Commercial applications primarily use database applications.
The 900 Series provides ALLBASE/SQL, which includes
TurboIMAGE/XL, a network database
management product, and HP SQL, which has a relational
interface to data.
ALLBASE/SQL provides a TurboIMAGE/XL cross-development
environment.
The relational interface, HP SQL, is fully compatible with the
version of SQL in most common use.
It provides relational access for increased flexibility.
ALLBASE/SQL and other tools form Hewlett-Packard's information
management framework. These include:
Programming languages and tools.
Reporting and presentation tools that allow access to
information without programming.
A common data dictionary that provides the integration necessary to
tie the system together.
The products that meet these needs on the 900 Series are:
System Dictionary/XL, which provides programmers and system
administrators with a single source for documenting all aspects of
the system, from data definitions to configuration information.
This central source of information aids in developing and
maintaining applications and effectively managing system resources.
The System Dictionary/XL has programmatic interfaces for
easy integration with other software.
You can customize System Dictionary/XL to meet your needs.
Optimizing compilers, which use HP Precision Architecture
(HP-PA) to allow all programming on the 900 Series computers
to be done in high-level languages.
The compilers are integrated with MPE/iX to provide
convenient access to ALLBASE/SQL and other information
managements subsystems.
VPLUS/V, which is a forms design and screen-handling
tool for programmers.
Toolset/XL, which includes facilities for full screen editing,
symbolic source-level debugging, and version management of source code.
It provides a high-productivity, integrated
environment for application development.
Transact/XL, which is a procedural, high-level programming language for
transaction processing applications.
It provides the functions of a high-level language, such as
COBOL, combined with a comprehensive set of
powerful verbs that can perform several functions in a single call.
Self-adjusting System Tables |
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Most system tables in MPE/iX are self-adjusting.
MPE/iX continuously monitors and adjusts tables to fit
the workload.
Usually, the system manager can do this without shutting down
the system.
On-line Diagnostics for Peripherals |
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Hewlett-Packard Customer Engineers (CEs) are equipped with on-line
diagnostic tools for many HP peripheral devices.
A CE can remotely run diagnostics without shutting down the system.
Disc Failure Tolerance |
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MPE/iX allows any system disc not critical to the functioning
of the operating system to go off-line without affecting the system.
Users cannot access files on off-line discs.
Automatic Power Fail Recovery |
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MPE/iX and the 900 Series hardware provide automatic power fail
recovery.
When a power failure starts,
the system initiates a power failure procedure to preserve
the operating environment before the complete loss of power.
A battery pack ensures the validity of main memory for a
minimum of 15 minutes.
If power is restored within 15 minutes,
the system automatically resumes processing from the
point at which the power failure occurred,
and jobs continue from the point of interrupt.
