June, Operating System | Compaq AAR-88LB-TE instruction

Reliable Transaction Router

Migration Guide

Order Number: AA–R88LB–TE

June 1999

This guide explains how to migrate from Reliable Transaction Router™ (RTR) Version 2 to RTR Version 3 on OpenVMS™ systems, and provides information on new and obsolete features.

Revision/Update Information: This guide supersedes the Reliable Transaction Router Migration Guide for Version 3.1D.

Operating System:

OpenVMS Versions 6.2, 7.1, 7.2

Software Version:Reliable Transaction Router Version

3.2

Compaq Computer Corporation Houston, Texas

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Contents

June Reliable Transaction Router Migration GuideOperating System Compaq Computer Corporation Houston, Texas First Printing, December Revised, June Installation ContentsNetwork Issues Preface System Management 8 Problem Diagnosis and Reporting6 Running Version 2 Applications Performance Tips Index Tables Page Audience PrefaceOrganization of This Guide Readers Comments Related DocumentsConventions monospace Page Introduction 1.1 Why Migrate? 1.2 Goals and Nongoals Introduction 1.1 Why Migrate?1.3 Reading Guidelines 2.1 Cleaning Up the Old Version 2 Environment Installation 2.2 Preserving the Old Environment Installation 2.2 Preserving the Old Environment2.3 Can Both RTR Version 2 and Version 3 Coexist On the Same Node? 2.5 Process Quotas Installation 2.5 Process Quotas 2.6 Journal IssuesTable 2-1 OpenVMS Limits 2.7 Rights and Privileges Installation 2.6 Journal Issues 2.6.1 Removing the Old Journal2.8 Memory and Disk Requirements 2.6.2 Journal Compatibility 2.8 Memory and Disk Requirements 2.9 Rollback to RTR VersionDEASSIGN/SYSTEM/EXEC RTRSHR Table 2-2 OpenVMS Disk RequirementsPage Architectural Changes 3.2 Command Server Process3.1 RTR Daemon Process 3.3 The Shared Library LIBRTR.EXE 3.5 Interprocess Communication 3.4 The ACP Process3.6 Shared Memory Parameters 3.7 Counters Architectural Changes 3.8 Quorum Issues 3.8 Quorum Issues3.9 Server-Process Partition States Page 4.1 DECnet Support Network Issues4.2 TCP/IP Support 4.3 Specifying a Preferred Transport Network Issues 4.3 Specifying a Preferred Transport4.3.1 Supported Products 5.1 OpenVMS Quotas System Management5.2 Startup 5.3 Creating Facilities 5.5 Monitoring 5.4 InteroperabilitySystem Management 5.4 Interoperability 5.5.1 RTR Version 2 Screens 5.5.3 User Parsing of Monitor Output 5.5 Monitoring5.5.4 User Customized Monitors Table 5-3 New RTR Version 3 Monitor Pictures 5.9 Using RTR Version 2 Command Procedures 5.6 Remote Command Support5.10 Command Line Interface Support for RTR Version 2 API 5.11 Interpreting Output from SHOW Commands System Management 5.11 Interpreting Output from SHOW Commands 5.12 Comparing RTR Version 2 and Version 3 Utility CommandsTable 5-4 Cont. Changed SHOW COMMANDS Table 5-5 Obsolete OpenVMS RTR Utility Commands Table 5-6 Cont. New OpenVMS RTR Utility Commands 5.12 Comparing RTR Version 2 and Version 3 Utility Commands 6.1 Comparison of OpenVMS API and Portable API Running Version 2 Applications Running Version 2 Applications 6.2 Recompiling and Relinking6.1 Comparison of OpenVMS API and Portable API Table 6-1 OpenVMS API and Portable API Comparison 6.2.1 RTR Version 2 Applications Running on RTR Version Running Version 2 Applications 6.2 Recompiling and Relinking 6.3 Running Applications Installed with Privileges 6.3 Running Applications Installed with Privileges6.4 Application Level Interoperability 6.5 Support for $GETTXI 6.6 Threaded Applications 6.8 Current Issues6.7 DDTM Support Running Version 2 Applications 6.6 Threaded ApplicationsPage 7.1 Process Quotas Performance Tips7.2 Journal Sizing 7.3 RTR Startup Qualiﬁers Performance Tips 7.6 Simultaneous Multiprocessing 7.6 Simultaneous Multiprocessing 8.2 RTRERROR.LOG File Problem Diagnosis and Reporting8.1 RTR Operator Log 8.3 Dump File Problem Diagnosis and Reporting 8.4 Producing and Directing a Trace 8.6 Contents of the RTR Journal File1. Enter the SHOW PROCESS RTRACP/CONTINUOUS OpenVMS command 4. Enter the OpenVMS ANALYZE/SYSTEM SET PROCESS RTRACP command Index