[Info-vax] VSI software

[Craig A. Berry]

On 8/5/20 1:57 PM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> In article <rgeqbv$i7j$1 at dont-email.me>, Stephen Hoffman
> <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> writes:

>>>>> 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.

No one can "recall" 7.3-2 clustering with 9.2 because 9.2 doesn't exist
yet, nor is the documentation Camiel pointed out relevant for clustering
x86_64 VMS with HPE versions since the x86_64 version doesn't exist yet.
  (You did state that preparing to include x86_64 in your home cluster
was the goal.)  As far as I have heard, you will need to upgrade to VSI
VMS on your existing Alpha systems first, and then either apply ECOs to
the 8.4-x version or upgrade to 9.2 if you want them to cluster with
x86_64 VMS 9.2.  The HPE releases will obviously not be getting ECOs
that would allow them to cluster with VSI VMS v9.2.