[Info-vax] We regret to inform (VMS uptime)

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In article <6rcgi8-t1v.ln1 at nntp.local.net>, Single Stage to Orbit <alex.buell at munted.org.uk> writes:
>On Wed, 2011-08-24 at 15:47 -0700, Rich Jordan wrote:
>> that our second place VMS Uptime system, an Alphaserver DS10 currently
>> at 932 days 20 hours, is in the Bahamas and is about 99% likely to go
>> down due to the storm there which is currently projected to hit
>> nearby.  This is after our previous (recent) high uptime box ran well
>> over 1000 days before being knocked out by an extended power failure.
>>=20
>> Oh well.
>
>Why not bring up another VMS box and cluster it with it before the storm
>hits, even an emulated one on x86 laptop could do it. Then when all is
>back to normal, bring it back online within the cluster and keep that
>precious long uptime?=20

That doesn't maintain the node's uptime; only its cluster incarnation time.

However, if that's the time considered, that would do the trick.  Now, the
only issue is was this node configured as a cluster or standalone?
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