[Info-vax] Adding a second CPU to a DS20E

[Hans Vlems]

On Oct 2, 3:40 pm, Hans Bachner <H... at Bachner.priv.at> wrote:
> Hi Hans,
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> Hans Vlems <hvl... at freenet.de> wrote:
> > On Sep 24, 2:12 am, Hans Bachner <H... at Bachner.priv.at> wrote:
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> >> While you don't need special software to activate the additional CPU,
> >> as a customer you still need an SMP license (but that's irrelevant
> >> for hobbyists, as Hans mentioned).
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> >> "SMP license" is the commercial name, technically it is just another
> >> OpenVMS license with the required number of LMF units, which are
> >> combined with the units of the base licenses by the LMF software at
> >> boot/load time.
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> >> Regarding the price of the SMP license for a DS20e, I guess it was/is
> >> much higher - at least by an order of magnitude.
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> >> The DS20(e), together with the Alphaserver 1200, is pretty unique
> >> with respect to licensing. While the base license requires 25 units,
> >> you need 50 *additional* units for the second CPU. All other systems
> >> require either an equal number of units for each CPU (e.g.
> >> ES40/ES45), or a relatively high number of units for the base license
> >> and a small add-on for additional CPUs (AS 2x00, 4x00, ES47, ES80, GS
> >> models).
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> >> Hans.
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> > Hello Hans,
> > since I only own a DS20E and a few AS1200's (and Digital Server
> > 5305's) I got the
> > impression that all multiprocessors required a units uplift for each
> > additional cpu.
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> Correct, that's what I said (or intended to say...
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> > BTW ISTR that the base license for an AS1200 is 50 points and you need
> > to add 25
> > for the second, or is my memory playing tricks again?
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> Well, my AlphaServer 1200 (currently 1 CPU) says:
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> KERNEL> sho license /unit
> VMS/LMF Charge Information for node KERNEL
> This is a AlphaServer 1200 5/533 4MB, hardware model type 1736
> Type: A, Units Required: 25     (VAX/VMS Capacity or OpenVMS Unlimited
> or Base)
> [Type: B through G: * Not Permitted *]
> Type: H, Units Required: 1050   (Alpha Layered Products)
> Type: I, Units Required: 1050   (Layered Products)
> KERNEL>
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> A detailed rating table onhttp://licensing.hp.comsaid the same last
> time I looked; unfortunately, HP removed all OpenVMS licensing info from
> their licensing portal (except for a link to "OVMS PAKs" on the
> licensing FAQ page, which leads to a "we're very sorry!" page :-(
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> (If you are interested, I saved a copy of this page locally already a
> couple of years ago).
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> Best regards,
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On an Alpha Server 1200 this is what SHOW LICENSE/CHARGE tells me:
$ sh lic/char
VMS/LMF Charge Information for node BARIUM
This is a AlphaServer 1200 5/533 4MB, hardware model type 1737
Type: A, Units Required: 75     (VAX/VMS Capacity or OpenVMS Unlimited
or Base)
Type: B, * Not Permitted *      (VAX/VMS F&A Server)
Type: C, * Not Permitted *      (VAX/VMS Concurrent User)
Type: D, * Not Permitted *      (VAX/VMS Workstation)
Type: E, * Not Permitted *      (VAX/VMS System Integrated Products)
Type: F, * Not Permitted *      (VAX Layered Products)
Type: G, * Not Permitted *      (Reserved)
Type: H, Units Required: 1050   (Alpha Layered Products)
Type: I, Units Required: 1050   (Layered Products)

On a Digital Server 5305 (the white box equivalent) with just one cpu:
$ sh lic/char
VMS/LMF Charge Information for node SODIUM
This is a DIGITAL Server 5000 Model 5305 6533A 5/533 4MB, hardware
model type 13
13
Type: A, Units Required: 25     (VAX/VMS Capacity or OpenVMS Unlimited
or Base)
Type: B, * Not Permitted *      (VAX/VMS F&A Server)

Hans