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ClearPath Enterprise Servers

ClearPath MCP Software Release Announcement

ClearPath MCP 17.0

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Contents

Section 1 General Description ................................................................... 1

Documentation Updates ..................................................................................... 2 Products and Features ......................................................................................... 2

New Products .................................................................................... 2 New Features and Enhancements ................................................ 2

Supported Platforms ............................................................................................ 3 Ordering this Release ........................................................................................... 4 Installation ............................................................................................................... 4 Migration and Compatibility ................................................................................ 4 Open Source and Third Party Components ................................................... 5

Section 2 New Products .................................................................................. 6

Communications and Networking .................................................................... 6 Connectivity Services ....................................................................... 6

Section 3 New Features and Enhancements .................................................. 7

Operating Environments ..................................................................................... 7 Client Access Services .................................................................... 7 Master Control Program (MCP) ..................................................... 8 Software Inventory Assessment Utility .................................... 10

Security .................................................................................................................. 10 Locum RealTime Monitor .............................................................. 10 Locum SafeSurvey ........................................................................... 11 Locum SecureAudit ......................................................................... 12 Security Center ................................................................................. 12 Operating Environment Encryption Option .............................. 13

Application Development ................................................................................. 15 ALGOL Compiler .............................................................................. 15 Program Binder ................................................................................ 16 COBOL-85 Compiler ....................................................................... 16 NEWP Compiler ................................................................................17 XML Parser for ClearPath MCP .....................................................17 ClearPath ePortal ............................................................................. 18 ClearPath MCP IDE for Eclipse™ ................................................. 20 Programmer’s Workbench for ClearPath MCP ........................ 21 Work Flow Language (WFL) ......................................................... 22 Virtual Machine for the Java Platform on

ClearPath MCP ............................................................................ 22

Software Release Announcement

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Tools and Utilities ................................................................................................ 23 Enterprise Output Manager .......................................................... 23 Data Compression .......................................................................... 24

Database, Query, and Reporting ..................................................................... 25 Relational Database Server for ClearPath MCP ...................... 25

Database Operations Center ............................................................................ 26 dbaTOOLS ......................................................................................... 27 Enterprise Database Server for ClearPath MCP ..................... 28

Communications and Networking .................................................................. 28 Network Services............................................................................ 28

Internet and Transaction Processing ............................................................. 29 MCP Transaction Resource Adapter for the JavaTM

Platform ........................................................................................ 30 Transaction Server–Custom Connect Facility ......................... 30 Web Enabling Components for ClearPath MCP ...................... 31 Web Enabler for ClearPath MCP ................................................. 32 Web Transaction Server for ClearPath MCP ............................ 33

Systems Management ....................................................................................... 33 Unisys Business Continuity Accelerator ................................... 33 Workload Management for ClearPath MCP ............................. 34 Operations Sentinel ........................................................................ 36

Section 4 Customer Product Information .................................................... 38

Product Documentation CD-ROM .................................................................. 38 Unisys Product Support Website ................................................................... 38

Section 5 Support ........................................................................................... 39

Contacting the Unisys Support Center .......................................................... 39 MCP Release Information ................................................................................. 39

Key Dates .......................................................................................... 39 Release Policy .................................................................................. 40 Product and Feature Termination ............................................... 41

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Section 1 General Description

The ClearPath MCP Release 17.0 is an integrated release of system software products for the ClearPath MCP family of servers, including ClearPath Libra and FS servers. This release introduces the following significant new capabilities:

Increases the scalability of mission-critical applications and databases to support business growth

Improves developer productivity by using contemporary tools and technologies

Improves application end user productivity without having to modify existing application logic.

Integrates business processes both within your organization and with other organizations

Reduces the risk of security breaches by using improved security alerting, assessment, reporting, and administrative capabilities

Protects sensitive data from unauthorized access

Increases the availability of your critical applications

Reduces operating expenses through increased automation

Transfers large quantities of data across networks more efficiently

Takes advantage of the latest advances in software and hardware technology

Unless otherwise stated, the phrase ClearPath MCP servers refers to ClearPath Libra and FS servers.


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Documentation Updates This document contains all the information that was available at the time of publication. Changes identified after release of this document are included in problem list entry (PLE) 19063593. To obtain a copy of the PLE, contact your Unisys representative or access the current PLE from the Unisys Product Support website:

http://www.support.unisys.com/all/ple/19063593

Note: If you are not logged into the Product Support site, you will be asked to do so.

Products and Features For this release, the new products and the existing products that offer new features and enhancements are listed in the following topics:

New Products

New Features and Enhancements

For more information on the products described in this SRA, refer to the ClearPath MCP Software Product Catalog.

New Products

The following product is new for this release:

Connectivity Services

This product is described in more detail in Section 2.

New Features and Enhancements

The following table lists the existing products that offer new features and enhancements. Section 3 describes these features and enhancements in more detail.

Product Category Product/Feature

Operating Environments Client Access Services (CAS)

Master Control Program (MCP)

Software Inventory Assessment Utility

Security Locum RealTime Monitor

Locum SafeSurvey

Locum SecureAudit

Security Center

Operating Environment Encryption Option

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Product Category Product/Feature

Application Development ALGOL Compiler

Program Binder

COBOL-85 Compiler

NEWP Compiler

XML Parser for ClearPath MCP

ClearPath ePortal

ClearPath MCP IDE for Eclipse™

Programmer’s Workbench for ClearPath MCP

Work Flow Language (WFL)

Virtual Machine for the Java™ Platform on ClearPath MCP

Tools and Utilities Enterprise Output Manager

Data Compression

Database, Query, and Reporting

Relational Database Server

Database Operations Center

dbaTOOLS

Enterprise Database Server for ClearPath MCP

Communications and Networking Network Services

Internet and Transaction Processing

MCP Transaction Resource Adapter for the Java™ Platform

Transaction Server – Custom Connect Facility

Web Enabling Components for ClearPath MCP

Web Enabler for ClearPath MCP

Web Transaction Server for ClearPath MCP

Systems Management Unisys Business Continuity Accelerator

Workload Management for ClearPath MCP

Operations Sentinel

Supported Platforms The supported platforms on which ClearPath MCP Release 17.0 runs are listed in the following table.

Server Family Model

ClearPath Libra 450, 460, 470 , 750, 780, 790, 880, 890, 4080, 4090, 4180, 4190, 4280, 4290, 4380, 4390, 6280, 6290, 6380, 6390, 8290, 8380, and 8390

FS Series 600, 1750, 1760, 1770,1800, 4100, 4280, 4290, 6280, and 6290

Solution Platform SP1760

LX Series 170 and 180


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Ordering this Release To obtain the new products and features included in this release, contact your Unisys representative.

All system software products in ClearPath MCP Release 17.0 are packaged on one set of media.

Source files must be licensed separately. Source style orders are not processed unless the corresponding object styles are also ordered.

Installation Refer to the Simple Installation Operations Guide and the Installation Center Operations Guide for instructions about installing ClearPath MCP Release 17.0.

