This release provides enhancements in the following areas:
Database access
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This release provides the following enhancements to database access:
- HCO for DB2 LUW
- This release provides:
- HCO for SQL Server
- This release provides:
- Context Help is now provided for:
- Options for HCO for SQL Server tools
- Each tool in the HCO for SQL Server user interface
- OpenESQL
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- Date/Time Processing
- This release provides streamlined datetime processing for ODBC and JDBC.
- PostgreSQL
- In this release, PostgreSQL 9.4 has been tested with OpenESQL using the following PostgreSQL software:
- Server software
- PostgreSQL EnterpriseDB version 9.4.4
- Client software
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- psqlODBC driver version 09.03.04.00
- JDBC41 PostgreSQL driver version 9.4-1201
PostgreSQL 9.4 has been tested with OpenESQL on the following UNIX platforms:
- X86-64 running Red Hat Linux, 32- and 64-bit
- X86-64 running SuSE Linux, 32- and 64-bit
Note: Micro Focus provides compatibility for PostgreSQL but does not directly contribute to or support the PostgreSQL open source project.
Any issues relating to PostgreSQL functionality should be addressed through an open source support vendor.
- XA Switch Modules
- In this release, the XA interface has been redesigned to provide:
- Consistent look and feel for SQL Server, DB2, and Oracle user personalization
- Consistent look and feel for both RM dynamic and static registration (SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, generic one-phase commit for
ODBC)
- Additional support for two instances of the same switch module using
Web Services applications via the new XAID compiler directive
For more information see
Related Information at the end of this topic.
File handling
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This release contains the following new configuration options:
- ACUFH
- Enables or disables the use of the ACU file handler (ACUFH), which is required to handle Vision and RM/COBOL indexed files.
- ESACUFH
- Enables or disables the use of the ACU file handler (ACUFH) for file handling operations running under Enterprise Server.
ACUFH must also be enabled for this option to take effect.
For more information see
Related Information at the end of this topic.
iFileshare - Fileshare support under Enterprise Server (Technology Preview)
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Note: This is a technology preview feature only. It is being made available to allow you to test and provide feedback on this new
capability; however, this feature is not intended for production use and it is not supported as such. Furthermore, Micro Focus
does not guarantee that this feature will be delivered at a GA level and if it is, then the functionality provided might differ
considerably from this technology preview.
Should you wish to test and provide feedback for this feature please contact Micro Focus Support Line for instructions on
how to enable the new functionality.
You can configure iFileshare to offer enhanced availability for mission critical files by configuring a high availability
group, consisting of a primary iFileshare server and a number of stand-by servers. (Currently, this type of configuration
only supports having one stand-by server)
Files that are critical to your application can be replicated from a primary server onto the stand-by servers. Should the
primary server fail, you have up-to-date data (minus any in-flight transactions) available.
To reduce the complexity and to increase the stability of an iFileshare high availability group, it is recommended that each
region is configured as a dedicated iFileshare server. If other Enterprise Server work is hosted within the group, the setup
must be consistent on each server so that in the event of a fail-over, the non-Fileshare work can be continued on the new
primary server.
For more information see
Related Information at the end of this topic.
RPM UNIX installer
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In addition to its proprietary installer for installing
COBOL Server on UNIX and Linux,
Micro Focus provides a standard RPM installer for installing
COBOL Server on Linux. RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a technology available on all Linux operating systems for managing the installation
of products.
The RPM installer for
COBOL Server supports all the RPM functionality.
For instructions on how to install using the RPM installer, refer to the
Installation section in your product help.
For more information see
Related Information at the end of this topic.