RSC/MP 7.3 Installation and Configuration Guide

HP NonStop Remote Server Call (RSC/MP) Installation and Configuration Guide—522358-011
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Migration to RSC/MP 7.2
This appendix provides the following installation and configuration information:
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The differences between RSC/MP 7.2 and earlier versions.
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Features that are no longer supported.
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Procedures for migrating from previous releases to RSC/MP 7.2.
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Information about host and workstation connectivity options.
See the Remote Server Call (RSC/MP) Programming Manual for information about the
programming migration issues.
Differences Between RSC/MP 7.x and Earlier
Versions
The RSC/MP 7.x family differs from RSC/MP version 6.x and earlier in the following
ways:
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The ACSERVER attribute of the TDP TERM object is now required to identify an
ACS object. Attempting to set ACSERVER to a Guardian process name will now
result in an error.
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The Pathway/TS terminal session type is no longer supported. Pathsend is
supported using the Interprocess session type. If you send a Pathway session to
the TDP, it is converted into a Pathsend session.
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RSC/MP uses the TDP PIPE object and the Piccolo transport.
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The Eicon X.25 and X25AM network interfaces are no longer supported.
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The IMPLICIT_ACK option has been discontinued. Its setting is now silently
ignored.
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The STAMP_MESSAGES option has been discontinued. Its setting is now silently
ignored.
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There is no support for MS-DOS or Macintosh workstations.
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The direct communication objects ASYNCPORT, NETNAME and SPXPORT are
no longer available in the RSC/MP Host.
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The RSC asynchronous Step-aside feature is not supported.
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The limit of 62 I/Os per session has been removed.
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The limit of 64 sessions per workstation has been removed.