For information specifically about migrating to MCP release 17.0, refer to the ClearPath MCP Release 17.0 Migration Guide and the MCP Implementation Guide.

For last-minute information on possible problems, warnings, special installation instructions, or compatibility issues, complete these steps:

1. Log on to the Unisys Product Support website at www.support.unisys.com.

2. Under ClearPath MCP Servers and Software, in the System Software category, click ClearPath MCP Software.

The ClearPath MCP Software Support site page appears.

3. Click Releases in the left navigational column.

The ClearPath MCP System Software Release table appears.

4. Click MCP Version 17.0.

5. Click the appropriate selection, such as Errata Details, MCP-017.0 Fixes, or MCP-017 SRP.

Migration and Compatibility Refer to the ClearPath MCP Release 17.0 Migration Guide for information about

Future deimplementations

Compatibility, coexistence, and migrating to the ClearPath MCP Release 17.0

For minimum software level requirements, access the Software Compatibility Matrix Pages as follows:




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3. Click Compatibility in the left navigational column.

4. Select the appropriate compatibility matrix page from the table.

Open Source and Third Party Components Important licensing information concerning third party and/or open source software incorporated with the ClearPath MCP solutions is located on the Unisys Product Support website at http://public.support.unisys.com/common/ShowWebPage.aspx?id=6316&pla=ps&nav=ps.

Your download, installation, copying or use of this product constitutes acceptance of the terms in the corresponding License and Attribution Document.

http://public.support.unisys.com/common/ShowWebPage.aspx?id=6316&pla=ps&nav=ps

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Section 2 New Products

The new product available with this release is Connectivity Services.

Communications and Networking Connectivity Services

Connectivity Services leverages the high-speed interconnect on the ClearPath fabric-based infrastructure to provide a transparent communication path between applications running on MCP servers and Windows clients.

Connectivity Services supports multiple transports, and uses TCP/IP when the high-speed interconnect is not available. Connectivity Services provides a single API for all supported network communication paths – applications do not need to be modified or recompiled.

Supported APIs include:

Windows API

C# and C++

MCP API defined as socket options

General Features

Connectivity Services includes the following services:

Message Framing Service: The application receive request is satisfied with a full message supplied by the remote application.

Authentication Service: The server application validates access from the client. Various authentication methods may be provided, with NTLMv2 as the initial capability.

Security Service: Encryption is available as an underlying service – SSL-TLS, for example – and is established by the underlying transport before the Authentication service and Message service are established.

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Section 3 New Features and Enhancements

This section presents an overview of the new features and enhancements available with ClearPath MCP Release 17.0.

The new product features and enhancements are grouped into these categories. Within each category, the products are organized in alphabetical order.

Operating Environments

Security

Application Development

Tools and Utilities

Database, Query, and Reporting

Communications and Networking

Internet and Transaction Processing

Systems Management

Operating Environments The following describes the new features, enhancements, and products for the operating system that help you closely support its functions.

Client Access Services

Description

Client Access Services enables your workstation to interoperate with the MCP environment in the same way that it interoperates with the Windows Server. Client Access Services:

Integrates the MCP environment into a Windows-based Microsoft network.

Integrates resources based on the MCP and services with the Microsoft desktop.

Supports client/server distributed applications.


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Using Microsoft client software on your workstation, you can

Discover resources that are based on the MCP (through Browse).

Access the following resources that are based on the MCP:

Disk directory shares (includes subdirectories and associated files)

CD-ROM shares

Use named pipes and Winsock for client/server distributed applications.

New Features/Enhancements

The following features and enhancements were added to Client Access Services:

Launcher for Linux Systems

Launcher on Linux systems now supports the TEXTDATAFROMPC and PASSWORD attributes.

For More Information

Refer to the following documents:

Client Access Services Administration Guide

Client Access Services User Guide

CD-ROM Formatter Help

Explorer Extensions for Client Access Services Help

Master Control Program (MCP)

Description

The Master Control Program (MCP) is the comprehensive, virtual memory operating system that operates on enterprise servers. The MCP provides a versatile environment by supporting concurrent batch and online transaction processing (OLTP). The MCP also includes the facilities to interface with industry-standard tools and applications from other operating system environments. The MCP permits the use of compiler programming languages only, and accommodates future system growth or distribution across the broadest range of 100 percent object code-compatible hardware products in the industry, without reprogramming.

The MCP functions in complete integration with hardware logic to simplify system operation and control. It provides automatic multiprogramming and multiprocessing, as well as centralized I/O control for peripheral and data communication devices. It automatically allocates system resources, including data and I/O processors, memory, and peripherals. It manages all job and task initiation and control, local and remote operator interfaces, and system security.

The MCP automatically handles all disk file management, including space allocation, file assignment, and access control.


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The MCP environment has many security attributes that reduce and eliminate security vulnerabilities. These features are integrated into the operating system so all applications inherit them by default.


The following features and enhancements were added to the MCP:

VSS-3 support of 4K physical disk sectors

This feature adds the VSS-3 virtual sector size to support physical sector sizes of 4096 bytes, also referred to as 4K. In order to facilitate migration to VSS-3 on 4K sector disks, the ability to configure a 180-byte disk or a VSS-2 disk so that it can be mirrored to a VSS-3 disk is also provided.

System Log Creation Date Changes

The system log was updated to accommodate file creation dates after March 12, 2031.

Support for I/O devices that use ALUA for multi-pathing of LUNs

Support for implicit Asymmetric Logical Unit Access (ALUA) was added to support storage arrays that use ALUA for multi-pathing to LUNs. AULA is different from the Active-Passive pathing used on EMC VNX storage arrays and requires the MCP to support all native ALUA devices.

Note: ALUA is not recommended for EMC MAX storage arrays, which support Active-Active pathing.

Added data on lost log records in the SUMLOG

The SUMLOG includes additional information to indicate that records were discarded due to a "LOG FULL" condition.

Minor Enhancements to Software Inventory Assessment Utility

Software Inventory Assessment Utility data can be collected and added to the SUMLOG in the CONFIG record.

General availability of Data Compression

ClearPath MCP Release 17.0 introduces an API for use by applications to make general use of the data compression capability that was introduced in Release 16.0.



GETSTATUS/SETSTATUS Programming Reference Manual

MCP Security Overview

Security Administration Guide

Security Center Help


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Software Inventory Assessment Utility

Description

The Software Inventory Assessment Utility helps you to determine the version of the system software running on an MCP partition.


Software Inventory Assessment Utility data can be collected and added to the Sumlog in the CONFIG record.


Refer to the System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual.

Security The following describes the new features/enhancements to security products that are implemented in this release.

Locum RealTime Monitor

Description

Locum RealTime Monitor allows the security administrator to collect data from multiple ClearPath MCP systems to one or more security workstations, and allows specific alerts and criticality settings. Locum RealTime Monitor provides advanced, real-time monitoring for any defined ClearPath MCP event, not only those related to security. Locum RealTime Monitor offers the power and flexibility to create the monitoring environment that each customer needs, by specifying alert filters and activity codes. Locum RealTime Monitor gives total monitoring control over ClearPath MCP systems with tools to keep the administrator updated on critical events even when away from a PC, and a selection of options to display or process the data.


