[Info-vax] VSI software

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <rgeqbv$i7j$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.

Not the terms of the license per se, but whether the community license
allows everything which a commercial license allows, and also which 
versions are supported/warranted in mixed clusters.

> >>> 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, 

Others recall 7.3-2 working.

I won't be doing this until at least 6 months from now, so I'll check 
the details then.