[Info-vax] primary and secondary page and swap files, AUTOGEN, SHOW MEMORY/FILES

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at info-vax.com] On Behalf Of
> Jan-Erik Soderholm
> Sent: 31-Dec-14 5:44 PM
> To: info-vax at info-vax.com
> Subject: Re: [New Info-vax] primary and secondary page and swap files,
> AUTOGEN, SHOW MEMORY/FILES
> 
> Stephen Hoffman skrev den 2014-12-31 23:19:
> > On 2014-12-31 18:45:18 +0000, Kerry Main said:
> >
> >> Sign of the times .. Seagate now has an 8TB disk available for USD $260
> >
> > It'll be interesting to see what VMS can make of modern x86-64
> hardware in
> > terms of performance and scaling, and getting there will involve no
> small
> > effort from the folks at VSI for the port and then for the associated
> new
> > features and updates.
> >
> > The HP Enterprise Server folks would certainly like to sell some of their
> > gonzo-core[1] juggernaut-class servers, but something of the scale of a
> Mac
> > Mini or Mac Pro could replace many of the existing VMS boxes I've
> been
> > dealing with.
> 
> Right. I'd be happy to replace our single CPU/single core DS20e Alpha
> with a single CPU/single core x86 server. OK, I could accept a 2 core
> system, but that would also double our yearly Rdb support cost...
> 

Actually, assuming current Oracle practices you could migrate to a dual 
core X64 system and pay the same Oracle license costs. 

Remember that the Oracle license includes a multiplier "Core Processor 
Factor" which is 1.0 for Alpha (incl. recent Integrity servers) and 0.5 for 
most X64 platforms.

:-)

Regards,

Kerry Main
Back to the Future IT Inc.
 .. Learning from the past to plan the future

Kerry dot main at backtothefutureit dot com