The following features and enhancements were added to RealTime Monitor:

Advanced filters keep alert traffic highly focused by only forwarding alerts that match customer-specified criteria.

In the help menu, the Check for Updates option allows users to download later versions of RealTime Monitor dashboard if any are available.



RealTime Monitor Online Help


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ClearPath Enterprise Servers Security Center Help

Locum SafeSurvey

Description

Locum SafeSurvey is a security assessment tool developed by Locum Software Services Limited for use with ClearPath MCP systems. Locum SafeSurvey is integrated with Security Center.

Locum SafeSurvey provides security administrators and auditors with a series of detailed reports that analyze and highlight areas where system security might be at risk.

Locum SafeSurvey is available in two parts:

SafeSurvey Host, which runs on the ClearPath MCP environment and can be run as a stand-alone.

SafeSurvey Client, which provides a user-friendly graphical interface on Windows environments.


The following features and enhancements were added to SafeSurvey:

All reports can be exported as PDF files that are saved and printed. Users can specify the PDF output location, font style and size, and page size and orientation settings.

USERDATAFILE reports were enhanced with significant performance and efficiency improvements.

The Guardfiles report was enhanced to include:

Invalid accesscodes and missing program files.

A table that lists associated invalid groupcodes.

The client database was converted to SQLite to offer more efficient data storage and improved capacity. Older databases are automatically converted to SQLite on the first use.

A new Search dialog returns a list of host SSV report files from one or more user-specified MCP disk families and allows selected reports to be loaded into the SafeSurvey database.



Getting Started with SafeSurvey Guide

SafeSurvey Online Help



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Locum SecureAudit

Description

Locum SecureAudit produces consolidated reports for MCP systems, thus providing a security reporting solution for your enterprise. Security reporting is essential to many jobs and departments, such as security administration and external auditing. Authorized users can use SecureAudit to produce specific reports.

Security reports inform you of any activity or condition that might pose a security threat.

Locum SecureAudit also enables the security administrator to perform forensic analysis on the system SUMLOG to investigate security events.


The following features and enhancements were added to SecureAudit:

All reports can be exported as PDF files which can be saved and printed. Users can specify the PDF output location, font style and size, and page size and orientation settings.

A new Search dialog requests a list of host SCA report files from one or more user-specified MCP disk families and allows selected reports to be loaded into the SecureAudit database.



Getting Started with Secure Audit Guide

SecureAudit Online Help


Security Center

Description

Security Center enables security administrators to define, document, and apply a corporate security policy to an MCP ClearPath server. The following system security features are included in Security Center:

Create and apply user account policies for user accounts.

Manage role-based access control for Application and JAVA Realms.

Create and apply system-wide security policies.

Create and apply guard files.

Use MCP File Explorer to navigate a tree structure of the MCP file system to


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Displayfile properties.

View and modify the file attributes SECURITYTYPE, SECURITYUSE, and SECURITYMODE.

View and modify file permissions.

Provide for the maintenance and creation of Remote Users, Kerberos users, Transaction Server users, and user accounts.

Manage network policies (TCP/IP filtering and IPsec).

Manage the cryptography environments and the keys and certificates for use by applications using the MCP Cryptographic Services.

Configure and manage the Kerberos configuration information.

The Locum RealTime Monitor, Locum SafeSurvey, and Locum SafeAudit products are integrated with Security Center.


The following enhancements were made to Security Center:

Support was added for multiple public keys, per usercode, for SSH authentication.

The FORCEPWCHANGE usercode policy attribute specifies whether a user must change the usercode password before the usercode can be used.

The ACPWCHGONUSE accesscode policy attribute can force a user to change the accesscode password before the accesscode can be used.

The UNWRAPRESTRICT usercode policy attribute allows users to unwrap hazardous files from a container without the files being marked as restricted.




MCP Implementation Guide

Security Administration Guide

Security Operations Guide


Operating Environment Encryption Option

Description

The Operating Environment Encryption Option provides cryptography services for the MCP environment. These cryptographic services are offloaded to co-resident hardware on the ClearPath MCP environment: Cryptographic CoProcessors or Windows partitions. The software for the offloaded cryptographic services is provided on the MCP Cryptographic Services CD-ROM.


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The Operating Environment Encryption Option also enables the following MCP services, which use these cryptographic services:

MCP Cryptographic Services

ClearPath Secure Transport (SSL/TLS)

ClearPath Kerberos Security

Remote Web Enabler ODT Communications Using Secure Sockets Layer (MCPvm systems only)

Disk Encryption (ClearPath Libra Model 4300, 6300, or 8300 System, FS600 System, or FS1760 System only)

McpCryptoApi for User Applications

Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)

Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

Secure Shell (Secure File Transfer Protocol)

XML Encryption

The Operating Environment Encryption Option and the MCP Cryptographic Services are required by the Internet protocol security (IPsec) feature of the TCP/IP Interprocess Communications Services product. Refer to Section 9 for more details about this feature and product.


The ClearPath Kerberos Security ticket display was enhanced to include encryption types and flags.



ClearPath Enterprise Servers Security Software Developers Kit

ClearPath Kerberos Security Configuration and Administration Guide

ClearPath Enterprise Servers MCP Implementation Guide


MCP Sockets Service Programming Guide

Security Administration


Security Operations Guide

Virtual Machine for the Java TM Platform on ClearPath MCP Programming Guide


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Application Development The following describes the available program development tools that can help you implement, compile, test, and debug programs with the least effort possible.

ALGOL Compiler

Description

ALGOL is an applications and systems programming language. The ALGOL compiler includes provisions for interprogram communication, input/output (I/O) device handling, flexible data editing, and structured programming. In conjunction with other products, it provides facilities for structured programming, programmer productivity aids, and direct programming access to the Transaction Server and the MultiLingual System (MLS).

ALGOL is based on, and has all of the features of, ALGOL60—including structured control flow constructs, extensive arithmetic and Boolean expressions, plus nested procedure definition. Unisys Extended ALGOL adds other constructs and data types to simplify program writing and to enable programs to use some of the unique features of the enterprise server processors and operating system.


The following features and enhancements were added to the ALGOL compiler:

CAND and COR Conditional Boolean Operators

The Boolean operators CAND (Conditional AND) and COR (Conditional OR) were added to the compiler.

New BDMSALGOL Language Extensions for the DMSII SECTION Feature

The following statements were enhanced:

The BEGINTRANSACTION statement has been enhanced with new NOWAIT and NOSYNCWAIT options, which provide additional controls sync points.

The BDMS SET statement has been enhanced with the SECTION and CURRENTSECTION options, which provide additional controls for sync points.

FIND is enhanced with new CURRENT-SECTION and TOTAL-SECTION options which provide the value of record pointer or total record count.

Selection expression is enhanced with a new 'NO SECTION-SWITCH' that causes the program to return a NOT FOUND exception when the item is not found in the current section.


