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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION XL Release 2.2 (A.41.00) Overview by Myrna Allen--Commercial Systems Division The Commercial Systems XL Release 2.2 (A.41.00) introduces many new products and contains performance enhancements to existing products. This commercial release of MPE XL further extends the functionality of the MPE XL operating system. For customers moving from XL Release 2.2 to a pre-2.1 release, please read the XL 2.1 Communicator. XL Release 2.1 included a number of major changes to existing products and the operating system, and new products were introduced. SYSTEM PRODUCTS AND INFORMATION The Architected Interface Facilities has added a new product: Measurement Interface. This product, the second in the Architected Interface series, provides access to system performance information. The first product, Architected Interface Facility: OS, provides access to general operating system data definitions and functionality. This release introduces two new products, TurboSTORE/XL II (HP36387A) and TurboSTORE/XL II with online backup (HP36388A). Both products include the following features: software data compression, data restore from parallel devices, full compatibility with HP STORE/XL, and DDS support. In addition, HP36388A features an online backup facility. Enhancements have been added to HP STORE/XL that provide labeled tape support, DDS support, and fast search technology. HPVOLINFO, a new volume intrinsic, allows retrieval of volume information from both system and nonsystem volumes. No special capabilities are required to use this intrinsic, which can retrieve information on drives type, volume type, free space information, the number of volume sets, and the list of volume sets. The Native Mode Spooler introduced in XL Release 2.1 includes specific information about its migration with SPOOK, the obsoleted CM Spooler utility. Spoolfiles now become recoverable disk files which are handled by the NM file system. In addition, three new commands (LISTSPF:, :SPOOLER, and :SPOOLF) and two new utilities (SPFXFER and PRINTSFP) increase the functionality of this new product. KSAM provides information on differences between CM KSAM and KSAM XL. This information will help you when deciding to migrate your applications. With this release, the HP 3000 Printer Support Package (PSP) is supported in native mode (NM). Using PSP in native mode is almost identical to using PSP in compatibility mode. Enhancements have been made to the IO and the MISC configurators which improve SYSGEN functionality and support new changes to the Operating System. These changes include a new LDEV listing format, support for Native Language peripherals, and a new IL commands. The NM file close log record has been enhanced to include two new fields. These fields were added to accommodate customers who use similar data on their MPE V/E systems for billing and want the equivalent information on their XL system. DATA COMMUNICATIONS HP OpenView System Manager reduces the number of operators required to manage multiple networked HP 3000 systems by allowing the operators to monitor and control their systems from a single console. In addition, HP OpenView System Manager offers: faster default detection, reduced operations cost, fault notification, and improved operator efficiency. Hewlett-Packard introduces HP SNA Distribution Services/XL. With this new product, HP Desk users can now exchange mail with IBM users who reside on other HP Desk nodes. The HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol product provides file transfers and file accesses to other systems that have implemented the ARPA FTP service. This ARPA FTP service has been implemented on a variety of systems, such as DEC, SUN, and IBM. ThinLAN 3000/XL Link has been enhanced to allow customers with existing ThinLAN 3000/XL Link hardware to communicate with Ethernet nodes on the LAN. Enhancements have been added to the DTC/X.25 XL System Network Link that provides users with additional network communication capabilities. New features include: load balancing, increased number of virtual circuits, and increased performance. The Network File Transfer (NFT) service of the 3000/XL Network Services now includes a Checkpoint/Restart facility. This new facility allows users of the NFT service to resume file transfers that have been aborted due to transient problems. Node Management Configuration Manager for XL (NMMGR/XL) has been enhanced in six areas: configuration file backup, guided NS configuration, DTS configuration, help system, print summary, and maintenance mode. The APPC subsystem has been enhanced to provide better recovery of Logical Units (LUs). With this feature, link failures and host-initiated session deactivations can now be recovered. This release of MPE XL includes enhancements to the Datacommunications and Terminal Controller (DTC/3000) that offer fewer NMMGR configuration screens, more NMMGR configuration profiles, and flexible typeahead echo mode. DATABASE TOOLS MPE XL Release 2.2 introduces HP ALLBASE/Turbo CONNECT. This new product allows transparent read access to TurboIMAGE/XL data through the ALLBASE/SQL relational interface. SUPPORT TOOLS The HP Predictive Support software has been modified to run on MPE XL 2.2. Users who have the HP SuccessLine hardware support agreement and plan to upgrade to MPE XL 2.2, must also update to this version of HP Predictive Support XL. SOFTWARE PRODUCTS Hewlett-Packard introduces HP Software Performance Tuner/XL, an interactive tool that monitors and reports resource usage of native mode application programs. This release also introduces GlancePlus/XL a real-time performance diagnostic tool which replaces Glance/XL. GlancePlus/XL retains all original Glance/XL commands, with the following new features: new screens, commands and increased customization capabilities. In addition, some existing screens and commands have been modified for increased functionality. TRANCOMP/XL is now available on MPE XL Release 2.2. TRANCOMP/XL incorporates all the features of TRANCOMP/V plus the ability to compile larger programs and a reduced need for segmentation. The NewWave Office product has added NewWave Office License Control. This new feature is used to enforce software license agreements. The Information Access services of HP NewWave Office allow the user to spend less time gathering data and more time analyzing and solving business problems. Two new products have been added that enable the PC to connect to and retrieve information form HP ALLBASE/SQL and ORACLE databases. In addition, this release contains enhancements to Information Access Server and Information Access PC.