[Info-vax] VSI has released 9.2-1

[Chris Townley]

On 15/06/2023 23:51, Robert A. Brooks wrote:
> 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.
> 

Thanks. I will probably do a fresh install, but also try an upgrade on 
my current setup. Aren't VMs great!

-- 
Chris