[Info-vax] Uptime for OpenVMS

[Bob Koehler]

In article <2ed009ed-5982-41b8-b048-bebdc83975f2 at z37g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>, abrsvc <dansabrservices at yahoo.com> writes:
> 
> Close, but I would argue that the "cluster" itself could remain up for
> 10 years with individual nodes being up for far less.  The posting I
> did was for a single machine.  I seem to recall a record for a VAX in
> the 5 year range, but can't find the reference.  The machine I posted
> will need to be upgraded to V7.3-2 soon, so the record for us here
> will soon stop...

   There's a well known story about an Irish Railway cluster that stayed
   up for 17 years and kept the application available 24 x 365.23 x 17.

   There's a less known story about a MicroVAX in an establishment
   that had other requirements leading to a really good UPS, and 14 year
   uptime all on it's own.  It came down the day they moved the office
   to a different building.