Adabas Parallel Services (formerly Adabas Support for Multiprocessing or ADASMP) is a selectable unit of Adabas that helps you make full use of multiple-engine processors by allowing a single physical database to be accessed simultaneously by up to 31 nuclei.
Adabas Parallel Services extends the earlier Adabas SMP capability to allow all nuclei in a cluster to process updates concurrently.
This document is organized as follows:
What is Adabas Parallel Services? | Provides a high-level description of the product. | |
Adabas Parallel Services and Adabas Cluster Services | Describes the differences between Adabas Parallel Services and Adabas Cluster Services. | |
Assigning Users | Describes how Adabas Parallel Services assigns users to nuclei in a cluster. | |
Cluster Tasks | Describes the types of tasks that comprise an Adabas Parallel Services cluster. | |
Global Areas | Describes global area usage in Adabas Parallel Services. | |
Global Messaging Services | Describes the messaging services that are essential to communication among the active nuclei of an Adabas Parallel Services cluster. | |
Global Commands | Describes the global operator commands available with Adabas Parallel Services. | |
Logs and Log Merges | Describes the protection log (PLOG) and command log (CLOG) usage in Adabas Parallel Services. | |
Parallel Participant Table (PPT) | Discusses the use of the Parallel Participant Table (PPT) in Adabas Parallel Services. | |
Dynamic Allocation | Describes the use of dynamic allocation by ADARES for Adabas Parallel Services data sets and files. | |
Components Summary | Provides a component summary for Adabas Parallel Services. | |
Switching Between Cluster and Noncluster Modes / PLOG Handling | Describes switching between cluster and non-cluster modes in Adabas Parallel Services. | |
Adabas Parallel Services and Other Software AG Products | Describes the support for Adabas Parallel Services provided by other Software AG products. | |
Restricted Support for Adabas Features | Describes facilities that are not supported for cluster nuclei running under Adabas Parallel Services or for which restricted support is provided. | |
Migration from ADASMP | Describes the procedures for migrating from ADASMP. | |
ADARUN Parameter Terminology | Describes ADARUN parameter terminology specific to Adabas Parallel Services. | |
Getting Started | Describes how to get started using Adabas Parallel Services and where to go for more information. |