NetBase Release Notes Version 9.7

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NetBase Release Notes

Version 9.7

May 1997

Requirements:

• Requires MPE/ix 5.0 or later.

• Only supports NetBase Global Installs. Account installs are no longer supported with the 9.7

Release.

• MPE/V systems are not supported with the 9.7 Release. The last supported release of

NetBase for MPE/V is 9.6.

Enhancements:

Shadowing

• Integration of NetBase with TPS (Third Party Shadowing). Using TPS means that shadowing

is faster and more reliable. This also makes the handling of Dynamic Transactions (DBX

calls) much easier.

• NetBase interface with MPEX. This interface is to allow the safe use of MPEX in a

shadowing environment.

Installation

• When the “INSTALL OMNIDEX” option is used with NBINST, a new CM segment is now

added to RTMSL. The file CMOMNI.USL.NETBASE contains a segment called

DISC’SW’TO’SYS which allows for CM programs calling the Omnidex procedures to switch to

the NetBase Native Mode Omnidex procedures. This library was provided by DISC.

• A new file called, SLEXCLUD.DATA is now read by NBINST during installation. This file can

contain the names of Third Party segments that you do not want added to RTMSL.PUB.SYS.

The most common entry in this file is VESOFT@ to prevent NetBase from adding all of the

VESOFT segments to RTMSL.PUB.SYS.

Configuration

• Increased the maximum users (Local + Remote) to 3192. Increased local user maximum to

2048 in NBCTRL.

• Removed many unused NBCTRL CONFIG options including all references to Account

Installs and the LIMIT options.

• When the NetBase job is started, if the EOF of NBM.IPC is 0 and there are no accessors,

NBCOP will “trim” the NBM file returning any unused disc space.

Summary of content (5 pages)

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NetBase Release Notes Version 9.7 May 1997 Requirements: • Requires MPE/ix 5.0 or later. • Only supports NetBase Global Installs. Account installs are no longer supported with the 9.7 Release. • MPE/V systems are not supported with the 9.7 Release. The last supported release of NetBase for MPE/V is 9.6. Enhancements: Shadowing • Integration of NetBase with TPS (Third Party Shadowing). Using TPS means that shadowing is faster and more reliable.
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General • NetBase Application Tracing now traces the COMMAND and HPCICOMMAND intrinsics. • NBCOP is now a native mode program. Bug Fixes: • Fixed Editor aborting when texting remote files. ( Fixed in 9.7m Upd 2 of the shell) • Added support of Oracle Gateway for shadowing (Fixed in 9.7m Upd 2 of the shell) • Fixed “Final Disposition Option”on HPFOPEN (Fixed in 9.7m Upd 2 of the shell) • Fixed problem where NBIMPORT would not roll to next IQ file if NBPOST was reading from the same IQ file. (Fixed in 9.
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NetBase and TPS (Third Party Shadowing) Technical Overview Requires IMAGE version C.06.13. In order to get this version of IMAGE, the following patch must be ordered from HP, Patch id TIXJX36. The patch can be ordered by calling the HP Response Center and ordering it by the patch id. At this time, the patch will not be part of the MPE/ix 5.5 release but may be incorporated into a power patch at a later date. HP has added TPS (Third Party Shadowing) to IMAGE.
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RUN NBTPSUTL;INFO=“^BASELIST” VISTA.DATA now enabled for TPS BANNER now enabled for TPS SWADB already enabled for TPS END OF PROGRAM A database can be enabled for TPS using DBUTIL. The command in DBUTIL is “ENABLE FOR SHADOWING”. To disable a database for shadowing enter “DISABLE for shadowing”. To display the current state of a database with regard to TPS enter “SHOW FLAGS”. :DBUTIL.PUB.SYS HP30391C.06.
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Implementing TPS Shadowing If currently shadowing IMAGE databases with NetBase, follow the steps below for implementing TPS shadowing: _____ 1. Install the Patch from HP which provides TPS shadowing. _____ 2. Select the databases to be used for TPS. _____ 3. Quiet the databases that are being shadowed - get the users out of the databases. _____ 4. Flush any shadow transactions. :RUN NBFLUSH.PUB.NETBASE,STOPWAIT;PARM=shadownode# _____ 5. Enable the databases for TPS shadowing using NBTPSUTL.PUB.