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Contents Section 1 General Description ................................................................... 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1 Documentation Updates ..................................................................................... 2 System Features ................................................................................................... 2 System Facilities .................................................................................................... 2 System Administration .................................................................... 3 Data Access Facilities ...................................................................... 3 WorkStation Client Software ......................................................... 4 Section 2 New Features and Enhancements ............................................. 7 Platforms ................................................................................................................. 7 Functionality Enhancements .............................................................................. 7 BIS Diagnostic Utility ........................................................................ 7 TCP Keepalives for Inbound and Outbound Networking Connections ........................................................... 7 Enhanced Logging Functions and Run Statements .................. 7 Ability to Change Maximum Number of Background Runs Dynamically ................................................. 8 Ability to Change Password in ICE on Linux if the Initial Password is Blank ............................................................. 8 HTTP Methods Available in ICE ..................................................... 8 S Option in the Find (F) Function ................................................... 8 JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 7 Support ........................................................................................... 8 Manual Find Command now Supports Next Find on Same Screen ........................................................................... 8 @DIAG Statement to Capture Lines from End of Reports ........................................................................................... 8 Analyze the Accounting Log with MAPACC Utility .................. 9 Application Development ................................................................................... 9 Reserved Words ............................................................................... 9 Section 3 Release Deliverables ................................................................ 11 Editions.................................................................................................................... 11 License Types ....................................................................................................... 11 License Styles ....................................................................................................... 12 Style IDs .................................................................................................................. 12 3850 8057–007 iii Software Release Announcement Style IDs for Business Information Server 14R1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux .......................................................... 12 Multiple Servers/Partitions ............................................................................... 15 Backup BIS Servers ............................................................................................ 15 Section 4 Product Interdependencies ..................................................... 17 Hardware Support................................................................................................17 Software Requirements .................................................................................... 18 Server ................................................................................................. 18 ICE Installation Requirements ...................................................... 19 Workstation ...................................................................................... 19 Network Requirements ..................................................................................... 19 Storage Requirement for System Database ................................................ 20 Server ................................................................................................. 20 Workstation ...................................................................................... 20 Supported Peripherals ........................................................................................ 21 Supported Tape Drives ................................................................... 21 Supported Terminals ....................................................................... 21 Terminal Definitions ......................................................................... 21 Terminal Settings for UVT-1224, SVT-1220, and SVT-1210 ........................................................................................ 22 Section 5 Restrictions, Known Limitations, and Discontinued Features .................................................................................... 23 Product Installation, Configuration, and Removal ....................................... 23 System Operations ............................................................................................. 24 Oracle Support ................................................................................. 24 User Sessions .................................................................................. 24 Scripts, Functions, and Statements ............................................ 24 Cursor Problems .............................................................................. 24 Networking ....................................................................................... 24 Storage and Processing Capacity ............................................... 25 System Administration ...................................................................................... 25 Use of Special Hardware or Software Components ................................. 25 Discontinued Features ....................................................................................... 25 Section 6 Support ..................................................................................... 27 Contacting the Unisys Support Center .......................................................... 27 Software Support Services .............................................................................. 28 Section 7 Product Information ................................................................ 29 Section 8 Ordering Procedures ............................................................... 33 Ordering Software .............................................................................................. 33 iv 3850 8057–007 Software Release Announcement Ordering Documentation .................................................................................. 33 Section 9 Future Development Plans ..................................................... 35 3850 8057–007 v Section 1 General Description This Software Release Announcement describes Business Information Server 14R1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 7. Introduction Business Information Server level 14R1 is an integrated application development and deployment solution for Linux on Intel based servers. It is a highly scalable, multi-node, enterprise-level rapid-application development tool that allows