[Info-vax] The real problem that needs solving to grow VMS

[kemain.nospam at gmail.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax <info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com> On Behalf Of Simon Clubley
> via Info-vax
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2022 9:35 AM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Cc: Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP>
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] The real problem that needs solving to grow VMS
> 
> On 2022-11-16, <kemain.nospam at gmail.com>
> <kemain.nospam at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Info-vax <info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com> On Behalf Of Simon
> >> Clubley via Info-vax
> >>
> >> Percentage wise or absolute numbers ?
> >
> > There has been many public testimonials in the past regarding OpenVMS
> > clusters in very mission critical environments.
> >
> > Perhaps I missed them, but can you provide any external references to
> > Linux
> > GFS2 used in mission critical and very HA clusters?
> >
> 
> Well, one reference would be VSI. They clearly considered it to be good
> enough for their largest customers who need such capabilities.
> 
> >>
> >> On an absolute numbers basis, I wonder how many use GFS2 compared
> to
> >> VMS shared disks ?
> >>
> >> BTW, GFS2 was something VSI was actively looking at for the new
> > filesystem.
> >
> > As an option for OpenVMS Customers - not a total rip-n-replace.
> >
> 
> You are correct Kerry. It was an option being looked at by VSI to allow
VMS to
> carry out some of the workloads that Linux can do but which VMS currently
> cannot do.
> 
> With that in mind, we are back to my original (still unanswered) question.
> What is the unique selling point for VMS that would allow a new site to
> consider it in spite of all the problems with doing so ?
> 
> Adding functionality to make VMS do what another OS can already do is not
> by itself a unique selling point.
> 
> Simon.
> 

See earlier post with whitepaper link regarding comparisons of shared
nothing vs. shared disk App architectures.


Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com




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