From:	MERC::"uunet!CRVAX.SRI.COM!RELAY-INFO-VAX"  6-OCT-1992 18:00:34.30
To:	info-vax@kl.sri.com
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Subj:	Re: TP_SERVER

Excerpts from netnews.comp.os.vms: 2-Oct-92 TP_SERVER
whd0675@ritvax.isc.rit.e (410)

> Does anyone know what the TP_SERVER process does?  I do not see any
> documentation for it anywhere.  Am I missing the obvious?  Nevertheless,
> it does not seem to be required for normal operation on VMS V5.4-2 systems.

TP_SERVER, along with ICPACP, controls the Transaction Processing
Services introduced with VMS 5.4.  To fully make use of this facility,
you must first initialize the transaction log file:

$ MCR LMCP
LMCP> CREATE LOGFILE SYSTEM$scsnode

and then install a suitable transaction manager, such as RMS Journaling,
or RDBVMS.  To disable these processes, do

$ DEFINE/SYSTEM/EXEC SYS$DECDTM_INHIBIT TRUE

in SYS$MANAGER:SYLOGICALS.COM, as I have done on my systems.  This is
documented (somewhat) in the 5.4 release notes.

> I heard rumors that it is required for the queue manager on VMS V5.5.  Is
> this true?  Is there any programming documenation?  Thanks in advance!

Don't know here - I haven't upgraded to 5.5 yet.  Perhaps it's also in
the release notes.

> Walter H. Dick, III
> WHD0675@RITVAX.ISC.RIT.EDU

Stu Hiser, System Manager, CMU
sh1u@andrew.cmu.edu