[Info-vax] i4 Possible?

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2014-02-07 10:33:49 +0000, Olaf Leonhardt said:

> Can anyone tell me whether OpenVMS could run on i4 without changes?

>From several sources, vanilla V8.4 will boot with the right hardware 
configurations, but some parts may or may not meet local expectations 
or requirements.  There's nothing in V8.4 that takes particular 
advantage of the processor or system changes in the Poulson i4-class 
servers, and there'll be a few areas that will be weird or wonky.  Four 
sockets (32C/64T), maximum.

My words, not theirs.

I'd look to load the current UPDATE, just because vanilla V8.4 had its 
own issues.

Whether this works well enough for your needs will require local testing.

AFAIK, HP is not supporting any Poulson-based configuration.

Put another way, try it.


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