Read Before Installing MPE/iX Release 7.0 (C.70.00) (30216-90313)

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Information You Need Before Installing MPE/iX 7.0

Predictive Support

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Predictive Support

The version of the Predictive Support product at ﬁrst release of MPE/iX 7.0 (C.70.00) has

some important restrictions that you should be aware of:

• Predictive Support is unable to successfully dial out with a modem on an A- or N-Class

system.

This is due to a problem with the console/modem driver. All other platforms

(9x8,9x9,99x) are able to successfully dial out using the modem, but they may

experience problems opening the modem port if the remote end terminates the

Predictive connection due to an error (phone line/carrier drops, etc.). When the

console/modem port hangs, the only way to free it successfully is to reboot the system.

Because of this problem, we are recommend disabling the datacomm on all A- and

N-Class systems until a patch for the console/driver is available. The patch is expected

to be available soon after the release of MPE/iX 7.0.

To disable datacomm, do the following:

1. Log on as MANAGER.SYS

2. Run psconfig.pred.sys

3. Select (type)

4 for CONFIGURATION options menu.

4. Select (type)

7 for UTILITIES menu.

5. Select (type)

3 for TRANSFER menu.

6. Select (type)

1 to change TRANSFER status and type D to disable transfer capability.

7. Type EXIT to exit the psconfig program.

8. Respond

Y when prompted to save the values.

NOTE If psconfig puts you in what is known as “required ﬁelds mode” (prompting

you for system serial, system model, etc.), exit with // followed by a carriage

return. Then press return to exit when prompted. You can also press the

break key and type ABORT.

Predictive will not run until the initial conﬁguration has been performed. It is

recommended that this conﬁguration be performed by a CE.

To enable the datacomm transfers once again, simply perform the above steps, except at

Step 6, type

E to enable Predictive transfer capability.