HPE Integrity NonStop X Application Migration

 System designers, application developers, support personnel

At the conclusion of this course you should be

able to:

• Describe the architecture used by Integrity

NonStop X servers

• Describe migration paths

• Identify changed and discontinued products

• Convert C/C++, pTAL, and COBOL

application programs

• Describe the xld linker

• Describe available program debuggers

• Discuss changes to the NonStop

Development Environment for Eclipse

(NSDEE)

• Discuss the TNS Visual Debugger project

properties

• Debug applications using the Eclips

debugger

• Convert existing ETK projects to NSDEE

Module 1: Course Overview 

• Objectives • Schedule

Module 2 - Integrity NonStop X Systems Overview 

• NonStop X basics

• NonStop X specifications

• Changes from Integrity NonStop NB56000c

• InfiniBand Interconnect

• CLIM types and configurations

• Big endian and little endian

• Changed, unchanged, and discontinued products and

features

Module 3 - Software 

• Unavailable software products

• Software products version availability

• Operating system changes

• Changed software products

• NSDEE 7.0 changes

• TS/MP server class launch

• TNS/X process components

Module 4 - Compilers 

• General considerations

• COBOL, C/C++, xpTAL, Java compilers

• Windows based cross-compilers

• Other tool names

• Labs: compile COBOL, C/C++, xpTAL applications

Module 5 - Linkers and Other Tools 

• Linking with xld

• xld inputs and outputs

• DLL names and locations

• Run-Time Loader

• Examining an object file with xnoft

• Object Code Accelerator (OCAX)

• Accelerated Program Examiner (TNSVUX)

• BINDER changes

• Code Coverage Utility changes

• Labs: link multiple modules for execution; examine

object files; accelerate a non-native application

Module 6 - Debuggers 

• Available debuggers

• Changes to Native Inspect

• NSDEE 7.0 debugger changes

• TNS Visual Debugger

• Labs: using Native Inspect; using NSDEE debugger;

using TNS Visual debugger

Module 7 - TNS Support 

• TNS programs and tools available

• Object Code Interpreter

• Debugging TNS programs

• Program compatibility

Module 8 - General Considerations 

• Migration concerns

• DDL dictionary conversion

• Third party tools

• HPE migration services

Module 9 - Operations 

• Measure changes

• Performance analysis

• Peek changes

• Labs: using Peek and SCF

This course requires completion of one of the

following prerequisites:

• Concepts and Facilities for NonStop Systems

(U4147S)

• Experience with programming languages

• Discuss changes to the NonStop

Development Environment for Eclipse

(NSDEE)

• Discuss the TNS Visual Debugger project

properties

• Debug applications using the Eclips

debugger

• Convert existing ETK projects to NSDEE