[Info-vax] New VSI Community license PAK

[Simon Clubley]

On 2020-10-20, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
> On 10/20/2020 3:40 PM, Robert A. Brooks wrote:
>>
>> We are planning on making incompatible changes to the cluster protocol
>> that will require a cluster compatibility kit in order to join
>> a cluster with V9.2.
>>
>> That will prevent any HPE version of VMS from clustering with V9.2, but
>> that's not the reason for the change.
>>
>
> Let me guess, Steve's harping on security, right?
>

VSI have stated they are moving to using a more secure cluster protocol.

They are also replacing Purdy with a far less efficient and much more
compute intensive algorithm.

Both of those are good things and are long overdue.

Now if they could just get people to stop using DECnet Phase IV...

Simon.

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