MPE/V to MPE/iX Migration
Differences Between NS 3000/V and NS 3000/iX
Applications Support
There are also differences in the implementations of NS 3000/V and NS 3000/iX that will affect certain applications that users may currently be running on your MPE V network. These differences are as follows:
•NS 3000/iX supports PTOP for HPDESK only.
On NS 3000/iX PTOP is not supported for applications other than HPDESK. Network users who are running PTOP programs will need to convert them to NetIPC/RPM or BSD programs before running them on an NS 3000/iX network. Refer to the NetIPC 3000/XL Programmer’s Reference Manual and the Using
NS 3000/iX Network Services for more information.
•Nowait I/O RFA is not available with NS 3000/iX.
Privileged mode programs that use nowait I/O Remote File Access over an MPE V network will need to be modified before they can be run on an NS 3000/iX network. Refer to the Using NS 3000/iX Network Services for more information.
Obtaining Status Information
On MPE V systems the SHOWCOM command returns status information about a communication device, and is used to determine line activity and quality. This information is still available on NS 3000/iX, but is accessed through a different command. Use the LINKCONTROL STATUS command to access status information on NS 3000/iX.
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