[Info-vax] Multiple OpenVMS instances on HPVM?

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On Behalf
> Of lars.flagan--- via Info-vax
> Sent: 01-Oct-16 1:39 PM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Cc: lars.flagan at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] Multiple OpenVMS instances on HPVM?
> 
> Hmmm, so if I understand correctly, this is not a recommended
> setup due to several factors such as maintenance effort,
unclear
> future of HPVM with regards to OpenVMS.
> 
> Your suggested solution would be to acquire cheaper hardware
> for development and test and spend more on the production and
> staging environments.
> 
> If investing in migration from Alpha to Integrity I guess we
might
> as well purchase new HW, not get warranty and support. Any
> recommendations for what to replace Alpha DS15's with?
> 

Given that HPE is aggressively pushing its HP-UX Customers to
Linux, starting anything new with HP-UX is likely not a good
decision.

http://ebay.to/2dlHqQc -  basic rx2600 with HP-UX loaded, USD
$425. but disk can be wiped and replaced with OpenVMS. 

You can also check with regular HW suppliers for more formal
quotes

Licenses discussion should be done directly with VSI.

If looking for something that costs a bit more initially, but is
likely more strategic if you have Windows/Linux in your
environment as well:

Invest in HPE C3000/C7000 blade enclosures infrastructure as they
can host both IA64 and X86-64 blades in the same enclosure.
Hence, you can run Windows/Linux on some blades, OpenVMS on the
IA64 blades - all in the same blade infrastructure. In a few
years, you could have OpenVMS, Windows and Linux all running on
the same X86-64 blade servers.

Ideally, all the legacy Windows/Linux servers would be converted
to OpenVMS V9+ on X86-64 blades.

:-)

Fwiw - like servers in general, blade servers have dropped quite
a bit in the last few years. Even on gray market.
http://ebay.to/2diDOzv  - BL860 blade - USD $499 (others
available less than $1,000)


Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com