[Info-vax] Multiple OpenVMS instances on HPVM?

[Kerry Main]

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> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On Behalf
> Of Stephen Hoffman via Info-vax
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> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] Multiple OpenVMS instances on HPVM?
> 
> On 2016-10-05 22:50:49 +0000, Forster, Michael said:
> 
> > If your DB or other application and/or DB vendors still only
> support
> > HPE and Gen 2 IA64 vs VSI on Gen 4 IA64 then you don't have a
> choice.
> > GE Healthcare and Intersystems. Or additionally fail to support
> > Process Software MultiNet. Even though MultiNet is legacy and
> proven.
> 
> The folks are effectively ending support for OpenVMS and as
> you're well
> aware here, if they don't add VSI and Multinet^WVSI IP.   Which
> means
> their customers — you and everybody else — are headed for a
> migration.
> Either the same tools and off of OpenVMS, or to different tools
> on
> OpenVMS.   Or maybe for emulation.    If the prerequisites aren't
> available to the OP for that environment, then that situation is
> similar to yours.
> 

Intersystem recently announced NEW support for their latest versions of Cache 2016.1 and Ensemble 2016.1 on VSI OpenVMS IA64.

Minimum versions:
http://bit.ly/2dxwDm2

>From reading the various statements, the only supported TCPIP stack on IA64/OpenVMS is the native VSI TCPIP stack. 

I can see how from an ISV perspective that regardless of whether Multinet works fine, this might be a bit of complex support issue for them (training, multiple vendors, finger pointing etc)

Having stated this, since the native OpenVMS TCPIP stack from VSI will soon be the VSI version of Multinet, I would imagine that once it is officially released, then Intersystem would support the new native TCPIP stack from VSI and, at some future point, not support the old native TCPIP stack. 

Similarly, Intersystem also has some restrictions about Java on OpenVMS (they need min Java 7). Once Java 8 is available on VSI OpenVMS, I would imagine Intersystem would look at updating their support statements.

Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com