HP NonStop SQL/MX Release 2.1.0: Performance and quality improvements available now

August 29, 2005

A new release of HP NonStop SQL/MX software is available now, providing performance improvements of as much as 30 percent for dynamic SQL applications, particularly those using the JDBC/MX Type 2 driver, also available now. Note that performance improvement expectations are based on internal tests; actual performance improvements are dependent on specific applications.

Additional key features

• Support for the EXTEND function in NonStop SQL/MP views and constraints accessed through NonStop SQL/MX software
• Support for the CURRENT function in NonStop SQL/MP views and constraints accessed through NonStop SQL/MX software
• NSM/web:
  • Support to ALTER NonStop SQL/MX object definitions
  • Support to set CQDs and control table values for NonStop SQL/MX Connectivity Services (MXCS)
• Approximately 80 general maintenance fixes

More information

This release of NonStop SQL software applies to both the NonStop SQL/MP and NonStop SQL/MX Tables packages. Please refer to the Master Softdoc (T0650 ABU) for more details. In addition, the following Support Notes provide more details relevant to NonStop SQL/MX customers interested in this release:

• S05061 - SQL/MX Release Identification Conventions. SQL/MX Release 2.1.0 is the first release to follow these conventions.
• S05062 - SQL/MX Release 2.1.0 Migration Considerations. This version of Support Note S04057B is specific to NonStop SQL/MX Release 2.1.0 software. No migration is required for customers that run NonStop SQL/MX Release 2.0 with release version update (RVU) G06.23 or later of the HP NonStop operating system. For customers running NonStop SQL/MX Release 1.8.x (RVU G06.22 or earlier), only a simple migration process, as outlined in this Support Note, is required.
• S05063 - NonStop SQL/MX Release 2.1.0 ABU SPR Backup Tapes

Ordering

NonStop SQL/MX Release 2.1.0 software is available in the ABU SPR set through Scout for RVU G06.23 or later. SPRs can also be ordered on a Backup Tape via Scout (refer to Support Note S05063 for further details).

This news is published on NonStop Computing websites. August 2005.