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TPF Product Information Sources

A few pieces of the TPF product information are shipped to you as hardcopy with the TPF product tape or are available for order as hardcopy through the IBM Publications Center for a fee, but you can access all TPF product information in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) format and Portable Document Format (PDF) from any of the information sources described in this section.

The IBM Publications Center Web site offers customized search functions to help you find the TPF product information that you need. To place an order or browse the IBM Publications Center, go to: http://www.elink.ibmlink.ibm.com/public/applications/publications/cgibin/pbi.cgi. Some of the TPF product information is available for you to view or download free of charge. You can also order additional copies of the IBM TPF Product Information Center CD-ROM and a hardcopy version of TPF Licensed Program Specifications by providing your name, address, e-mail address, and credit card information. The IBM Publications Center search results will display prices in your local currency, and taxes will be calculated when you submit your address information

IBM TPF Product Information Center

The IBM TPF Product Information Center provides:

The IBM TPF Product Information Center is available from the TPF Web site (go to http://www.ibm.com/tpf/pubs/tpfpubs.htm) and the IBM TPF Product Information Center CD-ROM. Although IBM encourages you to use an information source that best matches your working style and environment, the IBM TPF Product Information Center is the preferred information source.You will always find the most recent version of the TPF product information on the TPF Web site.

The TPF Web site contains a link to the TPF Family Libraries Web page, which allows you to access the IBM TPF Product Information Center. Once in the IBM TPF Product Information Center, you will have easy access to all TPF product information, including TPF 4.1, IBM Transaction Processing Facility Database Facility (TPFDF), IBM Extended Operations Console Facility/2 (EOCF/2), IBM TPF Operations Server, and IBM Internet Inter-ORB Protocol Connect for TPF (IIOP Connect for TPF). You can also access different PUT levels of the TPF information. To view this information on the TPF Web site, go to http://www.ibm.com/tpf/pubs/tpfpubs.htm.

Note:
The IBM TPF Product Information Center has been tested on the Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT operating systems using Microsoft Internet Explorer browser version 5.0 or later. If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer browser version 5.0 with service pack 2 or later, use Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 to avoid experiencing difficulties with PDFs.

You can also access the IBM TPF Product Information Center from the IBM TPF Product Information Center CD-ROM, which also contains the necessary tools to use the TPF product information. See the information that is provided with the CD-ROM for more detailed information about the contents of the CD-ROM and installation instructions.

IBM CD-ROMs

TPF product information is available in BookManager BOOK format on the following IBM CD-ROMs, which are available from the IBM Publications Center:

OS/390 Internet Library

The OS/390 Internet Library provides various IBM product information in HTML format. To access this library, go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/s390/os390/bkserv/

Summary of TPF Product Information

Table 1 summarizes the ways that you can access TPF product information. Some TPF product information is not available in book format. For those particular pieces of TPF product information, a form number is not provided.

Table 1. Locating Different Pieces of the TPF Product Information

TPF Product Information Form Number Included in the IBM TPF Product Information Center Included on Other IBM CD-ROMs Provided as Hardcopy with the Product Tape Hardcopy Available for Order
General Topics
TPF Concepts and Structures GH31-0139 X X

TPF Library Guide GH31-0146 X X

TPF General Information GH31-0147 X X

TPF Licensed Program Specifications GH31-0150 X X X X
C Language Support
TPF Application Programming SH31-0132 X X

TPF C/C++ Language Support User's Guide SH31-0121 X X

Communications
TPF ACF/SNA Data Communications Reference SH31-0168 X X

TPF Data Communications Services Reference SH31-0145 X X

TPF Non-SNA Data Communications Reference SH31-0161 X X

SSL for the TPF 4.1 System: An Online User's Guide Not Applicable X


Control Program
TPF Main Supervisor Reference SH31-0159 X X

TPF Multi-Processor Interconnect Facility Reference SH31-0155 X X

File Storage
TPF Database Reference SH31-0143 X X

TPF System Generation SH31-0171 X X

Installation
TPF ACF/SNA Network Generation SH31-0131 X X

TPF Application Requester User's Guide SH31-0133 X X

TPF Memo to Licensees GI10-0687

X
TPF Memo to Licensees for HPO Feature GI10-0688

X
TPF Memo to Licensees for MPIF Feature GI10-0689

X
TPF Memo to Licensees for TPFAR Feature GI10-0690

X
TPF Program Directory GI11-0418

X
TPF Program Directory for HPO Feature GI11-0419

X
TPF Program Directory for MPIF Feature GI11-0420

X
TPF Program Directory for TPFAR Feature GI11-0421

X
TPF System Generation SH31-0171 X X

TPF System Installation Support Reference SH31-0149 X X

Migration
TPF Migration Guide: Program Update Tapes GH31-0187 X X

TPF Migration Guide: TPF 3.1 System to TPF 4.1 System GH31-0186 X X

Operations
Messages (Online) Not Applicable X


Messages (System Error and Offline) Not Applicable X


TPF Operations SH31-0162 X X

Performance
TPF System Generation SH31-0171 X X

TPF System Performance and Measurement Reference SH31-0170 X X

Programming and Development
TPF Application Programming SH31-0132 X X

TPF Application Requester User's Guide SH31-0133 X X

TPF C/C++ Language Support User's Guide SH31-0121 X X

TPF General Macros SH31-0152 X X

TPF Program Development Support Reference SH31-0164 X X

TPF Programming Standards SH31-0165 X X

TPF System Macros SH31-0151 X X

TPFDF and TPF Structured Programming Macros SH31-0183 X X

TPF Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol SH31-0120 X X

XML User's Guide Not Applicable X