[Info-vax] HP's Partner Virtualization Program

[Main, Kerry]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On
> Behalf Of Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing
> Sent: August-04-09 7:04 PM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] HP's Partner Virtualization Program
> 
> In article <h5aef8$cde$1 at news-01.bur.connect.com.au>, "Richard Maher"
> <maher_rj at hotspamnotmail.com> writes:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I read that the PVP is the replacement for the old TestDrive Cluster
> but
> >also that "An OpenVMS offering will be added when it is supported
> under HP
> >Integrity VM.".
> >
> >So when will VMS run on an integrity VM? Is it also waiting for
> >Tukwila/Tequila? Can VMs not be run on any of the existing chips that
> VMS
> >supports?
> 
> Virtualization was scheduled for 8.4, which was waiting for Tukwila. At
> the
> Tech Forum, users were pretty clear that they wanted some kind of
> updated which
> included virtualization without having to wait for Tukwila, and
> management
> appeared to have heard that request.  (Then the VMS sig mailing list
> had a
> surprising-to-me discussion aobut what a pain and expense qualifying
> intermediate versions was, so the message got somewhat muddled, but as
> far as
> I know there's an intention  to get the non-Tukwila-support pieces
> originally
> slated for 8.4 out the door in some shorter timeframe.)
> 
> -- Alan
> 
> _______________________________________________

I am sure readers here do understand, but just in case - the OpenVMS OS 
guest will need to be an Integrity V8.4 OS instance.


Regards

Kerry Main
Senior Consultant
HP Services Canada
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Fax: 613-591-4477
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