[Info-vax] Quiet?

[Dave Froble]

On 4/1/2022 11:40 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 4/1/2022 10:48 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> On 4/1/22 09:43, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>>> We have other issues. Alpha only supports up to 2 Gb FC cards.
>>> The SAN group wants to go to 8/16/32 FC switches. They have
>>> now kept 2 pcs of 2/4/8 Gb switches just for our servers, but
>>> these are end-of-support in April 2024, and the SAN group do not
>>> want to run FC switches that are unsupported...
>>
>> And that's how it's done.  Push VMS out the door without ever
>> even mentioning its name.
>
> They don't mention VMS because they are not targeting VMS specific -
> they are targeting all systems that cannot run with modern/supported
> hardware.
>
> Alpha was fine, but it is more than 20 years since HP killed
> (announced EOL) Alpha. This is very old systems. No surprise
> that they do not support current (up to 20 years newer) technology.

At first I thought Jan-Erik was joking about an "upgrade" to DS25 systems.  Not 
all that familiar, but, I thought the DS25 was just a DS20 with faster CPUs.

As for the networking, I've got to believe that there is something available, 
that is new, and supported, that could talk to the Alpha FC cards.  But, perhaps 
not.

I do understand wanting support.  Open the hood on a new auto, and one will 
understand why one might not want to keep it past the warranty period.

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