December 12, 2007

Updated Titan User's Guide Now Available

The December 2007 edition of the Titan User's Guide is now available through the Center for Information Technology (CIT) publication service. This edition is current through Interface issue 239 (Fall/Winter 2007) and the November 14, 2007, edition of Titan News.

The Titan User's Guide is the major resource for the mainframe z/OS-based Titan system and is especially useful for new users and account officials. It includes an introduction to Titan services, information on where to go for additional technical information (including references to many important Web sites), and CIT help options. It also offers brief descriptions of other services provided by the NIH Data Center and CIT.

Titan users who submit batch jobs should also refer to the Titan Batch Processing manual. Both manuals are available from the CIT publications Web page.

What's new

The December 2007Titan User's Guide includes the following changes:

• Updated Web references reflect the new CIT Web site
• New Data Center services include SharePoint and Virtual Server services (1.1.2.1)
• Rates for fiscal year 2008 (3.1)
• NIH Data Warehouse access through nVision (3.2)
• Emergency power system changes (4.1)
• A tool for forgotten NIH Passwords (4.6.1.1)
• Reorganization of the NIH Connectivity and Network Services section (6)
• Revised procedures for applying for remote access via Parachute and VPN (6.1.3)
• Updated connectivity information for Mac users (6.3.2, 6.4.1.2 )
• New processor, tape drive, and network hardware information (11.1)

How to get a copy

To view the updated Titan User's Guide in PDF, or to print or order a hardcopy, go to the CIT publications Web page, and look under the category "NIH Data Center User's Guides." The Titan User's Guide is available in these formats:

	PDF format—via Acrobat (989 KB). You can also print all or part of the document to your local desktop printer. This is a free service. No userid is required.
	Print to the central printers. This service requires a Titan userid and password.
	View on the Web. This is a free service. No userid is required.
	Order a hardcopy to be mailed to you. This service requires a logon ID (e.g., NIH user name, Titan userid, Helix ID) and password.

Copies that are printed at your request on the central printers can be placed in your output box, mailed, or held for pickup at CIT. The first copy of any new or revised manual is free. If you need help ordering any CIT publications, please call the NIH Help Desk at 301-496-HELP (301-496-4357), 866-319-4357 (toll free), or 301-496-8294 (TTY).

Stay up to date

We strongly recommend that all users of CIT's mainframe services subscribe to the two e-mail lists that announce new issues of Titan News (subscribe here) and Interface (subscribe here). Subscribing is easy from each publication's respective Web page.

In addition, you can subscribe to the "CIT-Doc-Renew" list to receive e-mail notification whenever a new manual is available. CIT distributes updates of publications only when they are specifically requested.