[Info-vax] VSI software

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2020-08-05 05:43:37 +0000, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply said:

> In article <rgcijk$jde$1 at dont-email.me>, Stephen Hoffman 
> <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> writes:
> 
>> The VSI licensing info has been posted once or twice within the recent  
>> hobbyist-related threads, too.
> 
> I think that the details of the license itself are clear.

We're here, with you asking these questions, so the clarity of the 
available VSI materials is debateable.

>>> Can I cluster VSI VMS with versions of VMS from DEC/Compaq/HP?
>> 
>> No.
> 
> That rules out a rolling upgrade.  :-(

You'll need to roll to V8.4 as (IIRC) VSI doesn't support direct 
upgrades from as far back as you're running, and then roll to VSI 
releases, roll the cluster compatibility kit as that becomes available, 
then introduce the x86-64 server into the cluster.

Rolling upgrades have tighter requirements than do non-rolling 
upgrades, and mixed-architecture clusters tend to have tighter 
requirements than non-mixed architectures.

There's usually permutations matrix somewhere in the doc, with what 
amounts to a budget for configuration differences; for architectures 
and versions and for rolling upgrades.

We're probably looking at 2022 here, depending on the VSI schedule, 
given the OpenVMS Alpha V9.2 release schedule was trailing that of the 
OpenVMS x86-64 release. This too as the current VSI roadmap well 
predates the pandemic.

>>> VSI licenses will not work with earlier versions of VMS and vice versa, right?
>> 
>> No.
> 
> No, they won't work, so, yes, I am right?

VSI licenses do not authorize HPE products.

HPE licenses do not authorize VSI products.

VSI does not support HPE products on VSI releases.

HPE, well, they're out of the OpenVMS business later this year.

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