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Porting to HP NonStop - 4 key enablers

sundar_krishnan| August 10, 2011
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NonStop is a modern and standard platform. Today, we have many customers who run their 'modern and standard' applications on NonStop while continuing to derive the unique benefits of NonStop, which they are so used to. But I believe 'modern and standard' aspect of NonStop is even more relevant to Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) who wish to port their applications to NonStop. Porting an application from Unix /Linux to NonStop is easier than it ever was, due primarily to the following:

 

  1. Open System Services (OSS) APIs provide developers with seamless access to the NonStop Kernel (NSK) Operating system in a programming environment similar to Unix.
  2. The growing availability of Open standard software and open source frameworks like Tomcat, Spring, Axis2, Hibernate, Myfaces etc. enhances the 'portability index' of NonStop.
  3.  An ANSI compliant database, SQL/MX enables rapid ports from other relational databases.
  4.  The HP NonStop Development Environment for Eclipse (NSDEE), allows ISVs to develop and port their applications from the convenience of their desktops and easily deploy them on NonStop. 

The key driver for ISVs to port their applications onto NoNStop has been (and continues to be) the potential to quickly address a new market space (and bag new deals); but how easy or how difficult it will be to port, has been a key decision criteria as well.

 

Two of the recent ports I was involved in are ECS electraSWITCH and BPC SmartVista. In both cases, the port was fairly easy and straightforward. Of course, there were some tweaks required due to the Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) Architecture of NonStop and both of these apps were coming from a symmetric Multi-processor (SMP) world. But then, considering the unique benefits that one gains (for e.g.. linear scalability, continuous availability etc.), ISVs who are clear about the drivers for porting to NonStop, do not mind these little 'tweaks'.

 

Enabling application ports to the platform is a key aspect of NonStop strategy. NonStop database (read SQL/MX) and middleware products have included a number of features in recent releases that enhance the porting experience for an ISV - Many more features are in the works as well. More about that in my next post..

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  • Kirk Bresniker is the Vice President/Chief Technologist for HP Business Critical Systems where he has technical responsibility for all things Mission Critical, including HP-UX, NonStop and scalable x86 platforms. He joined HP in 1989 after graduating from Santa Clara University and has been an HP Fellow since 2008.
  • I’m the worldwide marketing manager for HP NonStop. I’ll be blogging and tweeting out news as it relates to NonStop solutions – you can find me here and on twitter at @CarolynatHP
  • Cynthia is part of the HP ExpertOne team. ExpertOne offers professional IT training and certifications from infrastructure refresh to areas that span across the datacenter like Cloud and Converged Infrastructure.
  • I have worked with NonStop systems since 1982. I am a Master Technologist for HP and am part of the IT SWAT organization, the Cloud SWAT and work with HP Labs. I report into the Enterprise Solutions and Architecture organization.
  • Joe Androlowicz is a Technical Communications and Marketing manager in HP’s NonStop Product Division. Joe is a 25 year journeyman in information systems design, instructional technologies and multimedia development. He left Apple Computer for Tandem Computers to help launch G03 and hasn’t looked back yet. He previously managed the program management team for the NonStop Education and Training Center and drove the development and growth of the NonStop Certification programs.
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  • As a Managing Consultant for HP’s Enterprise Solution & Architecture group, I collaborate with client business and IT senior management to understand, prioritize and architect advanced use of data and information, drawing insights required to make informed business decisions. My current focus leverages event-driven business intelligence design techniques and technologies to identify patterns, anticipate outcomes and proactively optimize business response creating a differentiated position in the marketplace for the client.
  • Vinay Gupta is an HP Distinguished Technologist and the NonStop Manageability Architect. He joined Tandem in 1994 after graduating from Indian Institute of Technology. He has worked on many NonStop manageability applications over time. He works across various groups within NonStop and HP to ensure consistency and interoperability in manageability interfaces and applications. He is also a member of DMTF workgroups.
  • Wendy Bartlett is a Distinguished Technologist in HP’s NonStop Enterprise Division, and focuses on dependability – security and availability - for the NonStop server line. She joined Tandem in 1978. Her other main area of interest is system architecture evolution. She has an M.S. degree in computer science from Stanford University.
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