[Info-vax] VSI strategy for OpenVMS

[Dave Froble]

On 9/15/2021 12:48 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:

> I had a VAX 8600 three machine cluster as a desktop once.  The
> machine remained in the computer room and the monitor, keyboard
> and mouse were on my desk.  Long cables under the raised floor.
> The same can be done with x86/64 class machines.  Easier, actually.
>
> bill
>

I can't believe I'm going to say anything good about the itanic, or 
Intel, but, here goes ...

The RX2660 has an ethernet connection to the ILO, and with that I can 
Telnet, or SSH, to the ILO.  I can turn power on and off, from my 
desktop (WEENDOZE XP with Smarterm terminal emulator).  I can attach to 
the "console", boot VMS, run a terminal session, and such.

So yeah, I don't need that loud wind tunnel near me, to still be a 
"desktop system".

Still, there can be problems.  DECnet is not working.  I'm thinking the 
system has 2 RJ45 ethernet ports, and perhaps I haven't plugged the 
cable into the port DECnet wants to use.  I'm too lazy to go all the way 
down there to switch the cable, maybe tomorrow.

:-)

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