Refer to the ALGOL Test and Debug System (TADS) Programming Guide


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Program Binder

Description

The Program Binder combines one or more separately written and compiled subprograms into a single executable program. Using Program Binder, you can implement features not available in one language in another language and bind the features together for the final program.


The PRINTBINDXML utility prints the BINDINFO, including the library interface, in XML format. PRINTBINDXML writes the library interface of a user program into an XML format for use with ClearPath fabric applications.


Refer to the following document for review:

Binder Programming Reference Manual

COBOL-85 Compiler

The COBOL-85 compiler conforms to the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) X3.23-1985 Standard, which supports the high level of the following required modules: Report Writer, Nucleus, Sequential I/O, Relative I/O, Indexed I/O, Interprogram Communication, Sort-Merge, and Source Text Manipulation.

Support of the Multiple-Octet Character Set was implemented using the finalized CODASYL proposal for this feature. In addition, the compiler includes value-added extensions that support a flexible and powerful business application development tool.

New Features/ Enhancements

The following features and enhancements were added to the COBOL85 compiler:

BEGIN-TRNSACTION is enhanced with new 'NO WAIT' and 'NO SYNCWAIT' options that control sync points.

SET is enhanced with new 'SECTION <section-number>' and 'CURRENT-SECTION' options that control positions of record pointers.

Selection expression is enhanced with new 'NO SECTION-SWITCH' option that causes the program to return a NOT FOUND exception when the item is not found in the current section.

FIND is enhanced with new 'CURRENT-SECTION' and 'TOTAL-SECTION' options that provide the value of record pointer or total record count.

Refer to the following documents for review:


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ALGOL Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product Interfaces

COBOL ANSI-85 Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product Interfaces

NEWP Compiler

Description

NEWP is a programming language based on ALGOL that you use to implement system software. Its major application is the MCP, and thus some features of NEWP are closely tied to the features available in MCP and the underlying hardware.

Significant differences exist between ALGOL and NEWP. NEWP performs more rigorous type checking than ALGOL does, which helps prevent errors caused by unexpected type conflicts. NEWP provides a number of features that ALGOL lacks, such as modules, user-defined scalar types, and sets. NEWP does not include the environmental software interfaces that ALGOL supports, such as interfaces to Enterprise Database Server for ClearPath MCP or Transaction Server.


NEWP has been enhanced to allow <array reference variable>:=<pointer expression> in an <array reference assignment>.

For example:

POINTER P; P := ARY [6, 4]; ARRAY REFERENCE A[0]; A:=P;

(in effect being equivalent to A := ARY [6, *];)

This allows a procedure that has a pointer as a formal parameter to access the array to which the pointer refers, enabling the use of REMAININGCHARS and a RESIZE of the referenced array if necessary.


Refer to the NEWP Programming Reference Manual document for more information.

XML Parser for ClearPath MCP

Description

The Unisys XML Parser for ClearPath MCP is an application programming interface (API) that a COBOL-85, ALGOL, or NEWP application can use to parse, create, transform (XSLT), or modify XML documents. Unisys XML Parser helps to accelerate development and deployment of business process integration projects by reducing the complexities involved in exchanging information between applications. Unisys XML Parser accomplishes this by enabling MCP-based applications to use XML


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documents to exchange data with other applications. Using the XML Parser for ClearPath MCP, applications can place requests to parse XML documents and then access all or part of the documents.

Using the parser you can:

Create and modify XML documents.

Access an XML document using XPATH expressions.

Transform XML documents into other documents using XSLT.

Monitor status, version, number connections, worker threads, memory use, and documents parsed in each of the Java Parser Modules (JPMs).


The parser now supports COBOL-01 Record data from XML. COBOL applications can now have values in a parsed XML document loaded into a 01 record structure. The application specifies the mapping itself.


Refer to the WEBAPPSUPPORT Application Programming Guide.

ClearPath ePortal

ClearPath ePortal enables application developers to automatically deploy, manage, and secure ClearPath applications for web, mobile device, and web services solutions.

Using ClearPath ePortal, application developers can:

Directly import COBOL source data descriptions.

Capture existing MCP terminal screens.

Import Screen Design Facility (SDF) forms libraries into the ClearPath ePortal environment.

Deploy applications to

The web

Mobile devices such as phones and tablets

Web services

ClearPath ePortal automates a solution at every point—from development to deployment.

In addition, ClearPath ePortal requires no new incremental skills and can radically reduce the cost of creating e-business solutions, thus accelerating the time to market and bringing new levels of efficiency to your ClearPath infrastructure.


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New Features/Enhancements (Release 6.1)

The following features and enhancements were added to ePortal Release 6.1:

Application Capture and Modeling

Improvements to the View-Model Message Design

Integrated Bootstrap components for Multi-Device applications

Support for UTS terminal colors

Web and Mobility

Improved Unisys Multi-Device Cloud Build Service

Mobile and service project templates

Multi-Device Mobile App Simulator

Bootstrap UI components for Multi-Device applications

Support for Visual Studio Universal Apps

Support for flexible application scaffolding

Support for multi-device development for Windows Phone 8.1 and tablets and PCs running Windows 8.1

Support for Cordova Community Plug-Ins for Multi-Device applications

Integrated access to community plug-in directories from within Visual Studio

Automatic localization resource file creation for MVC applications

Services and SOA

Flexible and customizable service scaffolding for WCF SOAP service generation

Deployment and Runtime

Improved SSL/TLS certificate encryption support and management

Support for the Network Load Balancing (NLB) Affinity option NONE

DNS resolution for outbound services communication

Support for the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2



ClearPath ePortal Developer Help

ClearPath ePortal Enterprise Installation, Servicing, and Fault Isolation Guide

ClearPath ePortal Manager Help

ClearPath ePortal Business Implementation and Operations Guide

ClearPath ePortal Enterprise Implementation and Operations Guide


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ClearPath MCP IDE for Eclipse™

Description

Eclipse IDE is one of the most popular frameworks used by Java and J2EE developers. The Unisys product is an integrated solution of products that enables you to develop ClearPath MCP applications with the Eclipse IDE framework on Windows operating system.

The ClearPath MCP IDE for Eclipse™ software is a full-featured and extensible integrated development environment (IDE) designed so that you can build enterprise applications with any number of tiers for Java EE platforms.

ClearPath MCP IDE for Eclipse is an open platform for tool integration built by an open community of tool providers. Operating under an open-source paradigm, with an Eclipse Public License (EPL) that provides royalty-free source code and worldwide redistribution rights, the Eclipse platform provides tool developers with ultimate flexibility and control over their software technology.

The ClearPath MCP IDE for Eclipse product is released separately from the MCP release and follows a different schedule.


The following features and enhancements were added to the ClearPath MCP IDE for Eclipse:

MCP IDE for Eclipse Phase 16 Features/Enhancements:

Support for 64-bit Eclipse and Java 1.7 64-bit running on systems running the 64-bit Windows 7 operating system.

The LogAnalyzer utility extracts logging information from the SUMLOG and saves it to a file for analysis.

