Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.5 (Software Release C.75.00) (30216-90336)

Chapter 5
Technical Articles
HP e3000 PA-8700 A-Class and N-Class Core I/O Card
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Additional Helpful Console Information
The PA-8700 version of the GSP has added the EX command. This command allows you to exit and cause a
close of your connection to the GSP. When this command is issued, and after confirmation, your session is
disconnected and all other connections revert to the console mode. This is useful because in the past, if you
disconnected from the console while in GSP mode, all other connections stayed in the GSP mode and console
messages from the MPE/iX OS were not visible on the console terminal.
There is the capability in the GSP to set two inactivity timers. The GSP Inactivity timer and Session
Inactivity timer are configured with the IT command.
The GSP Inactivity timer prevents a user from inadvertently leaving the GSP in the GSP Command
Interface mode thus preventing console output from being sent to the console terminals. The GSP Command
Interface inactivity timeout may not be deactivated. For MPE/iX it is a good idea to set this to a value of 2
minutes or shorter. The Session Inactivity timer prevents sessions to the system that were started with the
SE command from being inadvertently left open. An open session can prevent users from logging onto the
GSP through a port and can also prevent system applications from initiating an outbound connection.
Conclusion
Although the hardware is new, you will see minimal change in how you use and manage your system via the
core I/O card. The addition of the Secure Web Console simplifies the management of the system via a WEB
browser and eliminates the need for the stand-alone or I/O card version of the SWC. This has the added
benefit of eliminating the need for an additional node name and IP address to configure the stand-alone or I/O
card version of the SWC.