December 3, 2004

Updated Titan User's Guide Now Available

The November 2004 edition of the Titan User's Guide is now available through the CIT publication service. This edition is current throughInterface issue 231 (October 31, 2004) and the November 16, 2004 edition of Titan News.

The Titan User's Guide is the basic documentation for users of CIT's mainframe (z/OS) Titan system. 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. Additional information concerning Titan is available from the NIH Computer Center web page.

What's New

The updated Titan User's Guide includes the following new or revised information:

•	rates for fiscal year 2005 (Section 3.1)
•	z/OS operating system (Section 7.1.1)
•	billing period dates (Section 3.2)
•	inactive USERids (Section 2.2.3.2)
•	Web Sponsor via the NIH Portal (Section 2.3)
•	connectivity software available via titan.nih.gov (Section 6.2.2)
•	CONNECT:Direct Secure+ (Section 6.4.4)
•	storage and backup changes (Section 10)

How to Get a Copy

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

	view in PDF format—via Acrobat (728k PDF)
	print to the central printers

The printed version is available to users with a Titan USERid, or a Unix username/login. Copies can be placed in your output box, mailed, or held for pickup at CIT. If you need help ordering any CIT publications, please call the NIH Help Desk at 301-496-4357.

Stay Up to Date

We strongly recommend that all users of CIT's mainframe services subscribe to two e-mail lists that announce new issues of Titan News and Interface.

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