[Info-vax] Multiple OpenVMS instances on HPVM?

[Camiel Vanderhoeven]

Op zaterdag 1 oktober 2016 22:20:06 UTC+2 schreef Kerry Main:
> 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.

I'm not so sure I would recommend that; the C3000/C7000 blade form factor is getting near EOL (Google "HPE Synergy" if you want to have a look at its successor), and mixing x86 and Itanium blades is generally discouraged because getting the firmware versions to match properly in such a mixed environment can be a real nightmare. Given that OpenVMS on x86 won't be ready before 2019 (2018 for ISVs and early adopters), I wouldn't place my bets on running it on current C7000 generation blades.

Camiel.