The MCP IDE for Eclipse enables you to work directly with COBOL files within MCP Eclipse IDE. Additionally, you can specify the COBOL74 or COBOL85 compiler.

The Last Edit Location button on the toolbar moves the cursor to the line that contains the last edit.

The Add All and Remove All buttons in the Create New MCP Project and MCP File Copy dialog boxes select all of the files within a project.

The Save As Merged Symbol function saves the merged content of a symbol file and a patch file as a new symbol file.

MCP Editor logging was enhanced to identify different event types to provide more useful logging information.

MCP IDE for Eclipse Phase 17 Features/Enhancements:

Support for Eclipse version 4.4 (Luna).


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Support for Java 8.

The SUMLOG utility was enhanced with additional search parameters and sorting options, and the ability to specify log file names.

The Log View was enhanced to refresh automatically to display real-time logging information.

The ClearPath MCP IDE for Eclipse also includes the following usability enhancements:

The ability to preview printer backup files within the IDE.

The ability to search keywords across multiple or all files within a project.

The ability to calculate the size of COBOL structures, to determine the offset of each variable in a structure improving productivity.



ClearPath Enterprise Server ClearPath MCP IDE for Eclipse™ MCP Project Plug-In Help

ClearPath Enterprise Server ClearPath MCP IDE for Eclipse™ MCP Editor Help

ClearPath Enterprise Server ClearPath MCP IDE for Eclipse™ Quick Start Guide

Programmer’s Workbench for ClearPath MCP

Description

Programmer’s Workbench enables you to create and edit an MCP file as easily as you would a Windows file. Instead of complex commands, you can use familiar drop-down menus, tool buttons, shortcut keys, and point-and-click capabilities.

The client side of Programmer’s Workbench is installed and runs on a PC in the Windows environment, while the server side is installed and runs in the MCP environment of a ClearPath system. The client and the server communicate through a TCP/IP connection.


The Compile Special option allows you to specify the compiler type and compiler pack location when compiling a program.



Programmer’s Workbench for ClearPath MCP Help

Programmer’s Workbench for ClearPath MCP Installation and Operations Guide


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Work Flow Language (WFL)

Description

The WFL compiler checks WFL language syntax and translates job control statements into object code. A job file is created that contains the object code, source statements, data checks, and space for logging and restart information.

General Features

The WFL compiler accepts job specifications from a variety of sources, including:

Operator display terminals (ODT)

Operations Center (for ClearPath servers)

Menu Assisted Resource Control (MARC) sessions

Command and Edit (CANDE) sessions

Running WFL jobs

Remote job entry (RJE)

Executing programs


The STARTTIME job specification was enhanced to include the syntax <date> AT <time>. This allows the user to specify a STARTTIME that matches the Show Queue (SQ) output.



WFL Made Simple

Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming Reference Manual

Virtual Machine for the Java Platform on ClearPath MCP

Description

The Virtual Machine for the Java Platform on ClearPath MCP, also referred to as JVM for MCP, implements the Java run-time environment, including a virtual machine for the MCP.

JVM for MCP is a server-based implementation that conforms to the Oracle Java 2 Standard Edition (Java SE) specification and includes the standard API packages. JVM for MCP supports Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) access to Enterprise Database Server data. Further MCP integration is provided by custom classes that are specific to MCP and that enable functions such as Transaction Server processing, access to MCP files, and ALGOL-like data and time inquiries. Because Java is platform independent, it


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is more suitable to the architecture of ClearPath servers than languages such as C or C++.


The following features and enhancements were added to the Virtual Machine for the Java Platform on ClearPath MCP:

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 8.0 is now supported.



Virtual Machine for the Java™ Platform on ClearPath MCP Programming Guide

Virtual Machine for the Java™ Platform on ClearPath MCP Installation and Administration Guide

Tools and Utilities The following describes the tools and utilities available to support the operation of ClearPath MCP servers.

Enterprise Output Manager

Description

Enterprise Output Manager (formerly called DEPCON) is a comprehensive output-management solution for mixed-platform networks. Running on a Windows operating system, Output Manager automatically processes and routes print files and other application output files from any supported platform to any supported output destination. Automated processing is based on the file name, size, or other file characteristics you specify. In addition, Output Manager lets you take advantage of a variety of delivery mechanisms, such as email, web, CD/DVD, and fax. With each of these delivery methods, Output Manager can reformat text documents and data into a customized, modern appearance.

The primary benefits of Enterprise Output Manager are:

Operational cost savings

Improved operational discipline

Document modernization

Remote administration

New Features/Enhancements (Release 12.0)

The following features and enhancements were added to Enterprise Output Manager Release 12.0:


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Support for large file transfers from OS 2200 systems enables you to send and receive large files without restrictions.

New E-mail personalization attributes enable you to personalize email message body content with static or dynamic text, fonts, text colors, images, logos, and file content.

Hidden file URLs in the File Finder search results provide enhanced security.

The following enhancements were made to Data Dependent Attribute (DDA) Designer:

DDA Conditional Command (If, Else If, and Else) enhancements

DDA Set Variable enhancement—Load Mixed Text and Keywords

DDA Convert Variable enhancement—Get Data Type detects the content type of a variable, or the partial contents of a variable, and returns a numeric value.

The Find and Replace function was added to Configuration Explorer to quickly find and replace text or attributes with a specified value.

Support for Adobe Distiller is discontinued.


Refer to the Enterprise Output Manager for ClearPath OS 2200 and ClearPath MCP Configuration and Operations Guide.

Data Compression

Description

Data Compression enables you to handle large amounts of data more efficiently, by reducing the amount of time it takes to transfer large amounts of data across a network and reducing the space required to store data.


The following enhancements were added to the Data Compression capability:

An API is available for applications to take advantage of the Data Compression capability.

Enterprise Database Server supports compression of database backup files and audit files, as well as internal large objects (ILOBs).



System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual

Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming Reference Manual


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Database, Query, and Reporting The database products and features included in this category can help you with the management of your database system, including data definition, data retrieval, data manipulation, and database performance.

Relational Database Server for ClearPath MCP

Description

Relational Database Server for ClearPath MCP provides a highly available environment, designed to support large relational databases and high-volume online transaction processing. Relational Database Server incorporates a variety of validation, audit/recovery, and access control capabilities designed to support mission-critical applications.

The Relational Database Server for ClearPath MCP enables you to: create relational databases using a data definition language (DDL) and the Relational Design Center schema administration tool.

After you have created a relational database, you can query and update it using standard Structured Query Language (SQL)-compliant tools.

The Relational Database Server for ClearPath MCP enables you to add SQL capabilities to existing Enterprise Database Server databases. This allows you to use SQL-compliant tools to access and update the database in addition to the Enterprise Database Server’s host language interface and other data access tools.


The following features and enhancements were added to Relational Database Server for ClearPath MCP:

Stored Procedures

Support for stored procedures in the MCP Query Processor allows you to develop and execute stored procedures.

