[Info-vax] Where to locate software

[Hans Vlems]

No they are not the same. But most VAX systems run V7.3, the Alphas run v8.4 and the IA64's are on v8.4 too.
They all run IP DECnet C PASCAL CMS and MMS.
To keep with patches was quite some work. These are hobbyist systems of course.

Your question is how would I handle 400 production system? My max in that area is about 50 systems. In different factories on the same site. VMS and LP updates were applied initially on a development VAX 8550 and subsequently on all factory systems.
Just VAX back then and if there were patches then I've ignored them by and large.

For 400 identical systems I'd build one base image and modify that. Easier said than done but modparams.dat can be generated based on parameterfiles. I think (with the factory i used to work in in mind !!) that i could have done that on my own in 6 months.
Hans