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MPE/iX Operating System and Applications Support

The HP 3000 and its MPE/iX applications are the definition of longevity. They continue to perform critical functions for many businesses, both on native HP3000 hardware and in virtualized environments.
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Source-code-level MPE/iX expertise

Since purchasing the MPE source code from HP, Beechglen offers unmatched expertise with over a century of combined engineering experience. We provide 24/7 direct access to technical engineers, keeping your HP 3000 and virtualized MPE/iX servers running reliably for as long as your business needs them.

Unlike providers offering basic, piecemeal OS or hardware coverage, we deliver complete proactive and reactive support—covering OS issues, hardware failures, and system dependencies to maximize application uptime.

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Announcement — MPE beyond 12/31/2027

MPE runs out of dates after 12/31/2027. Beechglen patches, developed under our MPE/iX source code agreement with Hewlett-Packard, extend the operating system into January 2038.

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Advantages to Beechglen support

  • 24×7 availability — anyone can call with questions, problems or issues. There are no limits on who can call: operators, programmers, consultants or contractors.
  • Predictive monitoring and health check service — error, performance and database monitoring tools plus our custom developed call-home software, AlertTool™. We perform Serviceguard fail-over and patch dependency testing using NICKEL.
  • Extensive HP-UX and MPE/iX hardware lab — one of every type of system we support, so problems are reproduced and solutions tested without risking customer systems.
  • Network support — configuration, debugging and troubleshooting, with tracing utilities that map the TCP/IP traffic the system processes.
  • Crash dump analysis — experts at analysing crash dumps, machine checks and PIMINFO data, with custom ADB/GDB/SAT/DAT macros.
  • Patch bundling and patch implementation assistance — custom developed patch assessment and dependency tools that fix deficiencies in typical assessments.
  • Competitive pricing — support for all MPE and HP-UX OS and add-on software, including open source products.
  • Back up testing — system recovery testing at no extra charge, independently certifying that backup media can recreate the production run-time environment.
  • Open source applications — full support for ported Apache, SAMBA, OpenSSH, SFTP, BIND and many others.
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Beechglen provides OS and application support for legacy HP environments with named engineers who understand your configuration. We work the problem directly — diagnosis, workaround, permanent fix — and document what we learn so your environment gets more predictable over time.

2028 Calendar Patches

MPE/iX CALENDAR intrinsic date boundary explained, and the Beechglen patches that extend the operating system to 12/31/2037.
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