[Simh] Simh VAX and IA64 cluster

[Boucher, François]

Hi, 
Just to let people know that a clustering between a simh VAX node
And a RX2600 IA64 node works:
+----------------------------------------------------
|                    SYSTEMS
+--------+----------+--------------------------------
|  NODE  |  SYS_ID  |             HW_TYPE
+--------+----------+--------------------------------
| VAX73  |     1027 | MicroVAX 3900 Series
| TANIUM |     1088 | HP rx2600  (1.50GHz/6.0MB)
+--------+----------+--------------------------------

Here you can see the output of a show dev d  command issued from
The vax node:
$ sh dev d

Device                  Device           Error    Volume         Free  Trans Mnt
 Name                   Status           Count     Label        Blocks Count Cnt
$1$DKA0:      (TANIUM)  Mounted              0  DIX0         136694240     1   
$1$DKA100:    (TANIUM)  Mounted              0  DIX1         126863280     1  
$1$DKB200:    (TANIUM)  Online               0
$3$DUA0:       (VAX73)  Mounted              0  VMS73SYS        960210   172  
$3$DUA1:       (VAX73)  Online               0
$3$DUA2:       (VAX73)  Online               0
$3$DUA3:       (VAX73)  Online               0
$3$DUB0:       (VAX73)  Online               0

The contents of the disks are effectively shareable from the Ethernet network.  Even with different VMS versions (VAX - 7.3    IA64 - 8.3)
However, I did not succeed to form a cluster with too dissimilar VMS 
Versions.  I.E. VMS 5.5-2 does not join with VMS 7.3

Simh is quite a good simulator for an effective VAX.

Francois Boucher ing