[Info-vax] booting vaxstation off alpha

[Phillip Helbig---undress to reply]

In article <kf8del$4lk$1 at dont-email.me>, Stephen Hoffman
<seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> writes: 

> On 2013-02-10 10:44:10 +0000, Phillip Helbig---undress to reply said:
> 
> > In article <kf6qaj$enn$1 at dont-email.me>, Stephen Hoffman
> > <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> writes:
> > 
> >> 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.
> > 
> > Do you need DECnet at all?
> 
> Officially — as of OpenVMS V6.2 — no.  You do not need DECnet.  At all.

Right, with respect to clustering.  I was wondering whether he needs 
DECnet for anything else, unrelated to clustering.

> Unofficially, you didn't need DECnet prior to OpenVMS V6.2, if you 
> weren't using remote-booted cluster satellites, and if you didn't mind 
> not having MONITOR CLUSTER or a few other non-critical features.  I ran 
> clusters with no DECnet operating, and well prior to OpenVMS V6.2.

MONITOR can now use TCPIP.  What about PHONE?