| program updates – certification tests and beta exams |
Beta exam: HP OpenView Continuous Access Storage Appliance Fundamentals (HP1-726)
Network Storage Solutions Worldwide Training announced the availability of the HP OpenView Continuous Access Storage Appliance Fundamentals Beta Exam (HP1-726).
Beta exams: current list for HP Certified Professionals
A list of all exams currently in beta can be found at: http://h10017.www1.hp.com/certification/betaexam.html.
Prometric promotion for HP Certified Professionals and Microsoft Solutions Framework Practitioners
This promotion brings together two important credentials – HP Certified Professional (HPCP) and Microsoft® Solutions Framework (MSF) Practitioner.
| technical tips and useful tools |
Drivers and Software
Follow this quick link to download drivers and software for all types of HP devices. Visit the website below.
Software Patches
HP keeps this page updated with the latest notices regarding patches and other information for our software. Please bookmark these pages for future reference.
Subscribe to enterprise storage and servers computing newsletters
Subscribe to enterprise storage and servers computing newsletters.
HP Caliper 3.0 performance analyzer for HP-UX 11.22 and beyond
HP Caliper is a general-purpose performance analysis tool for applications on Itanium®-based HP-UX systems. HP Caliper allows you to understand the performance of your program and to identify ways to improve its run-time performance.
| technical documentation – general |
ActiveAnswers
ActiveAnswers is an HP online resource providing employees, customers, and partners access to information for planning, deploying and operating HP server products and enterprise solutions.
High-performance technical computing
Visit this website for high-performance technical computing product, solution, technology, resource, and promotion information.
Product QuickSpecs
Keep up to date with the latest product QuickSpecs. You'll find the latest technical overviews and specifications online.
Learn from Laura Chappell
This month's article is on comparing ICMP and UDP traceroute methods.
| technical documentation – storage |
HP Storage Technical Newsletter excerpts available here
We've taken excerpts of the August 2003 edition of that newsletter and made them available to the entire HP Certified Professional community.
| technical documentation - UNIX and Linux |
Illuminata report: Baking in OS quality: the HP-UX example
A new paper by Illuminata discusses reliability and quality in the development of new systems.
HP Tru64 UNIX to HP-UX application transition: hpuxman utility
The HP Tru64 UNIX® hpuxman utility is now available on the external application migration site under transition tools.
| technical documentation - ProLiant |
ISS Technology Update newsletter
You will find the August edition of the ISS Technology Update here. This newsletter is specifically for HP Certified Professionals with a strong interest in industry standard servers.
Best practices for setting up a ProLiant Cluster HA/F200 for MSA1000 Running Secure Path
When configuring a ProLiant Cluster HA/F200 for Modular SAN Array 1000 (MSA1000) that is running Secure Path Version 4.0B in a Windows® Server 2003 environment, use the information in these best practices guides for configuring the Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) in server nodes.
Deployment documentation: ProLiant Blade cluster using ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack solution
Learn how to use the ProLiant Essential Rapid Deployment Pack V1.40 to help you set up ProLiant Blade Clusters for either modular array 8000 or enterprise virtual array 3000/5000 using Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Advanced Server or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition.
ProLiant cluster migration checklists
Use these migration checklists to help you migrate ProLiant Cluster F200 and F500 solutions on Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Advanced Server to Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition.
Supported ProLiant Cluster configurations
The High Availability Microsoft® Cluster Services (MSCS) Configuration Support Matrices have been updated.
White papers: ProLiant DL380 packaged clusters
Use these white papers to help you with the planning, installation setup and configuration of ProLiant Cluster solutions.
White papers: ProLiant F100/F200 and F500 installation checklists
HP Consolidation Planning Tool for Microsoft Exchange
Just released, version 2.0 of the HP Consolidation Planning Tool for Microsoft® Exchange provides support for the latest (July 2003) HP ProLiant servers and storage array controllers, and includes new functionality for planning storage consolidation to SAN environments. This version also supports planning for cluster deployments.
Microsoft ISA server 2000 as a dedicated Web caching server
Using Web caching technology to improve performance, lower network traffic and deliver Web content to authorized users is a requirement of many websites. To address this requirement, we provide detailed configuration instructions for configuration and installing a dedicated cache server based on Microsoft® Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 built on HP ProLiant servers.
| technical documentation – OpenVMS |
New OpenVMS to Itanium FAQs
With the recently announced evaluation release of OpenVMS version 8.0 for HP Integrity Servers, HP has achieved yet another strategic milestone in the porting of OpenVMS to the Itanium® architecture. In response to a bevy of questions, there is a new OpenVMS to Itanium FAQ section on the Alpha RetainTrust website. Included are answers to the planned road map, assistance for the transition, feature sets and more.
