Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.5 PowerPatch 1 (Software Release C.75.01) HP e3000 MPE/iX Computer Systems Volume 13, Issue 2 Manufacturing Part Number : 30216-90348 E0403 U.S.A.
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Contents 1. Overview — MPE/iX Release 7.5 PowerPatch 1 (C.75.01) Communicator Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 1, Overview — Communicator Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 2, Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 3, Technical Articles . .
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Overview — MPE/iX Release 7.5 PowerPatch 1 (C.75.01) 1 Overview — MPE/iX Release 7.5 PowerPatch 1 (C.75.01) This Communicator HP e3000 provides general and detailed information on the new and enhanced functionality for the MPE/iX Release 7.5 PowerPatch 1 (C.75.01) as well as information on support, release strategy and installation prerequisites. This Communicator should be used in conjunction with the Communicators from Release 7.5. Only information relating to the Release 7.
Overview — MPE/iX Release 7.5 PowerPatch 1 (C.75.01) 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 7.5 PowerPatch 1 (C.75.01) 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 7.5 PowerPatch 1 (C.75.01) 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 7.5 PowerPatch 1 (C.75.01) 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 7.5 PowerPatch 1 (C.75.
Announcements MPE/iX Release 7.5 PowerPatch 1 2 Announcements MPE/iX Release 7.5 PowerPatch 1 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. That date (November 1, 2003 for end of sales) is quickly approaching and customers need to plan their final purchases accordingly. HP is pleased to announce the delivery of MPE/iX 7.5 PowerPatch 1 in April, 2003.
Announcements MPE/iX Release 7.5 PowerPatch 1 In some cases, relative performance of the VA7110 is up to twice that of the VA7100 and scalability of this product reaches up to 45 disks from the current limit of 15. HP is pleased to announce this fully compatible replacement for the VA7100, which provides investment protection by supporting new 146 GB disk mechanisms.
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 HP e3000 and HP 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 on the archive page, scroll down to find “MPE Security Bulletins”.
Technical Articles 3 Technical Articles This chapter contains the following articles: • Ultra160 SCSIHBA (A6828A/A6829A) Support on MPE/iX • TurboIMAGE B-Tree Behavior Clarification Chapter 3 15
Technical Articles Ultra160 SCSIHBA (A6828A/A6829A) Support on MPE/iX Ultra160 SCSIHBA (A6828A/A6829A) Support on MPE/iX by Jim Hawkins -- MPE/iX Lab The A6828A and A6829A are Ultra160 LVD SCSI Host Bus Adaptor cards for use with HP e3000 A-Class and N-Class (PCI I/O) systems. These cards are being offered as “plug compatible” replacement cards for the previously available A5149A and A5150A (Ultra2 LVD HBAs) which have reached End Of Sales.
Technical Articles TurboIMAGE B-Tree Behavior Clarification TurboIMAGE B-Tree Behavior Clarification by Tien You Chen -- MPE/iX Lab Possible Confusing Behavior TurboIMAGE has supported B-Tree indices since C.07.00. Even though a user can create a B-Tree index only on the master data set’s key item, s/he can perform index searches using all of its corresponding detail data set search items as well.
Technical Articles TurboIMAGE B-Tree Behavior Clarification 18 Chapter 3
