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MPE/iX and the e3000 have been dutifully serving HP customers
for nearly 30 years. On November 14th, 2001 HP announced the end
of sales for the HP e3000 and MPE/iX. That date (November 1, 2003
for end of sales) is quickly approaching and customers need to plan
their final purchases accordingly. HP is pleased to announce the
delivery of MPE/iX 7.5 PowerPatch 1 in April, 2003. HP realizes
that customers are planning their migration away from the e3000
and MPE/iX. We understand that it is very important for our customers
to have additional time to develop and implement their migration strategy.
HP recommends that customers chose the very latest in hardware and
software in order to maximize the value of their current HP e3000
environment during this transition period. Thus, HP has improved
the existing functionality and integrity of MPE/iX Release 7.5 with
a proactive patch-set found in MPE/iX 7.5 PowerPatch 1. The features for the MPE/iX Release 7.5, PowerPatch 1 include,
but are not limited to, the following: Ultra160 SCSI
Host Bus Adapter Card Support on MPE/iX A6829A-- Dual port (N-Class only)
Additional
Announcements from HP | |
Coming in the 2nd half of 2003, the MPE/iX Networking team
will release a set of patches that will upgrade the functionality
of the host-based DTC management platform. This upgrade will provide
on MPE/iX host-based DTC Management functionality that is needed
to allow customers to migrate from PC-Based management to host-based
with a minimal disruption to their operations. The functionality
will provide expanded X.25 and PAD switching, security and port
functionality as well as support for configuring the DTC into a
routeable AFCP network. Look for more details in the May/June timeframe
as CSY approaches the release date of this functionality. New high performance and higher capacity embedded disk drives
for the HP e3000 A/N-Class are available and provide the latest
storage technologies and investment protection. This allows customers
to continue to run their businesses, while they transition from
the HP e3000. On March 1st 2003, HP introduced new high performance
73GB 15K rpm and new higher capacity point 146GB 10K rpm embedded
disk drives for the HP e3000 A-Class systems. Additionally, new
high performance 36GB and 73GB 15K rpm embedded disk drives for
the HP e3000 N-Class have been introduced and are currently available. The VA7110, which is the next generation Virtual Array enclosure
that replaces the VA7100 is now available to HP e3000 customers.
This product leverages the performance improvements developed from
the VA7410 into a lower-cost, entry-level replacement for the VA7100. In some cases, relative performance of the VA7110 is up to
twice that of the VA7100 and scalability of this product reaches
up to 45 disks from the current limit of 15. HP is pleased to announce
this fully compatible replacement for the VA7100, which provides
investment protection by supporting new 146 GB disk mechanisms. Additionally, the DS2110 is a next generation SCSI JBOD enclosure
that supports Ultra320 SCSI mechanisms, and is available as of April
15, 2003. This product is a fully compatible replacement for the DS2100.
For additional investment protection, this product also supports
existing Ultra160 SCSI mechanisms. End
of Support Dates | |
Support for the 6.0 release ended October 31, 2002 and MPE/iX
Release 6.5 will be supported until December 31, 2004. Starting
today, customers who need additional time to plan and execute migrations
should plan to update to the latest releases of either MPE/iX 7.0
or MPE/iX 7.5. These releases contain many performance and capacity
enhancements for high-end systems and bundled tools for using the
HP e3000 with the Internet. Additionally, these releases will be
supported until December 31, 2006. Customers who are planning their HP e3000 environment into
the future should note that the currently supported 900 series servers
running MPE/iX do not have supported peripherals available for purchase
from HP. For this reason, HP recommends that customers who are planning
on continuing to run and expand their HP e3000 environment, upgrade
to an HP e3000 A- or N-Class system with Fiber Channel and SCSI-LVD peripherals.
By upgrading to the latest hardware and software on the HP e3000,
customers will be better suited for continued performance, support
and success in the long term. For a comprehensive listing of supported
hardware please go to:http://www.hp.com/products1/mpeixservers/news_events/discont/servers/end_support.htmlHP
is also formalizing plans to ensure the delivery of all e3000 software
products through MPE end-of-support. Besides exploring ways to improve
efficiency in the distribution of MPE to our customers, our focus
is to anticipate and prevent any critical disruptions in customer
operations due to HPe3000 software product discontinuance. |
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