Introduction to Networking for NonStop S-Series Servers

Introduction to Networking for HP NonStop S-Series Servers—520670-005
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C Guide to the Manuals
This appendix can help you select the manuals you will need in the course of learning
about—and using—HP communications products.
Because so many different combinations of products are possible, and because most
product-specific manuals introduce the manual sets to which they belong, this
appendix does not attempt to present every possible combination of manuals. Rather,
it describes how information is likely to be distributed among manuals that describe a
communications product, and it mentions other types of manuals you will probably
need.
Manual Titles and Manual Types
If you are still unsure about the manuals you need in order to work with a given product
or set of products, select one manual related to the product and read the introductory
material. Most manuals include information at the beginning that guides you to
companion books. Most HP NonStop S-Series manuals begin with a section called
About This Manual that includes a Related Manuals subsection.
Application Programming Manuals
In general, if you are writing an application program, you need the programming
manual for the product whose interface you are using directly; several Guardian
manuals (unless you are using only Pathway/TS (SCREEN COBOL) requesters); and
the manuals for the programming language and other program-development tools you
plan to use.
Operations and System Management Manuals
Operators and system managers often need more manuals than do programmers. You
need the management and operations manual (or configuration and management
manual, or configuration and control manual) for every product in the stack your
applications employ. You also need the configuration and management manuals for all
the products you use. You are likely to need the manuals for numerous other
management utilities, such as Measure and PTrace. You will also need the Operator
Messages Manual.