[Info-vax] VSI Hobbyist licences

[chris]

On 9/15/22 05:35, Steven Schweda wrote:
>> [...] a Sun T5220 SPARC system,
>> which is similarly noisy and I suspect power hungry. But I can remotely
>> power it up, so I don't have to be close. It is in the basement, [...]
> 
>     All true for my rx2660, too, but it's in an old house with old
> wiring, and fuses, one of which might pop if I try to make toast while
> the rx2660 is on.
> 
>> ITS $ show cpu
> 
>     Also potentially interesting: show lice /unit
> 
> ITS $ show lice /unit
> OpenVMS I64/LMF Charge Information for node ITS
> This is an HP rx2600  (1.50GHz/6.0MB), with 2 cores active
> This platform supports up to 2 processor socket(s)
> Type: PPL,   Units Required: 2  (I64 Per Processor)
> Type: PCL,   Units Required: 2  (I64 Per Core)
> 
> ITX $ show lice /unit
> OpenVMS I64/LMF Charge Information for node ITX
> This is an HP rx2660  (1.59GHz/9.0MB), with 4 cores active
> This platform supports up to 2 processor socket(s)
> Type: PPL,   Units Required: 4  (I64 Per Processor)
> Type: PCL,   Units Required: 4  (I64 Per Core)

One way around the cpu limitation might be to physically
remove one cpu and keep as a spare. Will reduce power
consumption as well. Do that often on various 2 socket
machines here to save power. For hobby use, probably
not even noticeable from a performance pov....

Chris