[Info-vax] Something is happening at VSI

[John H. Reinhardt]

On 4/1/2024 6:58 AM, Craig A. Berry wrote:
> 
> On 3/31/24 10:33 PM, John H. Reinhardt wrote:
> 
>> Both letters I got from VSI mentioned continuing x86 Community Licensing and I thought I saw someplace that said if you already had an x86 CLP then they would automatically send an email with the new credentials/setup but re-reading both I don't see that so I'm not sure if I imagined it or it was someplace else or that my reading comprehension failed.
> 
> What they said was they will send anyone who has previously applied for
> an x86 license is a link to the new vmdk that already has software and
> licenses on it. My understanding is that the service portal is going
> away for CL users and what you get on the vmdk is what you'll have until
> the next one comes out the following year.
> 
> Regarding Alpha and Integrity, the announcement on the web page says,
> "Effective immediately, we will discontinue offering new community
> licenses for non-commercial use for Alpha and Integrity. Existing
> holders of community licenses for these architectures will get updates
> for those licenses and retain their access to the Service Portal until
> March 2025 for Alpha and December 2025 for Integrity."[1]  Which is odd
> since my community membership never got me access to anything related to
> Alpha and Integrity on the portal.
> 
> [1] https://vmssoftware.com/about/news/2024-03-25-community-license-update/

Yes, that's where it was, on the web site. Thanks Craig!

At 8:34am CDT I received the email with the information and the download link for the vmdk. It's a zip file with a 5GB virtual disk. I'm in the process of uploading it to my ESXi host and creating a system with it.  Also in the email is a link to a page describing how to set up a VM using VirtualBox.  I'm just cloning one of the two VMS VM's I already have.

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John H. Reinhardt