[Info-vax] VSI has released 9.2-1

[Robert A. Brooks]

On 6/15/2023 6:43 PM, Chris Townley wrote:
> On 15/06/2023 23:26, John Dallman wrote:
>> * AMD CPUs compatibility
>> * Initial support for KVM SCSI VirtIO
>> * Built-in SSL3
>> * Numerous fixes and improvements to the debugger and dump analyzer
>> * Many native compilers, such as C, C++, Fortran, and Macro, are now
>>    available for field test. A new set that includes Bliss, COBOL, and
>>    BASIC is expected to become available soon
>> * Support for newer VMWare hypervisors versions
>> * Additional entropy collection mechanism
>>
>> https://vmssoftware.com/about/news/2023-06-15-openvms-v9-2-1-release/
>>
>> "SSL3" seems to mean OpenSSL v3, not the SSL v3 protocol, which has been
>> deprecated for years.
>>
>> John
> 
> Any idea if we can upgrade from E9.2-1 or is a reinstall required?

Probably not supported.

Try it and see what happens; when I did that upgrade, it
worked, but I'm pretty sure that we state that upgrading
from a field test version is not supported.

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                    --- Rob