[Info-vax] Multiple OpenVMS instances on HPVM?

[David Turner]

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David Turner
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On 9/30/2016 4:54 PM, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2016-09-30 20:04:38 +0000, lars.flagan at gmail.com said:
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>> Copany is looking to replace a bunch of Alpha systems with Integrity.
>> As the hardware us rather pricy we're lokking so save costs. For
>> development and test environments, would it be possible to run
>> multiple OpenVMS guests on the same hardware simultaneously using
>> HPVM? If so, what are the licensing implications of such setup? Asume
>> it would it be cheaper than buying more hardware and running each
>> instance on dedicated irons? Further how complicated is setup and
>> management of such environment.
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> Contact the folks at VSI, and see if they'll sell you VSI OpenVMS I64
> software licenses for used Integrity servers.  Also ask about any
> current license migration programs they might be offering.
>
> HPE isn't actively maintaining and updating HPE OpenVMS I64 on HPE
> HP-VM, AFAICT.   The configurations with HPE OpenVMS support are getting
> older, and the underlying and associated HPE OpenVMS and HPE HP-VM
> releases haven't been updated in a while.    I don't know if VSI is even
> supporting the HPE HP-VM configurations, particularly given the current
> release specs don't list that.    That'd all be worth a direct
> discussion directly with the VSI folks.   But in general, HP-VM wouldn't
> be my preferred approach here.
>
> VSI: http://vmssoftware.com
> Current OpenVMS release: V8.4-2L1:
> http://vmssoftware.com/pdfs/VSI_OVMS_V842L1_QS.pdf
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