On Tuesday, 9/19/95, HP will host the fifth in its highly successful series of
"Technology Closeup" Broadcasts. The topic of this broadcast is "Using MPE
and UNIX Systems Together", and it will be of interest to any HP customer that
is trying to run a datacenter that includes both HP 9000 and HP 3000
computers. Customers who wish to participate should call the HP Customer
Connection Hotline at 1-800-224-hp3k. Details follow...
Trying to Run a Datacenter
That Includes MPE and UNIX?
You're kidding, right?
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Over the years, there have been many discussions about the relative merits of
the HP 3000 and the HP 9000.
* Which one is more open?
* Which is more reliable?
* Which has more (or better) applications?
* Which is easier to manage?
If you stop to think about it, these debates assume that customers must make a
choice between using either MPE/iX or HP-UX. One would think, listening to
this discussion, that owning an HP 3000 somehow precludes you from also using
an HP 9000, or vice-versa. The fact of the matter is that neither HP-UX nor
MPE/iX has a lock on representing the best solution to every business
computing problem. And the most progressive customers in the HP family have
learned that the HP 3000 and HP 9000 are two very complementary systems.
Today, more than a third of HP 3000 customers are also using HP 9000s. In
most cases, the two machines are networked together, and in many instances
applications are sharing data across the network.
Managing the DataCenter:
Heterogeneous Environments
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Not so many years ago, trying to integrate applications and manage a data-
center that included more than one kind of computer (or worse still, trying to
make computers from more than one vendor work together) ranked high on the
list of an IS manager's worst nightmares. Aside from the system management
problems that invariably arose, it was frequently difficult (if not downright
impossible) to tie unlike systems into a common network. And even if it was
possible, the reliability of heterogeneous networks was questionable, at best.
Fortunately, the picture today is much brighter. Open systems has brought
standardization to an arena that was once fraught with chaos. Running a
datacenter that includes HP 3000s and HP 9000s is a lot easier than it used to
be, thanks in large measure to technology that HP has brought to MPE/iX in
just the last few months. And HP is working hard to make the HP 3000 an even
better citizen in the most heterogeneous of networks.
Learning to Use The HP 3000
With One of Those "Other"
Computers...
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If you're the manager of an HP 3000 shop, and you find yourself faced with the
prospect of installing an HP 9000 next to your MPE/iX machine, or if you're
the system administrator of an HP 9000 shop that also includes one of HP's
proprietary HP 3000 systems, then you owe it to yourself to be part of our
fifth Technology Closeup Broadcast. Entitled "Using MPE/iX and HP-UX Systems
Together", this three hour program will focus on some of the practical issues
that are involved with running a datacenter that includes both kinds of
computers. We'll talk about a wide variety of topics including:
* How do I build a network that includes both HP 3000 and HP 9000
computers?
* Once the network is in place, what can I do with it? How do I
logon to the HP 3000 from the HP 9000 (or vice-versa)? Do I
have to use a proprietary network protocol, such as NS?
(And if so, what do I do about the fact that
NS's NETipc is no longer supported on HP-UX as of 10.0?)
* How do I copy files back and forth between the MPE system and
the UNIX system? Do the architectural differences between MPE
and UNIX present any problems? How do I work around them?
* I'm running an application on my MPE system that's based on HP's pro-
prietary IMAGE/SQL Database Management System. Now, suppose I install
an HP 9000 with an application that's based on a relational
database such as Oracle or Sybase. How can I integrate these
two applications so that they can reference one another's data?
* I've heard a good deal about technologies like the World Wide
Web, and how that can be a valuable tool in business. Can I use
the HP 3000 with the Web? What 3000-related Web sites exist today?
* Software is expensive! On UNIX systems, there's a lot of "share-
ware" available to help me solve my IS problems at virtually
zero cost to me. What sources of "shareware" exist for the HP 3000?
JOIN US! REGISTER TODAY
BY CALLING 1-800-224-HP3K
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Join us if you are a System Manager, Analyst or other Information Systems
professional with plans to integrate HP 3000 and HP 9000 machines, (or
even if you're just thinking about it, and would like to know more about
what some of the "gotcha's" are). This seminar is free of charge to all
HP customers.
The TCU broadcast will be presented on Tuesday, September 19th. It will
begin at 9:00 am Pacific Time and run approximately 3 hours.
Hewlett-Packard's HP 3000 Customer Connection is an ongoing series of
seminars, events and communications designed to help HP 3000 customers
get the most from their HP 3000 investment. For more information on
upcoming events, or to register for the 9/19 broadcast, please
call the HP3000 Customer Connection Hoteline at 1-800-224-HP3K.
BROADCAST LOCATIONS
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Many HP sites in the U.S., Canada and Mexico will be happy to
host HP 3000 customers for this broadcast. If your organization
has satellite downlink capabilities (C band or KU band
broadcasts) you can receive this program at your location. Ask
for details when you register or join us at the HP location
nearest you.
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