Hitman Features by Version
The following table shows features/enhancements made to Hitman and highlights which version include those features. For comparison purposes V8, V9, V9.1 and V10 are included.

Feature
V8.0
V9.0
V9.1
V10
Minimum OpenVMS Version required
V5.4
V5.4
V5.4
V7.1
Hardware platform support
VAX & AXP
VAX & AXP
VAX & AXP
AXP only
Minimum Version of Fortran Run-time Library required
n/a
n/a
n/a
V7.3
Maximum number of processes that can be monitored (1)
1,000
2,000
2,000
unlimited
Actual number of processes that Hitman allocates space to monitor is user defined (1)
no
no
no
yes
Maximum number of entries in protection lists
128
256
256
unlimited
Maximum number of entries in event list
128
256
256
unlimited
Number of image specific special exits (2)
n/a
1
1
unlimited
Changes to parameter file are logged
no
yes
yes
yes
Inactivity thresholds can be set for specific images
no
yes
yes
yes
A user parameter is available for action routines
no
yes
yes
yes
Detached process working set can be configured
no
yes
yes
yes
Dump summary report
no
yes
yes
yes
Automatically create a DCL command procedure that can recreate your parameter file (3)
no
yes
yes
yes
Process state event
no
yes
yes
yes
Image count event
no
yes
yes
yes
Monitor for cpu errors event
no
no
yes
yes
Monitor for memory errors event
no
no
yes
yes
Customize reset of terminal parameters
no
no
yes
yes
Prompt to save or discard changes when exiting menu
no
no
yes
yes
Monitor other node in cluster
yes
yes
yes
yes
Monitor node not in cluster
no
yes
yes
yes
Submit a batch job repeatedly
no
yes
yes
yes
Dump summary for entire system
no
yes
yes
yes
Limit the number of processes killed in a single data collection pass
no
yes
yes
yes
Watch for absent or present processes on a remote node
no
yes
yes
yes
Idle/connect times can be set for specific process names
no
no
yes
yes
Protection can be set for a specific image path
no
no
yes
yes
Idle/connect times can be set for a specific image path
no
no
yes
yes
Event to verify that a process is running under a specific username
no
no
yes
yes
Enhanced username support for mail addresses in events (4)
no
no
yes
yes
NOTES:
(1)  Kits for V8, V9 and V9.1 that handle more than this number of processes can be built by Saiga but require a special kit from Saiga for your site and this may introduce some lag time for installations and patches. On smaller systems this user defined value for the number of process spaces preallocated can significantly reduce the amount of memory that Hitman's detached process uses as well as paging.
(2)  V8 required a module be compiled and linked into Hitman. V9 provided support for a special exit for one image using a set of logical names. V9.1 and V10 now support multiples special exits based on the path of the image a process is running.
(3)  This facility allows you to backup your parameters as a DCL command procedure. It helps with parameter file distributions via the internet and makes mass changes to your parameters possible using a standard text editor.
(4)  A literal name may now be entered by preceeding it with a ":" - all Hitman checks for validity of usernames will be bypassed.