Functions

The following SQL functions were added to the product:

TRIM

NVL

COALESCE

IFNULL

NULLIF

NVL2

ABS


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MOD

ROUND

TRUNC

LENGTH

LEN

UPPER

LOWER

LPAD

RPAD

REPLACE

INSTR

SUBSTR

LTRIM

RTRIM

ODBC Driver

An ODBC driver provides a client front-end interface for Relational Database Server for ClearPath MCP.

General Enhancements

Relational Database Server for ClearPath MCP has been enhanced with improved performance and support for derived tables.



Relational Database Server for ClearPath MCP Query Processor Installation and Operations Guide

Relational Database Server for ClearPath MCP Query Processor Programming Guide

Relational Database Server for ClearPath MCP JDBC Driver User's Guide

Database Operations Center Description

The Database Operations Center enables experienced Enterprise Database Server database administrators (DBAs) to perform familiar administrative tasks, such as recovery, reorganization, backup, analysis and maintaining role-based access control in a Windows environment. The Database Operations Center helps you execute and monitor (through email notification) database tasks. You can also manage the database schema.


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Database Operations Center has been enhanced to support Data Compression and 4k sector disks in Enterprise Database Server.


Refer to the Database Operations Center Help document for more information.

dbaTOOLS

Description

dbaTOOLS provides the tools necessary to monitor and maintain the performance of your ClearPath database environments. dbaTOOLS works with any database system that is based on the Enterprise Database Server: Enterprise Database Server Extended Edition, Enterprise Application Environment, and Agile Business Suite.

dbaTOOLS consists of three distinct modules: a collection and analysis module; access logging module that logs and reports all accesses to tracked databases; and a monitor module that provides real-time monitoring, including Automatic Display Mode, visible DBS commands, memory tuning, resource usage alarms, and real-time graphing of database information that can be captured and replayed.

Each dbaTOOLS module consists of two software components: one that runs on the MCP system and one that runs on the PC client.


The On-Line Garbage Collection (OLGC) feature of dbaTOOLS Monitor is designed to automatically on-line garbage collect the Index-Sequential sets in the databases. This is intended to help the sets to perform at increased efficiency and reduce the possibility of set LimitErrors.

All the sets in the selected database will be analyzed looking for sets that are in critical need of garbage collection. Critical need is based upon pending LimitErrors, Loading and Level analysis. Parameters can be set to control the analysis. A list of structures is created listing all of the structures that are in the specified categories. The users can select structures to skip.

The rest of the structures will be listed in order by the date of the last garbage collection with the oldest listed first.

The user can specify the maximum number of structures to garbage collect and the maximum number of garbage collections to be run simultaneously. As structures are completed new garbage collections will be started until all listed structures are completed.


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Enterprise Database Server for ClearPath MCP

Description

Enterprise Database Server for ClearPath MCP provides a highly available environment that supports large databases and high-volume online transaction processing. It accommodates installations of virtually any size. Enterprise Database Server offers exceptional flexibility in accommodating a broad variety of data models—hierarchical, network, flat, or relational. Enterprise Database Server also supports a variety of information-accessing techniques. It incorporates validation, audit/recovery, and access control capabilities, as well as supporting optional utilities for database analysis, monitoring, integrity certification, online reorganization, and online archiving.


The following features and enhancements were added to Enterprise Database Server for ClearPath MCP:

Support for VSS-3 Disks and 4K Sectored Storage: Enterprise Database Server has been enhanced to support the VSS-3 disk format, used to support 4096 byte (4K) sector size disks.

Data Compression: Enterprise Database Server supports compression of database backup files and audit files, as well as internal large objects (ILOBs). User of this feature requires a license for the Data Compression product.



Enterprise Database Server for ClearPath MCP Data and Structure Definition Language (DASDL) Programming Reference Manual

Enterprise Database Server for ClearPath MCP Utilities Operations Guide

Communications and Networking With the communications and networking products, you can distribute information and share resources as well as to provide reliable transmission of data, text, graphics, image, and voice information.

Network Services

Description

Network Services (NNS) provides a set of software services that enhance the utilization of the Windows environment in a ClearPath server.

The Enhanced Virtual LAN (EVLAN) Network Service provides a seamless, fast, and secure virtual LAN data path between the MCP and Windows environments of ClearPath servers. Communication across the EVLAN uses the TCP/IP protocol. No


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changes are required to the applications and services in either processing environment to use EVLAN.

The Shared Adapter Network Services for Ethernet enables the MCP environment to use a qualified Ethernet adapter located in the Windows environment. In the MCP environment, both TCP/IP and BNA network providers can use this connection.

Because Network Services runs in both the Windows and the MCP environments of the ClearPath server, services and resources can be located in the environment that is most appropriate for the task being performed.

Network Services supports up to eight shared adapter connections per Network Processor instance, where a connection is an Ethernet port, an 802.1Q VLAN, or an Adapter Team.

Network Services can use each of the connection types listed to allow MCP network access. On some platforms, Windows TCP/IP can remain enabled for the connection or be disabled. This range of choices results in the following connection categories, all considered forms of Shared Adapters:

Exclusive to Windows TCP/IP (Windows TCP/IP enabled, Network Services disabled)

Exclusive to the MCP environment (Windows TCP/IP disabled, Network Services enabled)

Shared by both environments (Windows TCP/IP enabled, Network Services enabled) (Shared adapters can be configured only on Libra Model 450, Libra Model 460, FS1750, SP1760, LX170, or LX180 servers.)


The following features and enhancements were added to Network Services:

SpeedEx Attribute for Networking Connection Groups

The Speed attribute of LAN Connection Groups is a 32-bit value. Current speeds of Network Adapters are sufficiently fast that a 32- bit value is insufficient. This feature creates a new attribute – SpeedEx – that allows:

The speed to be entered in a more user-friendly manner.

Future growth to prevent this issue.


Refer to the Network Services Implementation Guide.

Internet and Transaction Processing Products in this category support access to the Internet, an area of vital importance in today’s business world.


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MCP Transaction Resource Adapter for the JavaTM Platform

Description

MCP Transaction Resource Adapter for the Java™ Platform integrates Java applications and Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE) application servers with Transaction Server applications. The MCP Transaction Resource Adapter for the Java Platform is an implementation of the Java EE Connector Architecture specification.


The MCP Transaction Resource Adapter for the Java™ Platform supports Java EE 7 and JCA 1.7.


Refer to the ClearPath Enterprise Servers MCP Transaction Resource Adapter for the Java™ Platform User’s Guide.

Transaction Server–Custom Connect Facility

Description

Transaction Server (previously named COMS) offers a broad range of features associated with transaction-oriented systems. These features are implemented as separate modules to enable you to select only those features required for specific transaction types. Resources are allocated only for those required features. If you have transaction processing requirements beyond those defined by Transaction Server, you can create custom modules to be used as a natural part of the system, without compromising system integrity or reliability.

This powerful message communication facility provides a high performance software environment for transaction processing.

