MPE/iX System Utilities Reference Manual (32650-90908)

Chapter 1

1 Introduction

MPE/iX utilities are programs that provide a dimension of system management and control that ranges from

the required or necessary to the helpful or convenient. As such, they help ensure your success as an HP e3000

computer owner by enabling you to fully utilize the potential of your machine.

This manual approaches utilities in two ways: First, chapter 2 provides a quick reference to the basic

operation of each utility. This treatment does not provide in-depth usage detail. Its intent is to give an

overview of each utility and instructions on how to get it started. Second, the remaining chapters are in-depth

instructions on how to use utilities that are not covered in separate manuals or whose usage, in HP’s

judgment, is better served by covering both here, and in a separate manual. Where a utility is covered both

here and in a separate manual, the separate coverage is more extensive. The large size and great detail of

some utilities prohibit their collective coverage in a single source.

Generally speaking, if you want a quick overview of any particular utility or if you wish to quickly scan all

utilities, refer to chapter 2. For example, if you are uncertain that a particular function is covered by a utility

you might scan chapter 2. Or, if you know that a utility exists, but need some help remembering what it does

or how to start it, you might also refer to chapter 2. For in-depth instructions, see one of the other chapters or

the separate reference.