[Info-vax] Looking to remote cluster my two OVMS machines. Questions. Need help!!!

[Bob Koehler]

In article <3e08bf43-5203-46de-adb5-328e94b8f4ed at googlegroups.com>, Len Whitwer <len at psds.com> writes:
> 
> Hi Stephen:
> 
> Thanks for all the info and advice. Yes you are right in that I
> do want to persist.=20
>   o I can move to less power hungary machines. (DS15's or even DS10L')
>   o I am stuck with old application that now runs on VMS 7.1
>     and I believe DECnet is the only network protocal I
>     can use. (Can't upgrade to OVMS 8.4) Does VMS 7.1 Phase V
>     support DECnet over IP????=20

   You IP stack may support DECnet over IP.  Multinet does.

>   o Yes-- I do want to use HBVS. (Could use 2nd NIC and split load??)
>     The server is not very busy at all however I do need=20
>     continuious availability if main server goes down.

   HBVS does not run over DECnet if you mean shaddowing one disk at the
   prime site onto another disk at the remote site, it requires the 
   systems to be clustered.  VMScluster is NOT DECnet.

>   o Do you or do you know someone I can talk to regarding bridging
>     equipment that might be able to suggest an affordable (ie: Cisco
>     Procurve or etc)solution for me??
> 
> Thanks again for all your help.
> 
> Len