How Will You Use the ClearPath MCP Software Series?

By now, you’re no doubt aware that the ClearPath® MCP Software Series products give you the unparalleled freedom to deploy the ClearPath environment’s enterprise-class computing capabilities on industry-standard hardware and hypervisors.

But just how flexible is this environment? Can it meet all of your needs?

Because every IT environment is different, each one represents an opportunity to deploy a ClearPath MCP system is a way that exceeds your expectations. Here are just a few options.

Option 1: Go Virtual

Say you wish to use the Software Series in your organization’s existing VMware® or Microsoft® Hyper-V® environment. Then the ClearPath MCP Developer Studio product will work just fine. Simply set up a new virtual machine with sufficient cores, RAM, and storage, and deploy it into your own private cloud. Then, you’ll be able to do things like migrate your MCP environment across physical servers using VMware VMotion™, access assets from remote locations, and even add more resources over time.

Or, if you’re working on something that’s a bit risky, you can take a snapshot before proceeding, making it possible to roll back to a known good state should you encounter any issues. Plus, the Software Series offers capabilities other environments don’t. For example, in addition to allowing you to “hot” add a processor, the Software Series also lets you dynamically remove processors.

But what if you’re running at very high utilization with a single processor and you know you have a spike in work coming? Then you’ll need additional Central Processing Modules (CPMs). How many your system can support is determined by how many processor cores you have available and the model of ClearPath Software Series you’re running. As long as they have been defined in the Peripheral Control Diagram, bringing them online is as simple as entering “RY CPM 1,2.” That brings up two more MCP processors without any service interruption. And then, when demand returns to a normal level, you can dynamically save those processors by entering “SV CPM 1,2.”

Option 2: Make it Portable

Maybe you’d prefer something more portable? If so, a common deployment is the ClearPath MCP Developer Studio Personal Edition product on a laptop. What’s special about this option is it allows you to have a full MCP development environment on hand at all times, making it perfect for things like demonstrating your products and services to a prospective client or running a talk at an industry convention.

Best of all, the hardware requirements are quite modest. All you need is an x64 environment and multiple cores – both of which are the norm in today’s commodity hardware. The number of cores you’ll need depends on how large an MCP environment you want. If it’s just a single MCP processor, then we recommend at least two cores. Since a majority of laptops come equipped with four cores, you probably have enough resources to accommodate an MCP multiprocessing environment. You can see how your target laptop stacks up by referring to the ClearPath MCP Software Series Compatibility Guide.

Option 3: Keep it on Your Desk

But what if you don’t want a portable environment? What if you already have a nice new Intel® processor with a large memory capacity? Not a problem. With a large multi-core processor, generous RAM, and a snappy SSD, you can implement a responsive MCP environment with very little effort. Since the Software Series leverages logical disk technology, you’re free to have your MCP storage reside on your SSD.

Having ClearPath MCP Developer Studio Personal Edition on your desktop is great for corporate settings where a large MCP system is already used for production. By configuring MCP networking on your desktop and allowing it to access your production system, it makes software deployments and updates as simple as a network transfer. This way, you can take a common statement used to copy a file from one pack to another – “copy (GEORGE)MyNewUpdate as (PROD)MyNewUpdate from users(pack) to production(pack)” – and alter it to copy from one host to another: “copy (GEORGE)MyNewUpdate as (PROD)MyNewUpdate from users(pack) to production(pack, hostname = ProdLibra8490).”

Whether it’s a large data center or a laptop you carry around the world, the ClearPath MCP Software Series gives you the freedom to deploy your MCP applications in whichever manner best satisfies your needs. To learn more about how you can put ClearPath MCP Developer Studio to work in your business, please visit our web site. And if you need help figuring out which Software Series product is right for you, then we encourage you to set up a services engagement.

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