Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.0 PowerPatch 2 (Software Release C.70.02) HP e3000 MPE/iX Computer Systems Volume 12, Issue 3 Manufacturing Part Number : 30216-90346 E0103 U.S.A.
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Contents 1. Overview — MPE/iX Release 7.0 PowerPatch 2 (C.70.02) Communicator Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 1, Overview — Communicator Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 2, Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Overview — MPE/iX Release 7.0 PowerPatch 2 (C.70.02) 1 Overview — MPE/iX Release 7.0 PowerPatch 2 (C.70.02) This Communicator HP e3000 provides general and detailed information on the new and enhanced functionality for the MPE/iX Release 7.0 PowerPatch 2 (C.70.02), as well as information on support, release strategy and installation prerequisites. This Communicator should be used in conjunction with the Communicators from Releases 7.0 and 7.0 Express 1. Only new information relating to the Release 7.
Overview — MPE/iX Release 7.0 PowerPatch 2 (C.70.02) Communicator Summary Communicator Summary Following are brief descriptions of the articles and chapters. Chapter 1, Overview — Communicator Summary This chapter provides a summary of information contained in this manual. It also provides information about obtaining MPE patches from the HP Electronic Support Center. Chapter 2, Announcements Important announcements regarding availability of products and services are included in this chapter.
Overview — MPE/iX Release 7.0 PowerPatch 2 (C.70.02) MPE/iX Patches on HP IT Resource Center MPE/iX Patches on HP IT Resource Center by Patch Support Team Commercial Systems Division MPE/iX patches for MPE/iX Releases are available on the IT Resource Center (previously the HP Electronic Support Center) to all customers. Features and Benefits The patch access and delivery system benefits all MPE/iX customers with: • Improved overall communication between HP and customers.
Overview — MPE/iX Release 7.0 PowerPatch 2 (C.70.02) MPE/iX Patches on HP IT Resource Center Electronic Digests If you want to keep yourself up-to-date on the latest development of MPE/iX patches, you can sign up for the daily Security Bulletin and weekly mpeix_patch Bulletin. Once you have subscribed to these two bulletins, you will receive these digests on a periodic basis via electronic mail. HP IT Resource Center will inform you proactively about newly developed security and GR patches.
Overview — MPE/iX Release 7.0 PowerPatch 2 (C.70.02) MPE/iX Patches on HP IT Resource Center AUTOPAT Installation Document Retrieval AUTOPATINST is the “DOCID” of the document with instructions to assist you in installing one or more patches needed by your MPE/iX system using the AUTOPAT installation tool. 1. Access the HP IT Resource Center WEB site (previously the Electronic Support Center) using the appropriate WEB address for your country. 2.
Overview — MPE/iX Release 7.0 PowerPatch 2 (C.70.
Announcements MPE/iX Release 7.0 PowerPatch 2 2 Announcements MPE/iX Release 7.0 PowerPatch 2 MPE/iX and the e3000 have been dutifully serving HP customers for nearly 30 years. On November 14th, 2001 HP announced the end of sales for the HP e3000 and MPE/iX. However, that date (November 1, 2003 for end of sales) is still one year away. HP is pleased to announce the delivery of MPE/iX 7.0 PowerPatch 2 in January, 2003. HP realizes that customers are planning their migration away from the e3000 and MPE/iX.
Announcements Obtaining Software Security Patches for your HP Computer System Obtaining Software Security Patches for your HP Computer System Hewlett-Packard would like to make you aware of a special free service provided for all customers of H P e3000 and H P 9000 computer systems. This service gives customers a direct route to Hewlett-Packard for obtaining information relating to the security of their Hewlett-Packard Computer System(s).
Announcements Obtaining Software Security Patches for your HP Computer System 1. Use your browser to access the HP IT Resource Center web page at: http://us-support.external.hp.com US, Canada, Asia-Pacific, and Latin-America http://europe-support.external.hp.com Europe 2. Logon with your User ID and password (or register for one). Remember to save the User ID assigned to you, and your password. 3. Once you are on the Hewlett-Packard IT Resource Center home page, click on “Support Information Digests.
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Internet and Interoperability 3 Internet and Interoperability This chapter contains the following articles: • WebWise replaces APACHE in FOS • Introducing Sendmail for MPE/iX 7.
Internet and Interoperability WebWise Replaces Apache in FOS WebWise Replaces Apache in FOS By Mark Bixby, Commercial Systems Division The HP WebWise MPE/iX Secure Web Server version A.01.00 was first introduced as a separately purchasable add-on product for MPE/iX 6.5 or greater. But as of MPE/iX 7.5, the WebWise web server has been updated to version A.03.00 and replaces Apache in FOS as a no-extra-cost bundled product. Patch WBWGDT7A brings this same functionality to MPE/iX 7.0.
Internet and Interoperability WebWise Replaces Apache in FOS New Apache Functionality since 1.3.14 Most of the Apache Software Foundation development work since 1.3.14 consists of portability enhancements and bug fixes for various problems including security issues. Some minor new functionality has also been added, as partially listed below: • A new LogFormat directive of %c to display the connection status when each request is completed.
Internet and Interoperability WebWise Replaces Apache in FOS In addition to updating /APACHE/PUB/conf/httpd.conf, it is strongly recommended to update all of the other configuration files in the same directory by using the corresponding *.sample files. Several new configuration subdirectories have been created to contain additional configuration files required by the SSL functionality.
Internet and Interoperability Introducing Sendmail for MPE/iX Introducing Sendmail for MPE/iX by Mark Bixby, Commercial Systems Division Previously available as unsupported freeware, Sendmail is now available for MPE/iX 7.0 via patch SMLGDT8A as a fully supported product which allows you to send and receive SMTP-based e-mail. The initial A.01.00 release of Sendmail for MPE/iX is based on the 8.12.1 Internet open source version from sendmail.org.
Internet and Interoperability Introducing Sendmail for MPE/iX • Open-source robustness and reliability • Compatibility with the HP-UX Sendmail file layout DNS Issues The number one cause of Sendmail installation problems is due to improper system naming and/or a lack of DNS entries describing your e3000. Please verify the following before you attempt to run Sendmail for the first time: • /bin/uname –n should report your e3000 hostname as a single token, i.e. “JAZZ” instead of “JAZZ.EXTERNAL.HP.COM”.
Internet and Interoperability Introducing Sendmail for MPE/iX Migration from SendMail 8.9.1 Many e3000 machines have been running the unsupported freeware version of Sendmail 8.9.1 available from http://www.bixby.org/mark/sendmailix.html. The following considerations apply if you are migrating from 8.9.1 to 8.12.1: • The 8.9.1 daemon job stream file /SENDMAIL/PUB/JDAEMON is not modified by the 8.12.1 installation process, and it is not compatible with the 8.12.1 distribution.
Internet and Interoperability Introducing Sendmail for MPE/iX — The official HP3000-L web site of http://raven.utc.edu/Archives/hp3000-l.html — The gatewayed Usenet newsgroup of comp.sys.hp.
Index A Apache, 17 Apache migration, 17 E Electronic Support Center , 13 F Flexible encryption cipher configuration, 17 H HP Electronic Support Center, 7 HP SupportLine MPE/iX patches available, 7 I Internet HP SupportLine , 7 patches available, 7 P patches on Internet, 7 S Sendmail, 19 Sendmail DNS issues, 20 Sendmail Firewall issues, 20 Sendmail migration, 21 Sendmail requirements, 19 Sendmail resources, 21 Sendmail support, 19 SupportLine MPE/iX patches available, 7 via Internet, 7 W WebWise, 16 WebWise
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