[Info-vax] Multiple OpenVMS instances on HPVM?

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2016-10-06 13:23:04 +0000, Camiel Vanderhoeven said:

> 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.

No Itanium support is expected in the Synergy product line, based on 
what an HPE rep was stating at boot camp.

What particular server hardware and VM confgurations might or will have 
VSI support, qualification processes and the rest, we shall learn as 
the port approaches availability.



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