HP MPE V Release, Introducing HP Explain

HP MPE V Release 23

Based on your feedback in August 1991, Hewlett-Packard committed to provide five of the top seven Systems Improvement Committee (SIC) special interest user's group requested enhancements and to fix 20 of the top 40 service requests. HP MPE V Release 23, shipping in May, has met and exceeded com- nutments. HP MPE V Release 23 has six of the top eight requested enhancements,and 35 of the top 40 service requests have been fixed. The enhanc.ements strengthen HP MPEXX compatibility.

Higher reliability is achieved through ongoing efforts to fix service requests. These fixes and the enhancements on HP MPE V Release 23 help reduce the time and resources required to manage systems.

SIC requested enhancements include:

Showboat -shows % of active spoolfile remaining

Logical console -switches to physical console LDEV on modem logoff

Store -has nine-levelexclusion fileset for store and restore

Spoolfiles-purges by date, priority, and user account

Restore-shows the date tape was created

Jobinfo -shows users who streamed the job

Additional enhancements and improvements include:

Restore DDS - provides faster file restoration for digital-audio tapes

HP EXPLAIN utility -includes new online facility that provides cause-and-action information on system errors

System performance measure-

ment -has expanded interface to support the maximum number of processes on HP MPE V/E

Frocess priority oscillation- provides increased control over allocating CPU resources

COBOL performance improve-

ment - has trap handling code change to provide increased performancefor many large COBOL programs

Jobfile date- allows streaming a job to no longer cause the modifi- cation date in the job file label to be updated

Supacct.pub.sys - eliminates fieldjob. SYS account has lock access set to Any. Job output is reduced by one-third and RJE capabilities are set correctly.

You should wait for nonnal distribu- tion of the next platform release, Release 2P, scheduled for fall 1992, since Release 2P will provide a support life of 48 months.

HP 3000 Svstems

Introducing HP EXPLAIN

In response to your feedback, Hewlett-Packardis introducing a new utility that will be available with HP MF'E V/E Release 23 (G.08.00). HP E X P W N allows you quick o n h e access to explanations of HP MF'E V system error mes- sages. It can run on virtually any terminal and does not require any specialcapabilities. You can *lay or print explanationsfor messages or perform a key word search of the messages in the system catalog by search string or by number. Three sets of messages are documented with explanations.

Enhanced
HP LaserROM/UX
retrieval software	8
New HP 9000Model 8x71
HP 3000 Series 9x7
floatmg point upgrade	10
CPU board option	10
New ergonomic text
term.kmhforHP3000	25
New low emissions text
terminals for HP 3000
and 9000	26

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