NetBase for MPE Reference Guide

Introduction
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AutoRPM
AutoRPM is the NetBase interface to Remote Process Management (RPM), a feature of Hewlett-
Packard’s Network Services. AutoRPM provides the ability to run an interactive program on a
remote computer. NetBase AutoRPM is completely transparent to the user. The user is not aware
that the program is actually running on another machine.
AutoRPM provides two major financial values. As an option for load balancing and reduced
processing costs, NetBase AutoRPM saves you money. Additionally, in reference to software
licensing for specific machines, NetBase AutoRPM may eliminate the need to purchase multiple
copies of application software.
Remote
Users
Remote
Users
Main
Application
System
Automatic Transport
NetBase AutoRPM also makes running remote programs an easy task for users. Users simply
request to run a program. NetBase AutoRPM does the rest: opening a line to the appropriate remote
computer; issuing a remote logon command; and issuing a remote run command for the program.
NetBase AutoRPM transports the session and file equations to the remote machine so that they
affect the actual running environment. As a result, NetBase AutoRPM does more automatically
than users do when remotely running programs.