[Info-vax] booting vaxstation off alpha

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2013-02-10 00:06:25 +0000, Michael Grunditz said:

> And the VAXstation is up and running. The only problem
> now is that the vmscluster license somehow is not active.
> I have tried to include both simhvax and realvax , but
> it still doesnt work. I can do copy dir etc over decnet
> but set host fails.

"Doesn't work"?  Unfortunately not much to go on, there.  Here's some 
reading around getting answers that might help here 
<http://www.mikeash.com/getting_answers.html>, and with no disrespect 
intended.   We could use (need) the text of error messages, 
diagnostics, DCL commands tried, software versions, or other relevent 
details.

Now since you're looking at DECnet and clustering...

First, to ensure there's no confusion around the relationship between 
DECnet and clustering...

...SET HOST is unrelated to clustering.

...DECnet is unrelated to clustering.

...Clustering does not require DECnet.

...DECnet does not need nor use nor depend on clustering.

As for choosing, installing and running a DECnet package...  
DECnet-Plus / DECnet/OSI / DECnet Phase V can be a not-great idea, if 
you're just getting started.  (While there are a few advantages to 
DECnet-Plus, things like configuration and management simplicity, 
efficient use of resources, or a small memory footprint aren't among 
those.)  If you've followed the defaults during a VMS installation and 
have installed DECnet-Plus installed, I'd recommend removing it and 
installing DECnet Phase IV.

Given your environment...  DECnet Phase IV (and DECnet-Plus, with its 
default compatibility with DECnet Phase IV) also tends to have issues 
around virtual networks, as it wants to swap the MAC address for the 
network when it starts, and that change can cause problems with the 
networking within an emulated network, or a WiFi network.  Best to get 
things going with IP and telnet to start with.

Depending on how you're copying the file, you might be using the 
clustering (SCS) protocols to transfer the files, and not DECnet.


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