[Info-vax] Current limitations os VMS X86?

[Hans Bachner]

Hallo Stefan,

Stefan Möding schrieb am 07.12.2023 um 14:09:
> Hi!
> 
> Reading the vsi-openvms-x86-64-v921-installation-guide left me a bit
> confused.  Maybe someone can enlighten me on the following two issues I am
> wondering about:
> 
> Cluster with shared system disk
> 
> Is this possible on VMS X86?  The installation manual describes a cluster
> setup using a cloned disk for the seconds node.  This looks to me as if
> currently only MSCP served local disks are possible in a VMS X86 cluster.

I'm not sure about the current situation.

My latest informations says, that you can't use a shared SCSI disk as a 
system disk when running under VMware. I don't know about the other 
virtualization products. I think you *can* use a fibre channel disk as a 
shared system disk.

> Terminal connection for installation
> 
> A serial port attached to the ESXi host seems to be required for the
> installation.  Is this used only for the installation or will this be the
> operator console later on?  Can VMS X86 run without a serial console?  If
> the console is attached to an ESXI network port, then running a VMS
> machine on a VMware cluster where the VM can be migrated from one ESXi
> host to another seems not feasible.

No, (acess to) a serial port on the ESXi host is not required. You 
define a serial port for the VM you want to use for VMS, and connect to 
that via a raw TCP/IP port.

Hope this helps,
Hans.