As far as I remember, the 925, 935 and 949 have not been tested for Y2K
compliance because their end-of-support date is before 12/31/1999. Or maybe
their EOS date is before 12/31/1999 because HP doesn't want to invest time
into testing relatively old boxes like these. Well, we have a cause and a
consequence, but it's hard to tell which is which.
Which basically does not mean that these boxes won't work on 01/01/2000 and
after. They just won't be supported under standard maintenance contract but
only on a best-effort basis.
Technically, I'm pretty confident there are no purely OS-related issues.
After all, a 6.0 is a 6.0, whether it runs on a 925, 939, 949 or anything
else. One of the possible issues I can think of is the PDC (Processor
Dependent Code), which, among others, is in charge of booting the system,
handling the hardware clock and initializing a few things before MPE is
fully built up during startup. What if, when starting up your system after
next new year, you enter 01/01/00 as a system date and get 01/01/1900 ? I'm
not saying this WILL happen, I'm merely saying I have NOT tested it myself,
and it is my knowledge that HP will NOT support 925s, 935s and 949s after
12/31/1999.
Since I'm no longer an HP employee, this message represents my own views,
not HP views. Yes, this was a disclaimer.
Hope this helps ...
Christian Lheureux
Systems and Networks Department
APPIC R.H.
HP Select Systems Integrator
HP3000 Expert
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De: Kevin Young [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Date: mardi 11 mai 1999 23:33
A: [log in to unmask]
Objet: The 949 and Y2K
At some point in the past I was told that my 3000/949 would not have any
Year 2000 issues and that all I needed to worry about was the operating
system and any applications. So, I've upgraded to MPE/iX 5.5 Powerpatch 6
and currently testing the Y2K modifications made to the only application we
have running on the 3000 (ManMan). As I was wandering around on HP's
Year2000 site I stumbled upon a page that listed the 949 as not being
compliant.
So what is the real scoop? I was under the impression that anything with
the PA-RISC architecture was OK. Is HP just saying it is not compliant
since they no longer support it?
Thanks in advance to anyone who knows the answer.
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