Custom Connect Facility (CCF)

The Custom Connect Facility (CCF) protocol-specific handler (PSH) is middleware that provides a path between MCP transports and the Transaction Server, which provides a standard method for workstation clients to communicate with the Transaction Server applications.


The following features and enhancements were made to the CCF:

CLIENTADDRESS Attribute for the CUCI PCM

The CLIENTIPADDRESS connection attribute was added to determine the IP address of a client that connects to the MCP host. When a connection is made from a middle-tier host to the MCP, the CLIENTIPADDRESS attribute specifies the IP address of the end


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user and the YOURIPADDRESS attribute specifies the IP address of the middle-tier host from which the user is connecting.

Enhanced STATIONNAME Performance for the TCP/IP PCM and CUCI PCM

Performance was enhanced for the creation of station names with multiple substitution attributes (# or $).

WEBAPPSUPPORT Library Enhancements

The WEBAPPSUPPORT Persistent Library allows the WEBAPPSUPPORT library to continue running when no users are linked.

New WEBAPPSUPPORT Data Encryption examples were added, including sample COBOL-85 and ALGOL programs that encrypt and decrypt data.

The WEBAPPSUPPORT library allows EAE applications to call WEBAPPSUPPORT functions, including XML/JSON, and HTTP client and other modernization support functions. This makes non-WEBPCM procedures available for COBOL and ALGOL applications.



Transaction Server for ClearPath MCP Programming Guide

Transaction Server for ClearPath MCP Configuration Guide

Transaction Server for ClearPath MCP Operations Guide

Custom Connect Facility Administration and Programming Guide

WEBAPPSUPPORT Application Programming Guide

Web Enabling Components for ClearPath MCP

Description

Web Enabling Components for ClearPath MCP are a collection of prebuilt Microsoft COM and JavaBean components that can be used by Visual Basic and Java developers to build Web-enabled applications that communicate with MCP applications.

A component is a prebuilt, reusable piece of software that can be quickly and easily combined with other components or custom-written code to build a complete custom-tailored application. Web Enabling Components for ClearPath MCP are a collection of components that enable developers to create customized Visual Basic or Java applets and applications that access MCP server applications. Together, they provide services ranging from basic communication to full T27 emulation.


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The following features and enhancements were added the WEBAPPSUPPORT library:

The GET_COOKIE function allows an AAPI or WEBPCM application to easily get a single cookie.

WEBAPPSUPPORT Persistent Library allows WEBAPPSUPPORT library to stay running when no users linked.

New WEBAPPSUPPORT Data Encryption examples were added, including sample COBOL-85 and ALGOL programs that encrypt and decrypt data.

The WEBAPPSUPPORT library allows EAE applications to call WEBAPPSUPPORT functions, including XML/JSON, and HTTP client and other modernization support functions. This makes non-WEBPCM procedures available for EAE applications.


Refer to the Web Enabling Components for ClearPath MCP Implementation Guide document for more information.

Web Enabler for ClearPath MCP

Description

Web Enabler for ClearPath MCP is a Java-based, cross-platform, Web enabling application. It enables users of ClearPath MCP systems to easily access MCP server applications over an Internet/intranet using a Java-capable Web browser.

Web Enabler for ClearPath MCP is ideal for quickly and easily Web-enabling MCP applications for the Internet.

Web Enabler for ClearPath MCP can also be installed as a standalone client application. In this environment, a Web browser is not required for normal operation. When running as an application, Web Enabler for ClearPath MCP offers most of the features (with the exception of Web page scripting) provided in the browser-based version. In addition, certain security restrictions are relaxed and additional features are enabled by default.


The Best Fit font option was enhanced to dynamically resize text to fit the window size. This ensures that display text remains legible at reduced screen sizes.


Refer to the following document:

Web Enabler for ClearPath MCP Implementation Guide


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Web Transaction Server for ClearPath MCP

Description

Web Transaction Server for ClearPath MCP is a highly scalable, standards-based, high-performance Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) web server that runs in an MCP environment. It communicates with browsers by using HTTP version 1.1 over a TCP/IP network.

The Web Transaction Server software incorporates web server capabilities into every ClearPath enterprise server. You can use it to access and distribute hypertext documents and hyperlinked multimedia information, including text, images, audio, video, and Java applets. A variety of client workstations can access the Web Transaction Server as a document repository or as a gateway to applications based on the MCP.


The PWCHANGE extension enables users to change MCP usercode and accesscode passwords using SSL-secured HTML forms.



Web Transaction Server Administration and Programming Guide

Web Transaction Server Site Manager Help

Systems Management Products in this category support the management of distributed, heterogeneous networks.

Unisys Business Continuity Accelerator

Description

Business Continuity Accelerator ensures continuous availability of applications and data by accelerating and automating the process of relocating the application workload and its associated data from a primary server to an alternate server and reinitiating the execution of those applications on an alternate server.

Business Continuity Center is the Windows graphical user interface (GUI) to the Business Continuity Accelerator product. This GUI enables you to easily set up a business continuity environment.


The following features and enhancements were added to Business Continuity Accelerator for this release:


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Automatically Synchronize Disk Encryption Keys Between ClearPath MCP Servers

On ClearPath servers that support Disk Encryption, Business Continuity Accelerator automatically compares the list of disk encryption keys between servers identified to BCA. Appropriate warnings are presented for mismatched key capabilities and the disk keys are automatically distributed and merged onto key-capable servers.

Generated failover scripts for EMC SRDF

Business Continuity Accelerator generates failover scripts for EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF).

BCA Secure TCP/IP for Heartbeat and Storage Management

Business Continuity Accelerator uses SSH to secure the TCP/IP communications used for heartbeat and storage management (for example, sending disk encryption keys between hosts).

New BCA System Command

The MCP now recognizes BCA as a system command. This simplifies passing commands to BCASUPPORT and Business Continuity Assistant. The BCA system command eliminates the need for this multistep process by allowing operators to directly send BCA commands.

The new BCA command follows the syntax of the commands traditionally passed using an AX. The AX could only be performed to the BCA stack running as an MCS. Previously, operators would first use the MCS system command to determine the mix number for BCA and then use this mix number to AX a command to BCA.

The following are example uses for the BCA system command:

BCA FAILOVER PRODUCTION

BCA RELOCATE GROUP 3

BCA STATE

BCA NW REMOVE GROUP 1



Business Continuity Center Help

Business Continuity Installation and Operations Guide

Workload Management for ClearPath MCP

Description

Workload Management for ClearPath MCP is a management tool that simplifies the process of managing a system’s workload. It provides the following:


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Real-time monitoring of system resource usage by workload groups defined by Unisys and by users

Control and monitoring of metered MIPS usage by applications running on metered ClearPath MCP servers

Dynamic resource balancing to meet business-level rules

Runaway program detection that protects CPU usage of the MCP system

Host event notifications of process and system events that affect the performance of the system and its workload

Automatic user-definable actions in response to unexpected process and system events

Historical reporting on workload usage, performance goal compliance, and individual process resource usage

Some of the benefits of Workload Management for ClearPath MCP are that it

Reduces the need for specialized, technical skills

Enables you to organize, manage, and monitor your workloads according to business goals

Allows business-critical applications to receive the resources they require while less important applications run as resources are available

Protects your CPU usage and shows where your CPU (MIPS) dollars are being spent

Makes your system more adaptive and responsive to changing environments


The following enhancements were made to Workload Management for ClearPath MCP:

Workload Center Event Viewer capabilities were migrated to Statistics Viewer.