HP Business Support Center adds Compaq support tools
You and your customers can now take advantage of one-stop support for HP and Compaq PCs, printers, storage, and other desktop computing devices at the HP Business Support Center (BSC). More choices have been added to online assistance so that you and your customers can choose the help that best suits your needs.
HP IQ Center helps to test, benchmark, and prove solutions
The HP IQ Center provides worldwide sales account teams, partners, and their customers with a wide range of technical sales, business development, and knowledge transfer services.
MCC: A great resource for locating NonStop server talent
The Mission Critical Consultants (MCC) program offers a service for NonStop customers who need a consultant's expertise and is a resource for independent, authorized NonStop system experts seeking business opportunities. MCCs are listed by area of expertise (security, database, Web, and so on) and by geographic location. The information associated with each consultant has been expanded to include the person's business (vertical and horizontal) and application knowledge.
OpenVMS training: HP launches its new job-role-focused training
HP OpenVMS training is now delivered through HP's education services organization.
Use approved CompTIA curriculum to progress towards your HP certifications
With 150 approved products-including books, CDs, Web-based training kits, etc.-the CompTIA Authorized Quality Curriculum (CAQC) is now the largest information technology (IT) content authorization program.
New course from Laura Chappell! Security Tools, Tricks and Traces: The White Hat Toolbox
Laura Chappell, senior protocol analyst for the Protocol Analysis Institute, is offering a new one-day course entitled Security Tools, Tricks, and Traces: The White Hat Toolbox.
Benchmark results: HP and Oracle set transaction processing world record
Achieving 824,164 transactions per minute (tpmC) on the Transaction Processing Council's TPC-C benchmark, HP and Oracle announced the first ever system, clustered or non-clustered, to eclipse the 800K tpmC barrier.
Benchmark results: HP ProLiant DL560 server running SAP R/3 4.7 on Linux with Oracle 9i
The HP ProLiant DL560 server earned the title of first to benchmark an IA32 4-way platform on SuSe Linux Enterprise Server 8 with SAP® R/3 Release 4.7.
Benchmark results: Record results on Integrity server performance
On July 30, HP announced several industry-leading benchmarks for the new line of HP Integrity servers based on the Intel® Itanium® 2 processor 6M.
Test results: Citrix MetaFrame XP presentation server with FR3 on ProLiant servers running Microsoft Windows Server 2003
HP and Citrix have just released the results of testing a 500-server farm, comparing the results of MetaFrame Feature Release (FR) 3 running on Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 with FR2 running on Windows 2000.
HP World Conference...a summary
The HP World conference held in Atlanta, Georgia, August 11 to 15 was a great success.
HP World presentation session files now available
Registered participants of the HP World conference can now access the presentation files.
Gartner gives thumbs up to HP Adaptive Enterprise Strategy
Since the launch of our Adaptive Enterprise strategy on May 6th, HP has received positive feedback across the analyst community.
ITUG Summit 2003: NonStop product education and networking
October 12 to 16, 2003; San Jose, CA
ITUG Summit 2003 pre-conference technical seminars: Enroll now!
Between attending technical presentations, visiting exhibits, and networking, it may be difficult to find the time to acquire or digest all the new information presented at the three-day ITUG conference. Therefore, we recommend that you get a head start and spend a day or two attending the ITUG Summit 2003 pre-conference technical seminars.
ITUG Summit Special Session: NonStop Certification Testing Strategies (HPCP-6)
October 13, 2003, 11:15 AM to 12 noon
Special offer for HP Certified Professionals in NonStop who attend ITUG Summit
If your interest is NonStop servers and you attend the ITUG Summit, you can receive a free open software box worth more than U.S.$1,000.
| user group news: ITUG, Encompass, Interex |
ITUG: International Tandem Users Group
ITUG is an international independent, non-for-profit, user run organization that serves as a key vehicle for the exchange of information about HP NonStop-related solutions and services.
ITUG Career Center
ITUG has implemented an all, new, searchable, automated career center on its website.
Encompass User Group news: Thousands experience HP World 2003
Encompass thanks all those who participated in HP World 2003 Solutions and Technology Conference & Expo, held August 11 to 15 at Georgia Convention Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Encompass Special Interest Groups (SIGS)
Take advantage of the direct customer contact Encompass Special Interest Groups (SIGS) programs offer you.
Encompass Special Interest Groups (SIGS)
Take advantage of the direct customer contact Encompass Special Interest Groups (SIGS) programs offer you.
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