[Info-vax] Latest Hobbyist license with VSI 8.4-2 problem

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <p3qori$gmu$1 at dont-email.me>, "Robert A. Brooks"
<FIRST.LAST at vmssoftware.com> writes: 

> > No, but we want to move to x86.  VSI has said that it will be 
> > clusterable with 8.4 Alpha, but perhaps only with a VSI 8.4 Alpha.  
> > Presumably the same for Itanium.  For those with a cluster, migration 
> > via a rolling hardware upgrade is by far the best option.
> 
> The plan right now is that . . .
> 
> Only VSI versions of VMS (Alpha and IA64) will be allowed to cluster
> with X86 VMS. 

OK.

> By "allowed", I mean that the clustering protocol revision level will
> be bumped in such 
> a way as to deny any non-VSI node.

OK.

> We will provide clustering compatibility kits for V8 versions of VSI
> VMS. 

Definitely needed, good.

Now all I need is a VSI hobbyist license for Alpha and x86, though I 
don't really need it until x86 becomes available.