MX Release 3.2 (H06.25+, J06.14+)

About this document

This manual describes how to install and manage the HP NonStop™ SQL/MX connectivity service.

This product enables applications developed for the Microsoft® Open Database Connectivity

(ODBC) application programming interface and the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API to use

HP NonStop SQL/MX to access HP NonStop SQL databases on an HP NonStop system.

Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)

This manual supports J06.14 and all subsequent J-series RVUs and H06.25 and all subsequent

H-series RVUs, until otherwise indicated by its replacement publications.

Audience

This manual is intended for all MXCS users, including system administrators and database

administrators who install, configure, and manage MXCS.

You must be familiar with:

• Microsoft ODBC 3.5 API

• SQL/MX 3.x

• Microsoft Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 (workstation or server), Windows 2000, Windows

2000 Server, Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 7 if client computers are running

one of these operating systems

New and Changed Information in This Edition

Changes to 663856-002 manual:

• Added a note in “Connections” (page 14).

• Updated “Installation Requirements” (page 19)

• Added information on MFC support in “Module File Caching (MFC)” (page 48)

• Updated “Configuring MFC from the MXCS mode” (page 49)

• Updated “.sql Files” (page 52)

• Added “Migrating from SQL/MX Release 2.3.4 to SQL/MX Release 3.2” (page 23)

• Added “Creating the default catalog and schema for MXCS” (page 25)

Notation Conventions

Hypertext Links

Blue underline is used to indicate a hypertext link within text. By clicking a passage

of text with a blue underline, you are taken to the location described. For example:

This requirement is described under Backup DAM Volumes and Physical Disk Drives.

General Syntax Notation

This list summarizes the notation conventions for syntax presentation in this manual.

UPPERCASE LETTERS. Uppercase letters indicate keywords and reserved words.

Type these items exactly as shown. Items not enclosed in brackets are required. For

example:

MAXATTACH

lowercase italic letters. Lowercase italic letters indicate variable items that you

supply. Items not enclosed in brackets are required. For example: