[Info-vax] OpenVMS x86-64 and RDB and DB's in general on OpenVMS

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Dirk Munk skrev den 2015-06-30 23:46:
> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 6/29/2015 1:01 PM, Dirk Munk wrote:
>>> Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>>>> On 2015-06-29 15:22:54 +0000, Dirk Munk said:
>>>>
>>>>> Yes, I've read that too. But it doesn't seem to be a Java-only
>>>>> product. Just have a look at this page:
>>>>> http://planetcassandra.org/cassandra/
>>>>
>>>> You've found some platform-specific easy installer kits — in OpenVMS
>>>> terms, those are PCSI kits with the Java code, and with some DCL that
>>>> provides the tailored and platform-specific startup script.   Load
>>>> current Java and load one of those, and off you go.
>>>>
>>>> If you'd prefer to spin up a VM guest locally or on your preferred
>>>> hosting service — rather than installing something into your local OS
>>>> environment — those are available at:
>>>> http://planetcassandra.org/try-cassandra/   This'll be the easiest way
>>>> to experiment.   It's one of the more common approaches for testing
>>>> code, and also for deployments.
>>>>
>>>> If you'd prefer to run a build of Cassandra locally, that looks pretty
>>>> easy.  Details: https://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/HowToBuild
>>>>
>>>> If OpenVMS had Java 8, Cassandra might well work natively, either after
>>>> a little reverse-engineering to bring the startups and related bits over
>>>> to DCL, or via a current GNV bash kit.  If VSI does get the prerequisite
>>>> Java and does get some traction with newer environments and
>>>> requirements, I'd expect to see that Cassandra PCSI kit become
>>>> available.
>>>>
>>>> Here's an IT management whitepaper on Cassandra:
>>>> http://www.datastax.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/WP-DataStax-Cloud.pdf
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Well, in the Windows installation manual I read something about
>>> services. As far as I'm aware there no such thing as a Java based
>>> service ?
>>
>> Cassandra runs as pure Java on Windows.
>
> OK, but then I don't understand why 32-bit systems require the Visual C++
> 2008 runtime. Do you have any idea?

I have no idea, but it might be needed by the installation program maybe?