[Info-vax] Clustering on VMS 4.7

[David J Dachtera]

Robert Jarratt wrote:
> 
> I have set up a VMS 4.7 machine on SIMH (using the 3900 emulation) but I
> can't see how to set up clustering. The only cluster-related procedures I
> have in SYS$MANAGER are MAKEROOT.COM, BOOT_CONFIG.COM and
> SATELLITE_CONFIG.COM. They all tell me "This system disk is not set up as a
> cluster system disk." I cannot see how to get started to make the system
> disk a cluster system disk, can anyone tell me what the first step is?
> 
> NB For those of you following my MicroVAX II saga, while I wait to see if I
> can get a replacement CPU and memory, I want to get 4.7 going on my
> simulated 3900 so that I am 100% sure that the DEQNA is supported when I try
> to net boot off it.

As others have no doubt pointed out, VAXcluster was originally issued as
SIP (System Integrated Product) to be installed under later
point-releases of V4.x VMS for VAX. Starting with V5, it was provided as
an install-time option. I think V6 saw it start to be installed as part
of the base o.s., and enabled by a license key (PAK).

I saw one respondent comment about Y2K readiness of V4. If the system
disk was not built prior to the year 2000, I doubt it would be much of
an issue, but caution would still be advisable as there may still be
some dependencies.

D.J.D.