ptx/SNA RJE (3770) V4.7.0 Release Notes


Introduction

These release notes support Version 4.7.0 of the ptx®/SNA RJE (3770) software. Read this document before installing this software on your NUMA system.

The software installation procedure is documented in the DYNIX/ptx® and Layered Products Software Installation Release Notes. Read these release notes thoroughly before installing the ptx/SNA RJE (3270) software.


Product Compatibility

The following software product is a prerequisite for the ptx/SNA RJE (3770) V4.7.0 software:


New Features in This Release

ptx/SNA RJE (3770) V4.7.0 will now run in a threaded environment. However, the product does not support threaded operations.


Software Installation

ptx/SNA RJE (3770) is a layered software product. Layered product installations are described in the DYNIX/ptx and Layered Products Software Installation Release Notes. Perform all of the necessary steps in these release notes and select the package for the ptx/SNA RJE (3770) software. The package name for this software is Brx3770.

Check the following table, which lists the package name and the corresponding directories and files:

Application Tape

Package Name

Directory/Files

ptx/SNA 3770

Brx3770 (RJE)

/usr/local/brixton/Brx3770/*

/usr/local/brixton/BMD/B377_msglib


The installation is now complete.


Starting ptx/SNA RJE (3770)

Include the following in your path:

Refer to the following table when planning the number of processes for each RJE (3770) application you intend to use.

Application

Processes

Brx3770

1 per remote RJE workstation. There can be multiple Brx3770 processes associated with a single brxpu2.1 process if multiple PUs are running RJE from the same configuration file.

brx3770

6 per remote RJE workstation.


All ptx/SNA RJE (3770) executables are executed with brxrje as the effective user, including the postprocessing script. The directory in which Brx3770 is started (directly or using BrxCmd startup) must have read/write permission for brxrje.

The ptx/SNA RJE (3770) product can be used in the following usage models:


Related Documentation

The following manuals may contain helpful information for the ptx/SNA RJE (3770) product:


Fixed Problems In This Release

The following problems were fixed in this release of ptx/SNA RJE (3770).

253658 - Error messages during alternate disk scratch installation or alternate disk delta installation of Brx3770

239691 - No Way to Stop Brx3770 from Creating postlog Files

238879 - BrxCmd gethostbyname Message Is Confusing and Not Useful