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Product 900 Series HP 3000 Computer Systems MPE V to MPE XL: Getting Started HP Part No. 30367-90002 Printed in U.S.A. Printed Oct 1989 Edition Third Edition E1089
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No part of this document may be | |photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the| |prior written consent of Hewlett-Packard Company. | ________________________________________________________________________ Copyright Æ 1989 by Hewlett-Packard Company Print History The following table lists the printings of this document, together with the respective release dates for each edition. The software version indicates the version of the software product at the time this document was issued. Many product releases do not require changes to the document. Therefore, do not expect a one-to-one correspondence between product releases and document editions. Edition Date Software Version --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Edition September 1987 A.01.00 First Edition November 1987 A.01.00 Second Edition July 1988 A.10.00 Third Edition October 1989 A.30.00 Documentation MapPreface What Is This Book? MPE V to MPE XL: Getting Started is a self-paced training tool designed to familiarize experienced MPE users with the new features and commands of the MPE XL operating system. It also covers some of the MPE features that have been changed or deleted. There is also a Mentor's Guide in the back of this binder for the benefit of users who wish the assistance of a mentor. Who Should Use This Book? MPE V to MPE XL: Getting Started was written for experienced users of the HP 3000 who are moving to a 900 Series HP 3000. It is intended for those users who regularly use MPE commands to interface with the HP 3000. If you are a user who only logs on to the HP 3000 to run applications, then you do not need this training. (See chapter 1, "Introduction," for an explanation of appropriate lessons for the end user, if you are unsure about going through this training.) The basic groups of users for which this book has been written are programmers, system managers, system operators, and end users. Not all users will need to complete all of the chapters in order to use MPE XL successfully. Chapter 1, "Introduction," recommends the appropriate learning path for each type of user mentioned. MPE V to MPE XL: Getting Started is prerequisite training for the following courses: * Moving from MPE V to MPE XL: System Operator (HP 31117) * Moving from MPE V to MPE XL: System Manager (HP 31110) * Moving from MPE V to MPE XL: Application Programmer (HP 31114) How Should This Book Be Used? Mentored Versus Unmentored This book can be used independently or with the assistance of a mentor. The Introduction in the Mentor's Guide explains who might need a mentor and what a mentor's responsibilities would be. Organization The information in this training has been organized into chapters. Each chapter is broken into individual lessons. Each lesson has realistic examples and activities that can be tried on the system. The activities in each lesson, called "Exercises," consist of questions to answer and things to try on the system in order to reinforce important concepts presented in the lesson. The answers to the exercises are at the end of each chapter. The appendixes provide you with reference charts that list the unsupported, modified, and new commands, as well as the MPE utilities. These charts may be used for quick, at-a-glance reference for any of the commands and utilities mentioned in this course. Procedure * Proceed through the book in sequential fashion, beginning with chapter 1, which describes the material that is most useful for each type of user. Decide which chapters are most appropriate for you. * Log on to your 900 Series HP 3000. * After reading each lesson introduction and trying out the examples, do the exercises in that lesson. (The correct answers to the exercises are found at the end of the chapter.) * Not all lessons in a chapter may be appropriate for you--feel free to skip any lesson that you consider inappropriate according to the topic and/or the level of difficulty. What Is Needed to Complete This Training? * You will need the following in order to complete the exercises in each lesson: * Exclusive access to an account on a 900 Series HP 3000 (MPE XL Version A.30.00 or later). * A LABS group, in addition to a home group. * Basic user capabilities, plus PH capability if you need to go through chapter 7. * Working knowledge of an editor, such as MPE's EDIT/3000. If you wish to use EDIT/3000 and do not know how, before starting this book refer to chapter 2 of the HP 3000 Guide for the New User (32033-90009). * The subjects addressed in this training relate to subjects found in the following manuals, which your system manager should have: * MPE XL Commands Reference Manual (32650-90003) * Introduction to MPE XL for MPE V System Adiminstrators (30367-90003) * Introduction to MPE XL for MPE V Programmers (30367-90005) * MPE XL Volume Management Reference Manual (32650-90045) * System Utilities Reference Manual (32650-90081) Conventions UPPERCASE In a syntax statement, commands and keywords are shown in uppercase characters. The characters must be entered in the order shown; however, you can enter the characters in either uppercase or lowercase. For example: COMMAND can be entered as any of the following: command Command COMMAND It cannot, however, be entered as: comm com_mand comamnd italics In a syntax statement or an example, a word in italics represents a parameter or argument that you must replace with the actual value. In the following example, you must replace filename with the name of the file: COMMAND filename punctuation In a syntax statement, punctuation characters (other than brackets, braces, vertical bars, and ellipses) must be entered exactly as shown. In the following example, the parentheses and colon must be entered: (filename):(filename) { } In a syntax statement, braces enclose required elements. When several elements are stacked within braces, you must select one. In the following example, you must select either ON or OFF: {ON } COMMAND {OFF} Conventions (continued) [ ] In a syntax statement, brackets enclose optional elements. In the following example, OPTION can be omitted: COMMAND filename [OPTION] When several elements are stacked within brackets, you can select one or none of the elements. In the following example, you can select OPTION or parameter or neither. The elements cannot be repeated. [OPTION ] COMMAND filename [parameter] [...] In a syntax statement, horizontal ellipses enclosed in brackets indicate that you can repeatedly select the element(s) that appear within the immediately preceding pair of brackets or braces. In the example below, you can select parameter zero or more times. Each instance of parameter must be preceded by a comma: [,parameter][...] In the example below, you only use the comma as a delimiter if parameter is repeated; no comma is used before the first occurrence of parameter: [parameter][,...] |...| In a syntax statement, horizontal ellipses enclosed in vertical bars indicate that you can select more than one element within the immediately preceding pair of brackets or braces. However, each particular element can only be selected once. In the following example, Conventions (continued) you must select A, AB, BA, or B. The elements cannot be repeated. {A} {B} |...| ... In an example, horizontal or vertical ellipses indicate where portions of an example have been omitted. The symbol indicates a key on the keyboard. For example, RETURN represents the carriage return key and Shift represents the shift key. CTRLcharacter CTRLcharacter indicates a control character. For example, CTRLY means that you press the control key and the Y key simultaneously. base prefixes The prefixes %, #, and $ specify the numerical base of the value that follows: %num specifies an octal number. #num specifies a decimal number. $num specifies a hexadecimal number. If no base is specified, decimal is assumed.
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