Usability enhancements to Statistics Viewer, including a scroll bar for statistics reports.

Programmatic access to the MIPS Month-to-Date value for metered host systems.

The ability to clear multiple or all Host Events from a host with a single request.

The ability to filter alert messages for a host, and whether the selected alerts display in Workload Center, in the ODT, or in both.



Workload Center Help

Workload Management for ClearPath MCP User’s Guide

Workload Management for ClearPath MCP Metering Data Collection Guidelines


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Workload Management for ClearPath MCP Planning and Implementation Guidelines

Operations Sentinel

Description

Operations Sentinel goes beyond server management to simplify the operations complexity of your enterprise-wide IT infrastructure. As a fully featured solution, it automates, consolidates access, monitors, and manages multiple heterogeneous systems. The result is a streamlined process that reduces your total cost of ownership for both Unisys and other vendor products.

Operations Sentinel provides superior service quality at a reduced cost with the following benefits:

High system stability and availability

Immediate system and application status

Greater operator productivity

Complete remote management

Lower operations and support costs


The following features and enhancements were added to Operations Sentinel 15.0:

The ADBM Editor GUI was enhanced with additional advanced editing capabilities.

Save and Cancel options were added to the Topology window.

The Time scheduler for Alert Policy provides flexible time scheduling capabilities during which execution of the Alert Policy action can be disabled.

Silent installation of WRM and ULRM agents provides the ability to remotely install the WRM and ULRM agents on multiple systems.

The Autoaction Database Scanner detects changed message patterns within the CP-AMS databases.

Support for SNMP V2 was added.

The ULRM agent was qualified on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5 and 6.



Single Point Operations Interface for ClearPath MCP Installation and Configuration Guide

Single Point Operations Interface for ClearPath MCP Software Release Announcement

Operations Sentinel Administration and Configuration Guide


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Operations Sentinel Autoaction Message System Administration Guide

Operations Sentinel Event Server Application Program Interface Programming Guide

Operations Sentinel Event Server C# API Programming Guide

Operations Sentinel Master Glossary

Operations Sentinel Software Release Announcement

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Section 4 Customer Product Information

In addition to this Software Release Announcement, product documentation is available for use with this release from the following locations:

ClearPath Enterprise Servers MCP Product Documentation CD-ROM (6869 8703)

Unisys Product Support website

Product Documentation CD-ROM The ClearPath Enterprise Servers MCP Product Documentation CD-ROM enables you to view and print technical documents, which are organized by product category. The CD-ROM includes the CDLib Manager software, which enables you to quickly and easily browse through the documents, search in individual documents, and select groups of documents or individual documents.

You receive this CD-ROM when you order a new release or upgrade to a new release. You can also download the ISO image of this CD-ROM from the Unisys Product Support website, described below.

For more information on the products and features listed in this SRA, refer to the appropriate category on the CD-ROM.

Unisys Product Support Website On the Unisys Product Support website, you can download product documentation as well as an ISO image of the ClearPath Enterprise Servers MCP Product Documentation CD-ROM.

To access the documentation library on the Product Support site, follow these steps:



The ClearPath MCP Software Support Site page appears,

3. Click Documentation.

The ClearPath MCP Software Documentation Libraries page appears.

4. Click MCP Release 17.0.


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Section 5 Support

Unisys brings together powerful hardware and software, multi-language support, and technical professionals to deliver 24-hour global service. All Unisys support services are fully integrated to provide you with real-time access to the critical information you need.

Contacting the Unisys Support Center Support for your ClearPath server is provided by your Unisys Support Center. To initiate a support request, do either of the following:

Submit a request online at http://www.serviceonline.unisys.com. After you log on or register, click Create Service Incident, and then follow the on-screen instructions. Enter the required information in the Support Request entry form.

Contact the Unisys Call Reception Center (CRC). Access the Unisys Support website at http://www.unisys.com/unisys/support/index.jsp?id=3400003. The site provides links to various types of support. It also includes a link to a Video Demonstration of the Unisys e-Service Portal, where you will see how to effectively use this easy web-based tool to access product documentation and submit support requests for Unisys-supported products.

MCP Release Information The following table defines key support dates associated with ClearPath MCP Release 17.0.

Key Dates

In the following table, the term MCP 17.0 refers to ClearPath MCP Release 17.0 and any associated interim releases based on this release.

Note: The asterisk (*) denotes a date that is subject to change.

Term Definition Date or Level

Release date This is the start of the 42-month support period for the release.

April 30, 2015*

Support termination date

This is the last date that you can submit a User Communication Form (UCF) against a release. This date is 42 months after the release date.

October 31, 2018*

http://www.serviceonline.unisys.com/

http://www.unisys.com/unisys/support/index.jsp?id=3400003


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Term Definition Date or Level

Availability termination date

This is the last date that you can order a release. This date is 42 months after the release date.

October 31, 2018*

Interim Correction/Flash termination date

This is the last date that you can obtain an Interim Correction (IC) for a release. This date is 1 month after the support termination date.

November 30, 2018*

Code file expiration release date

A code file compiled under MCP 17.0 cannot run under any MCP software released on or after this date.

April 30, 2020*

Oldest code file support level

The earliest software level that an application program code file can have and still run under MCP 17.0.

MCP Release 14.0 (SSR 55.1)

Migration and fallback window

The previous software release levels

From which you can migrate directly to the current release.

To which you can fall back from the current release.

For networking software, if you fall back more than one release level, you must reinstall the networking software first.

A code file compiled under the current release runs on these levels as long as the code file does not use features that were introduced in newer releases.

Note: If you have installed new hardware, your ability to return to a previous software level might be limited by the hardware. Be aware of the minimum software levels required by your hardware before attempting to fall back.

MCP Release 15.0 or later

More Information

For additional support information, you can

Refer to the ClearPath Enterprise Servers Release and Support Policy Overview.

Access the Unisys Product Support website at www.support.unisys.com.

Check with your Unisys representative.

Release Policy

The time between major (x.0) system software releases is 12 to 15 months. Unisys frequently delivers new software products and features between major releases through independent releases and downloadable interim corrections (ICs).

Unisys supports major (x.0) software releases—such as 15.0, 16.0 and 17.0—for 42 months from the software release date.



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Product and Feature Termination

Unisys announces the termination or deimplementation of a product or feature 30 months before removing the product or feature from a software release.

The ClearPath MCP Release 17.0 Migration Guide provides a list of current and future product and feature deimplementations.

The Unisys Product Support website contains the most up-to-date information about product and feature termination and support plans. To access this information, perform the following steps.




3. Select either Hardware Support Plan or Software Migration Plans from the left navigational choices depending on what you want to view.



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