HP 3000 Manuals

MPE/iX Manual Set Descriptions [ MPE/iX Documentation Guide ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation


MPE/iX Documentation Guide

MPE/iX Manual Set Descriptions 

Each MPE/iX manual set is described below, including information on its
purpose and the functional area it documents.  Since you may now order
manuals by the set, the manual set product number you would use to order
each set is also indicated. 

MPE/iX Manual Set         Purpose/Functional Focus 
(Product Number) 

System Management Core    Purpose:  Provides information on the basic
(36367A)                  operation of an MPE/iX system.  This manual set
                          ships automatically with all MPE/iX 900 Series
                          HP 3000 systems.  Additional sets can be
                          ordered by manual set product number.

                          Functional Focus:  System management, system
                          operations, general usage, programming, and
                          database administration.

System Management Core    Purpose:  Provides information on the
Plus (36368A)             management of complex MIS centers and large
                          networks, as well as high-level system
                          management and administration tasks.  This
                          manual set ships automatically with 935, 937,
                          947, 949, 950, 955, 957, 960, 967, 977,
                          980/100, 980/200, 987, 987/150, 987/200, 9X7SX
                          and 99X systems.  Additional sets can be
                          ordered by manual set product number.

                          Functional Focus:  High-level system
                          management, system operations, general usage,
                          database administration, and programming.

System Documentation for  Purpose:  Provides information on the basic
the HP 3000 Series 9X8LX  operation of the HP 3000 Series 9X8LX system.
(B3813AA)                 This manual set ships automatically with 918LX,
                          928LX, 968LX, and 978LX systems.  This manual
                          set is purchased by manual set product number.
                          Additional manuals can be ordered individually,
                          by customer order number.

                          Functional Focus:  General usage and system
                          operations.

System Documentation for  Purpose:  Provides information on the basic
the HP 3000 Series 9X7LX  operation of the HP 3000 Series 9X7LX system.
                          This manual set ships automatically with 917LX,
                          927LX, 937LX, 947LX, 957LX, and 967LX systems.
                          This manual set is purchased by manual set
                          product number.  Additional manuals can be
                          ordered individually, by customer order number.

                          Functional Focus:  General usage and system
                          operations.

System Documentation for  Purpose:Provides basic installation, operation
the HP 3000 Series 9X7    and general usage information.  The System
and 9X8 (no product       Management Core Manual Set (36367A) ships
number)                   automatically with these systems.  The System
                          Management Core Plus Manual Set (36368A) ships
                          automatically with the 9X7 system only.  These
                          manuals are purchased individually, by customer
                          order number.

                          Functional Focus:  General usage and system
                          operations.

ALLBASE/SQL (36372A)      Purpose:  Provides information for programmers
                          who will use ALLBASE/SQL, Hewlett-Packard's
                          relational database management system.  This
                          manual set is purchased by manual set product
                          number.  Additional manuals can be ordered
                          individually, by customer order number.

                          Functional Focus:  ALLBASE/SQL use, database
                          administration, and programming.

General Usage (36373A)    Purpose:  Provides basic information about the
                          usage of MPE/iX systems for all users of the
                          900 Series HP 3000.  This manual set is
                          purchased by manual set product number.
                          Additional manuals can be ordered individually,
                          by customer order number.

                          Functional Focus:  Basic and high-level general
                          usage.

Hardware (no product      Purpose:  Provides information for system
number)                   personnel who operate and maintain the system
                          hardware.  The manuals in this set are
                          purchased individually, by customer order
                          number.

                          Functional Focus:  System operations and
                          maintenance.

HP Open DeskManager       Purpose:  Provides information for system
(B3606A)                  administrators and general users about the
                          usage of HP Open DeskManager and HP Open
                          DeskManagerPLUS. This manual set is purchased
                          by manual set product number.  Additional
                          manuals can be purchased individually, by
                          customer order number.

                          Functional Focus:  Administration and general
                          usage.

Languages (no product     Purpose:  Provides information for programmers
number)                   who need language-specific information for
                          FORTRAN, COBOL, C, Pascal, RPG, or Business
                          BASIC. The manuals in this set are purchased
                          individually, by customer order number.

                          Functional Focus:  Beginning and high-level
                          application and system programming.

Migration (30231A)        Purpose:  Provides information to help migrate
                          data from MPE V systems to MPE/iX systems.
                          This manual set is purchased by manual set
                          product number.  Additional manuals can be
                          ordered individually, by customer order number.
                          Functional Focus:  System administration,
                          programming, basic and high-level general
                          usage.

MPE/iX Developer's Kit    Purpose:  Provides information for programmers
(36430A)                  who plan to develop POSIX applications or use
                          POSIX functions in programming applications on
                          MPE/iX. This manual set is purchased by manual
                          set product number.

                          Functional Focus:  High-level C programming.

Networking (no product    Purpose:  Provides information about products
number)                   that allow communication between remote
                          systems.  The manuals in this set are purchased
                          individually, by customer order number.
                          Additional manuals can be ordered individually,
                          by customer order number.

                          Functional Focus:  Node management, system
                          administration, application programming, and
                          general usage.

Standalone (no product    Purpose:  Provides information on standalone
number)                   products purchased to support specific system
                          functions.  These manuals are ordered
                          individually, by customer order number, or with
                          a specific product.  They are not part of a
                          manual set or the fundamental operating
                          software (FOS).

                          Functional Focus:  Product specific.

Programmer Productivity   Purpose:  Provides information for programmers
Tools (no product         who use software tools to design screens for
number)                   user input or report forms for user output.
                          The manuals in this set are purchased
                          individually, by customer order number.

                          Functional Focus:  Beginning and high-level
                          programming.

Programming Core          Purpose:  Provides information for basic
(36369A)                  programming environments.  It describes the
                          mechanics of compiling and linking, as well as
                          other MPE/iX programming techniques.  This
                          manual set is purchased by manual set product
                          number.  Additional manuals can be ordered
                          individually, by customer order number.

                          Functional Focus:  Programming.

Programming Core Plus     Purpose:  Provides a general reference set for
(36370A)                  large, high-level programming environments.
                          This manual set is purchased by manual set
                          product number.

                          Functional Focus:  High-level programming.

System Dictionary (no     Purpose:  Provides information for programmers
product number)           about the HP System Dictionary/XL product.  The
                          manuals in this set are purchased individually,
                          by customer order number.

                          Functional Focus:  System dictionary
                          programming.

System Release (no        Purpose:  Provides information on manuals that
product number)           are updated with each release of the HP 3000
                          system software.  The manuals in this set are
                          purchased individually, by customer order
                          number.

                          Functional Focus:  General usage.



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