/SYSTEM and /FOREIGN on a disk on the same MOUNT command1532 (11/7/2008 2:39:52 PM) comp.os.vms Just had an interesting one... I'd always taken that /SYSTEM and /FOREIGN were mutually exclusive - you wouldn't be allowed to mount a volume system wide if you were mounting it foreign as you'd only want one ... etmsreec
PerfectCache on Integrity - anyone else using it?1540 (6/17/2008 2:05:25 PM) comp.os.vms Hiya, We've had a couple of sites needing to use PerfectCache on Integrity, VMS versions 8.3 and 8.3-1H1. The problems that we've experienced make me suspect that few sites are now using PerfectCache so I'm w... etmsreec
Telnet connections - the connection drops, the process doesn't die!676 (4/10/2008 3:29:40 PM) comp.os.vms Hiya, We have a client using OpenVMS v8.3 on Integrity running TCP/IP Services v5.6 ECO2. Our connection goes over a line that disconnects idle sessions after 30 minutes. this part works well, but it seems t... etmsreec
SmartArray Shadowsets within a cluster128 (10/24/2007 4:36:57 PM) comp.os.vms I've got two systems clustered together and each has a SmartArray and disks on it. Node 1 - Integrity with 6402A SmartArray Node 2 - DS10 with 5302A SmartArray The SmartArray sets are configured as single dis... etmsreec
SmartArray errors on system boot1031 (10/3/2007 3:37:29 PM) comp.os.vms Hiya, I've got about five logs open with support at the moment, but I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced similar... I've got a mix of 5302A and 6402A SmartArray cards in Alphas and, more recently, a c... etmsreec
Hobbyist licenses - is the server down?537 (8/12/2007 9:12:55 PM) comp.os.vms Hiya, I've just tried getting some new license paks from the hobbyist site but, although it takes all my details and apparently validates them, no licenses have appeared in my email. Anyone got any ideas whet... etmsreec
ECP and TDC on Integrity, VMS v8.2-1150 (1/30/2007 5:40:49 PM) comp.os.vms Hiya, I have a client running an Integrity server with VMS v8.2-1. They're running TDC v2.2-108 and, although it seems to be populating its output files with something (a typical day's .TDC$DAT output file b... etmsreec
AB379A FC Card on VMS531 (1/17/2007 5:25:08 PM) comp.os.vms Hiya, The documentation doesn't make it clear whether the AB379A PCI-X 2.0 2port 4Gb FC card is switched fabric only or whether it will do FC-AL. VMS (I guess) needs switched fabric, but is the card likely to ... etmsreec
Backup on VMS v8.2-1343 (10/20/2006 12:34:17 PM) comp.os.vms Hiya, We appear to have had a situation this morning where, prior to the installation of the RMS v0100, BASRTL v0200 and ICXXL v0200 patches, BACKUP on VMS v8.2-1 corrupted a text file by modifying the maximum... etmsreec
MOPs256 (7/28/2006 4:05:50 PM) comp.os.vms Interesting that Hoff mentions MOP/LAD/LAST in his blog on systems management of VMS ( http://h20325.www2.hp.com/blogs/hoffman/archive/2006/07/28/1396.html ). Isn't MOP being missed out in the port to Integrit... etmsreec
Nice toy to play with...1937 (5/10/2009 9:30:10 AM) comp.os.vms Hello VMS people! There is a nice toy on ebay for a real Alpha maniac... a four cabinet AlphaServer 8400 for USD 100,00 in San Antonio, TX http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180355414107 Too b... gl153(60)
Comments on the webinar6641 (5/20/2009 5:12:35 PM) comp.os.vms I LOVE YOU SUE ! New VMS organisation chart: http://www.vaxination.ca/vms_org_chart.jpg Shobha Benakatti reports to Rick Stephens. HP Technology Group. (couldn't find him in the HP web site, but HP Technolog... jfmezei.spamnot(8836)
Keyboard #21957 (5/27/2009 9:20:10 PM) comp.os.vms We have at our workplace a couple of RX2600 servers that we have replaced by Itanium blades, and that we would like to turn into workstations for our system engineers. They use Alpha XP900 boxes right now, and ... marc.vandyck(79)
Interesting Job2642 (7/20/2009 8:15:55 AM) comp.os.vms Anyone have 'Deck Basic' skills? Agencies - you gotta love em...... http://www.theitjobboard.co.uk/IT-Job/Analyst-Developer-Roles-&8211-VAX-Bas= ic-Open-VMS-DECK-Basic-&8211-Yorkshire-Up-to-35k/7603201/en/?sou... ratkinson(105)
setting up an alpha in a home network using a linksys router4039 (7/30/2009 5:24:19 PM) comp.os.vms Hi I have been trying to setup my tcpip network with very little success. I can get to my router but not out of it... what am I missing it seems so simple at work, but at home... not so much. I have comcast and... pcoviello(68)
HP's Partner Virtualization Program4134 (8/4/2009 11:01:16 PM) comp.os.vms Hi, I read that the PVP is the replacement for the old TestDrive Cluster but also that "An OpenVMS offering will be added when it is supported under HP Integrity VM.". So when will VMS run on an integrity VM?... maher_rj(1626)
SPDs #21361 (8/5/2009 1:40:23 PM) comp.os.vms Hi everyone, did anyone notice the SPDs have gone the way of the HP webserver (i.e. vanished)? The old URL http://h18000.www1.hp.com/info/spd/ redirects to http://docs.hp.com/index.html#openvms , where you get... mv(279)
Is SIMH on a Mac a viable option ?2037 (9/2/2009 8:06:11 AM) comp.os.vms Have been pondering migration options/process. But in the end, I may still need access to VAX/VMS to run All-in-1 or access some RMS file I forgot to convert etc etc. How viable is SIMH on a 64 bit Intel Mac ... jfmezei.spamnot(8836)
Any issues upgrading 7.1 to 7.3?1938 (9/7/2009 4:48:22 PM) comp.os.vms We're on 7.1 (though if it's plain vanilla, 1-H2 or -2 I don't know - let's assume plain vanilla). But only 7.3-2 is still supported by HP. So prudence dictates, perhaps, that we make the switch. But befor... Roy_now_free_from_spam(5)