[Info-vax] VSI Community License Program - x86

[Robert A. Brooks]

On 4/16/2023 3:12 PM, John H Reinhardt wrote:
> On 4/16/2023 11:06 AM, fsword007 at gmail.com wrote:
>> Many modern CPU processors has more then 6 cores.  Does it affect VMS
>> clusters?  Mine has 12 cores (i7-8700K).
>>
>> Tim
>>
> 
> Yes.  If you form a VMSCluster with more than one X86 system in the cluster the 
> max cores can be 6 for all x86 members.  You can still have non-VMSCluster 
> member x86 systems with up to 6 cores each.  I assume it probably also means 
> threads if the CPU Hyperthreads - so perhaps 3 CPU cores/6 Threads?  Not sure 
> about that.


Note that John must be talking about some licensing limitation with the 
community licenses.  (I've never used the community license).

In general, there is no limitation between the number of members in a cluster 
and the number of CPU's for a member

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                    --- Rob