[Info-vax] VMS QuickSpecs

[Dirk Munk]

Martin Vorländer wrote:
> As posted in the News section of VSI's homepage:
>
>    The first of many QuickSpecs to come is now ready for download
>    on the new QuickSpec site
>
> http://www.vmssoftware.com/quickspec/index.html
>
> cu,
> Martin
>
Thanks,

I always like to read these kind of documents.

Some remarks:

Quickspec: "OpenVMS Cluster systems and storage communicate using a 
combination of the following interconnects:
• Ethernet
• Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) (Storage Only)
• Fibre Channel (Storage Only)
VSI TCP/IP Services (minimum Version 5.7-13ECO05B) is needed for using 
IP for cluster communication."

I seems to remember that other TCPIP stacks were also supported in the 
past, that is no longer the case? Secure cluster communications could be 
established with SSH, I see no mention of that either.

Is TCPIP mandatory now? It was optional in the past.

Quickspec: "VSI TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
VSI TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS is a System Integrated Product (SIP). 
For OpenVMS for Integrity servers, TCP/IP
Services is licensed as part of the Base Operating Environment (BOE); a 
separate license is not required.
VSI TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS is VSI's industry-standard 
implementation of the TCP/IP and NFS networking protocols
on the OpenVMS platform. TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS is integrated with 
the OpenVMS operating system installation.

Nice, but no mention of which version TCP/IP is supported. I assume it 
is IPv4 only, but that isn't clear.