Installation Changes" explains the installation
changes for MPE/iX POSIX.
• "DNS BIND/iX and Syslog/iX" gives an overview of DNS BIND/iX
and Syslog/iX.
Chapter 4, System Support Tools
• "Predictive Support" describes the new peripherals and SPUs
supported by Predictive.
• "On-Line Diagnostics System (Sherlock)" explains that the Sherlock
system will add support for new systems.
• "GLANCE has a New Name and a New Home!" reports that HP
GlancePlus/XL has been renamed to HP GlancePlus/iX and the
program file has also been renamed. There is a Customer Trial
Demonstration available to provide a one-time-only trial period for
the use of the Glance performance tool.
Chapter 5, Application Development
NOTE Additional technical information on many of these topics is in Chapter
10, "Technical Articles."
• "Transact/V and Transact/iX Enhancements" describes the new
enhancements to Transact/V and Transact/iX.
• "Dictionary/3000" describes the capability of copying entities with
the new COPY command, and the ability to enter elements multiple
times within an HP Inform group.
• "Inform/V" describes enhancements to support a new version of
Dictionary/3000.