Corona Workstation-Based Development
Eclipse NonStop ETK Integration
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Corona by Nexbridge offers a choice to customers building software for
NonStop S-Series and NonStop Integrity Servers. Leveraging the HP Enterprise
Toolkit—NonStop Edition (ETK) and Cross-Compilers into the Open Source
community, Corona provides significant cost savings to customers over Visual
Studio .NET.
Key features and benefits
- Industry Standard Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
- Significant cost savings over Visual Studio .NET
- Geared to NonStop S-Series and Integrity development
- Multiple RVU Support
- Multi-Target and Deployment Support
Corona leverages the Eclipse IDE to provide a cost-effective solution to
software development for NonStop in an Open Source platform. Customers now
have the choice to run the ETK in either the Visual Studio .NET or in the
Eclipse IDE, but at a much lower cost per seat. The benefits of Corona to the developer feature multi-language support using
a common IDE, including Java, C, C++, COBOL, and pTal. Unlike in Visual
Studio .NET, the Eclipse class browser and code completion functions are
available for NonStop C and C++ development projects. From a single project,
developers can compile and deploy software for Windows, NonStop S-Series,
and the new NonStop NS-Series Itanium. For companies having to manage enterprise software for their evolving
production environments, Corona provides the ability to easily migrate
between SQL/MP, SQL/MX 1.8 and SQL/MX 2.x. Projects can be built to compile
for multiple RVUs (currently G06.15 through H06.03); different nodes at
different RVUs can be managed and supported from a single location. Key functionality
Corona uses the advanced plug-in features of Eclipse to enable developers to
use HP NonStop ETK functionality. Developers who already use Eclipse will
find Corona natural and familiar. ETK developers who transition from Visual
Studio .NET will see why Eclipse is becoming a well-accepted standard in
business-grade IDE software. Corona has been built using the capabilities of
both Eclipse and ETK. Access to all HP cross compilers and database engines is
provided. Corona provides attribute management and project maintenance for all of the
ETK cross compilers. Settings are inherited downward through:
- The workspace: where entire applications are defined
- Projects: where individual programs and libraries are built
- Files: the components used to build projects
Settings, including RVU and SQL version, can be managed at the many levels,
significantly reducing conversion and upgrade effort over limitations
imposed by the Visual Studio .NET/ETK implementation. Multiple RVUs
One key requirement of the NonStop community is to be able to support
software development on multiple releases of the NonStop Operating System (NSOS).
Development organizations periodically transition through new releases of
NSOS, related compilers, libraries, and hardware. As the Itanium is
deployed, more and more customers will have to support G as well as H
operating systems. To facilitate this, Corona supports multiple RVU targets.
Developers can set up projects that build for any revision level of the
cross-compilers and RVUs for which they have licensed cross-compilers; from
G06.15 to beyond H06.03. Multiple Database Engines
NonStop Enterprise Division (NED) has been pushing the boundaries of
database technology, first with SQL/MP, then SQL/MX 1.8, and most recently,
the SQL/MX Release 2 engine. Each engine has its own requirements and
capabilities. Developers have had to record and restructure projects to take
into account the differences between the three engines. The conversion
effort between SQL/MX 1.8 and 2.0 has involves many aspects of development
and systems management. To facilitate this, Corona offers both SQL/MP and
SQL/MX project types. In addition, projects can be developed to support both
release 1.8 and 2.0 of the SQL/MX engine. Deployment without Boundaries
Taking advantage of standard Eclipse capabilities, host synchronization is
supported to permit software to move seamlessly between NonStop servers and
Eclipse projects. Objects and SQL/MX Module Definition Files (MDF) can be
moved as a group from an Eclipse workspace to one or more NonStop servers
with a click of a button. Special purpose header and definition files can be
moved automatically from the NonStop servers down to every developer’s
workstation just as easily. Customers can now plan large-scale development
environments instead of worrying about the logistics of making sure
developers are all on the same page. Cost to Capability Improvements
A large inhibitor to workstation-based development has been the per-seat
cost. Open Source software, through Eclipse, has significantly reduced the
investment corporations require to take advantage of this technology. Technical specifications
System requirements
Hardware HP NonStop S-Series Server, and/or
HP NonStop Integrity Server Software HP Enterprise Toolkit—NonStop Edition (ETK) recommended for
security transparency
Languages C/C++ Cross-Compilers, and/or
COBOL Cross-Compilers, and/or
pTAL Cross-Compilers, and/or
epTAL Cross-Compilers
Linkers nld Linker, and/or
eld Linker
Database SQL/MP, and/or
SQL/MX 1.8.5+ and/or
SQL/MX 2.0+ Supported HP platforms
Hardware HP NonStop S-Series Server
HP NonStop Integrity Server
Software NonStop Operating System and OSS RVU G06.15 or greater
NonStop Operating System and OSS RVU H06.03 or greater
Workstations Windows 2000 or XP
Eclipse IDE 3.0.x with CDT 2.1
Ordering information
Please contact your Nexbridge sales representative or
sales@nexbridge.com to
find out more about the Corona by Nexbridge product. Corporate licenses and
volume discounts are available. Initial license fees and recurring
maintenance fees may apply. All information is subject to change. We are
also accepting a limited number of evaluations of our product.
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