Migrating to Windows
Roger B. Glayzer
rbg@optonline.net
Fri, 19 Nov 2004 19:54:53 -0500
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Here is another migration question concerning HP3000 (928 / Rel C.60.00)
running PowerHouse Rel 8.39.C to a Windows server (XP) running PC Powerhouse
8.43D.
We started to investigate MPUX - a service that runs on the Windows Server
that can emulate the HP in regards to job scheduling,
spooler functionality, SORT and FCOPY utilities. This was primarily due to
not wanting to rewrite our HP jobs to some other scripting language. Also it
would be nice to train our crew gradually to a new OS by carrying over some
of the functionality that the HP has in regards to 'debugging' jobs via
stdlists.
Does anyone know how to make MPUX communicate with Powerhouse. We had hoped
that since MPUX has been around for a few years and with the announcement
about the 3000 disappearing, that there would be some 'linkage' between
Powerhouse and MPUX. We were hoping that MPUX would be able to 'intercept'
a command coming out of Powerhouse -- if the command was something that MPUX
could emulate (ie. STREAM, LISTF, SORT.......) then MPUX would do its thing
else it would just ignore it and leave it for the OS to take care of.
Does Cognos have any plans to 'link' with MPUX somehow to make the migration
from the HP to a Windows platform a little easier?
Does anyone know how to one could 'link' these two programs so they can
communicate?
This is not a long term permanent solution but it would ease the pain
slightly if we do not get hit all at once by having to rewrite all our HP
scripts. The HP has some great features and it would be nice to keep some of
its ease of use.
Thanks for your response in advance.
Roger
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<DIV><SPAN class=243132400-20112004><FONT face='"MS Sans Serif"'>Here is another
migration question concerning HP3000 (928 / Rel C.60.00) running PowerHouse Rel
8.39.C to a Windows server (XP) running PC Powerhouse 8.43D.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243132400-20112004></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243132400-20112004><FONT face='"MS Sans Serif"'>We started to
investigate MPUX - a service that runs on the Windows Server that can emulate
the HP in regards to job scheduling,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243132400-20112004>spooler functionality, SORT and FCOPY
utilities. This was primarily due to not wanting to rewrite our HP jobs
to some other scripting language. Also it would be nice to train our crew
gradually to a new OS by carrying over some of the functionality that the HP has
in regards to 'debugging' jobs via stdlists.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243132400-20112004><FONT
face='"MS Sans Serif"'></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243132400-20112004><FONT face='"MS Sans Serif"'>Does anyone
know how to make MPUX communicate with Powerhouse. We had hoped that since MPUX
has been around for a few years and with the announcement about the 3000
disappearing, that there would be some 'linkage' between Powerhouse and MPUX. We
were hoping that MPUX would be able to 'intercept' a command coming
out of Powerhouse -- if the command was something that MPUX could emulate
(ie. STREAM, LISTF, SORT.......) then MPUX would do its thing else it would just
ignore it and leave it for the OS to take care of.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243132400-20112004></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243132400-20112004><FONT face='"MS Sans Serif"'>Does Cognos
have any plans to 'link' with MPUX somehow to make the migration from the HP to
a Windows platform a little easier?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243132400-20112004></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243132400-20112004><FONT face='"MS Sans Serif"'>Does anyone
know how to one could 'link' these two programs so they can
communicate?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243132400-20112004><FONT
face='"MS Sans Serif"'></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243132400-20112004><FONT face='"MS Sans Serif"'>This is
not a long term permanent solution but it would ease the pain slightly
if we do not get hit all at once by having to rewrite all our HP scripts. The HP
has some great features and it would be nice to keep some of its ease of
use. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243132400-20112004></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243132400-20112004><FONT face='"MS Sans Serif"'>Thanks for your
response in advance.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243132400-20112004></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=243132400-20112004><FONT
face='"MS Sans Serif"'>Roger</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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